Price Decontrol Doesn’t Mean Inflation
In the context of oil, a recent Swaminomics column in the Times of India made a passing reference to the notion that "price controls do not quell inflation, and abolishing…
ET Does It Again!
The Economic Times does it again! Can anyone explain the connection between the headline and the text of this article?
Beware Of “Q’Jacking” In Online Rental Services
Subscribers of NetFlix (USA), LoveFilm (UK), BigFLIX (India) and other DVD-rental services would be familiar with queues. They browse titles on the service provider's websites and add the ones they're interested…
Why Pay By Credit When You Don’t Have To Pay By Kwedit
If credit cards don't lead to overspending, then Kwedit needn't lead to any spending. Positioned as an alternative payment method for purchase of virtual goods used in online games, the newly launched Kwedit only…
WiFi Device Troubleshooting Tip
Here's a quick tip for long time users of WiFi printers and all-in-one devices: Whenever you change the password of your WiFi router, remember to enter the new password in your WiFi device as…
FMCG Manufacturers Adopt The “If You Can’t Beat Them, Join ‘Em” Policy
According to a recent report, FMCG companies have started manufacturing store brands for leading retailers in India and elsewhere. As I've written in the past, store brands - also called…
Security Can Be Frictionless
I was initially shocked to learn from this report released by ThreatMetrix last week that financial services firms worry more about fraud than customer convenience. On second thoughts, I shouldn't…
The Downside Of Generic Brands
Brands like Xerox, Maggi and, to a lesser extent, SAP, virtually represent entire product categories. With a dominant market share, such generic brands have not only enabled their owners earn huge revenues in the native product categories -…
Solving The Last Mile Problem
Like me, most automobile drivers might find GPS navigation systems more useful to reach a particular place rather than to find the way to the general area in which the…
Differentiate By Catalyzing Executive Mandate
"Executive mandate" is often cited as a critical success factor for virtually all kinds of information technology projects. Whether it involves the development of custom solutions or implementation of ERP or…