SlideShare news: Announcing Slidecasting, the new multimedia mashup format

For the last six months, the team I lead has been toiling away on a really ambitious project. Our goal: the integration of web audio with slideshows. I am happy to let readers of this blog know that SlideShare has introduced a new multimedia format that we hope will add a new dimension to how knowledge ...

The Periodic Table of the Internet & the Web Trends Map…

Check out these cool visualizations about the internet. The first is called the Periodic Table of the Internet. This visualization is based on the periodic table that all of us have encountered in high school chemistry lessons. The element (and the groups) have been replaced by popular web constructs. The first column is occupied by search engines, ...

GeoBeat’s stunning video player…showcasing widget mashup engineering at its best

GeoBeats, the Washington & New Delhi based travel video site (earlier coverage here) has released what it claims is the first travel video player built exclusively for the travel industry. The player seeks to redefine the way viewers watch travel video. I can't say whether this is truly the first, but I haven't come across such ...

Internet Next- An Indian perspective

I am reproducing this article about Web 2.0 in India that I wrote for I4D, a publication focused on emerging ICT technologies and their socio-economic impact. I4D is run by a NGO called CSDMS, a think tank in this area. The article was published in the July edition of their print magazine; pdf version of ...

Proto II was a thumping success

Proto II took place at Chennai over the last weekend (July 21st- 22nd) and was a big success. It evoked participation from all quarters this time around- startups, investors, media, supporting organisations, sponsors etc and at the end of two days of demos, networking sessions, experience sharing moments etc, everybody I met felt that the event ...

Jajah launches in India…is this as disruptive as Skype was?

Jajah, the VOIP startup (often referred to as the 2.0 version of Skype) has launched in India. Jajah uses the internet to initiate calls from/to your regular landline or mobile phones. Unlike Skype or Google Talk, one does not need to download any software; neither does one need accessories like headsets, microphones, phone cards etc. All ...

Gossip/Humor: Meet the Fake Steve Jobs at Techgoss, India’s own tech gossip website

Most readers of this blog must be aware of the FakeSteveJobs. For those who aren’t, this anonymously written blog is a satire on all things Apple and it has an iconic status. The identity of its writer is a subject of intense speculation. FSJ was recently interviewed by DJ from Techgoss about his take on technology, ...

The innards of Venture Capital…explained in simple English

Amar Goel, of Komli Ad Networks has a brilliant writeup about venture capital and when it makes sense to go for it. He explains the rationale behind the VC business and the need to balance your own plans with that rationale, before you embark on your quest for seeking venture money. Here are some invaluable pearls ...

Rediff’s iShare…mainstream Indian portals wake up to user aggregated media

Rediff has just launched a media sharing portal called iShare. This allows you to share different genres of media- videos, photos & music, all at one place. Something like this from India's biggest portal was long overdue. I think till now mainstream Indian portals i.e. Rediff, Sify, Indiatimes etc have largely touched user generated media with ...

SlideShare news: Welcoming Guy Kawasaki, Hal Varian & Ross Mayfield to SlideShare

Here's some SlideShare news that I would like to share with readers of this blog. We just announced the constitution of our board of advisors. Joining that board are Guy Kawasaki, Hal Varian & Ross Mayfield, all of whom are widely respected thought leaders in their respective fields. Actually, all three of them have informally been ...