India - top of the charts

There are a few things where we lead the rest of the world - corruption being one of them. But is corruption necessarily bad?

Taxation and governments

Recently released data from OECD shows that the tax burden on the rich has at least declined in developed countries in recent years - surprised? Read this link from Economist for more on this.

Five huge digital marketing trends...

Everyone wants to ride on the digital marketing bandwagon - and they will use every trick in their arsenal to convince you: check this link for more. 

Does marketing via social media really work?

Does marketing via social media really work i.e. do "likes" translate into real revenue? Check out this very interesting article on a very pertinent subject. 

Smarter analytic tools for an expanding online world

As we post more content online, the analytic tools are becoming better and smarter. Check out this free service to listen to a social media stream with 'sentiment analysis'.

Reducing degrees of separation

Social media marketing is reducing the degrees of separation between two individuals - fellas, the world is indeed becoming smaller! Check out this article for more. 

How often we attempt to create a perfect masterpiece in one go and fail miserably? Did you know that Instagram actually started off as a bloated and feature-laden app called Burbn? So how does one innovate? I found this to be a very thoughtful read. 

How Warren Buffett creates alpha?

Well this is a question that has not only befuddled us mere mortals but also researchers - check this link to see a succint analysis of the published research paper on this topic. 

Smarter home - your wish could just come true!

I want a digitally connected, smart, socially-connected & aware "home" - how do you want yours? Watch this amazing video: The Social web of Things. 

Big Data has such immense potential

Imagine if you (a production house or an investor) could use Big data to predict whether the movie is going to be a blockbuster or not - and accordingly evaluate the financial returns of the projects. It would certainly mean that duds like John Carter or Ra.One could possibly be avoided.

Read this article for more details on how big data and analytics could be used to predict Hollywood blockbusters.

The digitally integrated Class of 2015

Wow I love this video - the world is fast changing and technology & digital media are the vanguards of this change. Watch the video for more!

Too much technology can give rise to new sorts of problems

This video is such a fabulous reminder of how disconnected we are becoming from real world problems (poverty, women empowerment - read more on these and the other 5 problems in UNICEF's Millenium Development Goals). 

Identifying a niche and then staying invested despite tough times is likely to fetch you a good payoff

The example of Dabur and its entry into the nascent juice market in 1997 is a very good example of how the company stayed invested in this category and is now a market leader. Dabur, in my view, is poised to grow further owing to the rosy outlook for the ready-to-drink juice segment lifestyle changes, rising income levels and increasing awareness of fitness/health concerns, all of which should result in rising consumption per capita of juice. More on this on this link here.