Archive for September, 2008

Akamai’s Open Video Player initiative…

(I received a tip-off about this unique initiative and so thought of sharing it on this blog. ) Open Video Player is a community site dedicated to sharing best practices around video player development. Promoted by Akamai, the global leader in online content delivery networks, Open Video Player is a resource for developers wanting to build online ...

Nasscom’s EmergeOut Conclave 2008 and how it is “emerging” out to harness the 2.0 wave

Nasscom is holding its first ever conference for Emerging Companies. Aimed at encouraging SMEs & startups in the IT-BPO industry to “EMERGE OUT” of the shadows, this conference is slated for the 29th of September at New Delhi. This is expected to become an annual feature in NASSCOM’s annual agenda and provide a national platform ...

Vocalite… birth of a community of presentation lovers!

I was part of a unique event today- the birth of Vocalite, a community of people passionate about effective public speaking & presentation design/delivery. The venue for this 'birth' was the SlideShare New Delhi and on the day's agenda was getting the preamble of Vocalite up and running. You have probably heard of existing presentation focused ...

LifeInLines… slice up your life’s moments on the web

LifeInLines describes itself as a life-streaming service. It is a website where people can aggregate their live's little moments, thoughts and experiences as it happens. Users can post notes/snippets on the website via typical means - email, SM, MMS, IM etc (off course, they can post directly on the website as well). They can also ...

Laughter the best medicine…

And these are Indian cartoons... so you can easily relate to them. Cartton Slideshow On Current Indian ConditionView SlideShare presentation or Upload your own. Pick of the lot: 4, 10, 11, 12 & 19. In fact 19 is the best... don't miss it!

Geek Speak…. get the lingo right while you can!

This slide deck should be very handy for wannabe geeks, their friends, spouses et al who probably scratch their head in frustation every time they hear such arcane geek speak. Well, your life just became easier, for this Oracle AppsLab guy has compiled this awesome deck explaining some of the most commonly used geek lingo ...

New Delhi bomb blasts… hope all readers are fine!

I am not in New Delhi right now... but just got to hear about serial low intensity bomb blasts in the capital. The terrorists seem to have targeted popular market places that we end up going to very often - Connaught Place & Greater Kailash II. With an hour, the toll is supposed to be 15 ...

TATA NEN Hottest Startup Awards - Reality voting contest for India based startups

The Tata Group & National Entrepreneurship Network (NEN) are jointly running an online contest for voting the Hottest Indian startups. Called the Hottest Startup Awards, this works like the umpteen reality shows that are all over national televison (think BigBoss, IndianIdol, FearFactor et al). People can nominate startups & vote for them both on the ...

Thirst wins the World’s Best Presentation Contest on SlideShare

I can't but share the results of the 2008 edition of the World's Best Presentation Contest that just got over on SlideShare yesterday. Here are the winners .... First Place: THIRST by Jeff Brenman, a beautiful presentation on the impending water shortage across the world was unanimously chosen by the judges as the best presentation ...