The Social Bubble - II

Call it a cynical view, but I echo these perspectives.. http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2010/12/03/a-silicon-bubble-shows-signs-of-reinflating/

" For example, enthusiasm for closely held Facebook shares has run so high that private investors are trading derivatives of it."


We live in interesting times :)

The Social Bubble

A must read article for the facebook generation :)

http://blogs.hbr.org/haque/2010/03/the_social_media_bubble.html

Kerala - A truly unique state

http://www.globalexchange.org/countries/asia/india/6197.html

Not because I'm a Keralite or communist.. But, this article gives a nice picture of why Kerala is unique.. Prompting me to write something similar, yet deeper

The Mouse Trap

http://thenextweb.com/entrepreneur/2010/10/14/forget-the-ceo-the-entrepreneur-the-lawyer-and-everyone-else-ask-the-mice/

Nice, funny & intuitive :)

Cultural Differences & Management

Its a management article.. Gives a good picture of why different cultures need to be managed differently..

http://www.cimaglobal.com/Documents/Student%20docs/E1june07fmarticle.pdf

Twittter vs Facebook

One of the most brilliant technology articles that I've read in recent times on business model of twitter vis-a-vis facebook..  http://techcrunch.com/2010/10/16/why-twitter-is-massively-undervalued-compared-to-facebook/

Some great discussion in comments section as well

Why Terrorists Blow Up Themselves

I don't know if the book mentioned in this article is good...However, this article gives an interesting perspective over the motives of terrorists..
http://yaleglobal.yale.edu/content/terrorists-blow-themselves-up

YaleGlobal never ceases to surprise me with such good quality articles !

Ayodhya & Rule of Law

There are countless articles by now over the judgment of Allahabad high court.. This short one captures the essence of that with interesting perspectives on the concept of Republic & Secularism

http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2010/oct/12/india-hindus-mosque-beliefs-dispute

Leadership Types

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/03/business/03corner.html?src=me&ref=business

An insightful interview of Paul Maritz, president & CEO of VMWare.. About leadership, the different types ..
Short, but excellent

Quizzing - A must read article

A brilliant article on quizzing & its history in India http://himalmag.com/Trivial-pursuit_nw4739.html
Authored by Arul Mani

Handling of financial crisis in India

A fascinating article on politics,  key people involved and policy decisions on handling financial crisis in India

http://www.financialexpress.com/printer/news/683133/

The Changing Game

http://www.vanityfair.com/online/fairplay/2010/07/-the-dutch-and-the-germans-make-peace.html

A classic article of evolution of football styles .. The way European Soccer is shaping up & the forces behind that

Transforming a nut into a leader

I like Ted talks...this is one was the shortest, yet one of the most powerful ones i've seen :)

Insight's Into Google's Search Dominance

Why does Google keep winning inspite of competitors like Bing ? What goes into the Search feature developments ? An Insightful article from Wired http://www.wired.com/magazine/2010/02/ff_google_algorithm/