Category Archives: Commerce

The Straight Dope FAQ on Indian Elections 2009

Or what news­pa­pers and media will not tell you about the 2009 Indian Par­lia­men­tary Elec­tion. Will the new gov­ern­ment go in for reform? Absolutely! Though there may be a slight dif­fer­ence between what every­one under­stands by reform and what the … Con­tinue read­ing

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Web Graveyard Update

I had recently mooted the con­cept of WebGraveyard.com, where your pres­ence in the online world will for­ever be pre­served, includ­ing your social net­work­ing pro­files, blogs, etc. If any­one is yet not con­vinced this is a great idea, check out Online-Funeral. … Con­tinue read­ing

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Dubai: World’s Trade Center?

These images tell a story. The Twin Tow­ers, a sym­bol of US cap­i­tal­is­tic super­power, have col­lapsed. The US is busy fight­ing the war against ter­ror. In the mean­while, Burj Dubai, the tallest free stand­ing struc­ture in the world, just reached a … Con­tinue read­ing

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Utterly Butterly Advertising

For a very long time, my post on Amul: Longest run­ning ad cam­paign in the world? is one of the most favorite search engine hits. I do not know why net searchers are fas­ci­nated with Amul’s ads rather than the … Con­tinue read­ing

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