A Tale of Two Sites
Reading about the recent rebellion among eBay's small sellers at eBay Live, the auction site's annual jamboree (this year in Chicago), reminded me about my own experiences with eBay and…
Modern Technology in London Bus Stop
A few days ago, I'd written about the use of modern technology in public transport buses in various parts of the UK outside London, such as Poole-Bournemouth and Cardiff. (Click…
Modern Technology in Public Transport Buses
In the past, I've written about the trials and tribulations I've faced while traveling in London public transport buses arising from erratic timings and lack of announcement of stops on the…
The Future of IITs
The experience, rather than the course content, seems to be core to the success of Harvard Business School in its last 100 years of its existence, according to its leading…
Why Apple Didn’t Get Into PDAs – And the Single Versus Multi-Function Device Debate
Explaining why Apple didn't get into PDAs, Steve Jobs said in a recent FORTUNE magazine interview, "when we were pressured for years to do a PDA, I realized that 90% of the…
Mobile Version of Talk of Many Things
I read about MoFuse in TechCrunch yesterday. According to TechCrunch, MoFuse is a service that will take your website and instantly create a mobile version of it, sparing you the…
Don’t Be Left In The Broadband Slowlane!
A few months ago, I'd written about being left in the broadband slowlane in London / UK (click here to read this post). At long last, there seems to be…
The Everlasting One Minute
Residents of London would've surely noticed the recent spate of ads by CapitalOne in local newspapers, bus shelters and on the Internet promising a one minute response to your application…
Rewards of Choice
For many people, choice may be its own reward, but as I pointed out in my blog post "Cost of Choice" (click here to read this post), the choice offered…
Happy New Year 2008
I wish readers of Talk of Many Things a Happy New Year 2008. Thanks to the scores of readers who wrote back with comments (bouquets and brickbats) through 2007 -…