Category Archives: Trendspotting

The World is Not Flat and Neither is the Social Web

It has been fashionable for a while now to describe the world as ‘globalized’. Ever since Thomas Friedman’s ode to globalization, ‘The World is Flat’, became a runaway bestseller in 2005, it has also become fashionable to describe the world as ‘flat’. Indians, in particular, have a special fondness for Friedman’s book because Friedman is enamored with the Indian IT industry and the title was derived from a statement by Nandan Nilekani, the former CEO of Infosys.

The Best of Indian Business Blogs: A Weekly Digest by Business Bloggers You Trust (Week Four)

Quick Summary: Check out the fourth edition of ‘The Best of Indian Business Blogs’, a weekly digest by business bloggers you trust.

The Best of Indian Business Blogs: A Weekly Digest by Business Bloggers You Trust (Week Three)

Quick Summary: Check out the third edition of ‘The Best of Indian Business Blogs’, a weekly digest by business bloggers you trust.

Interview With Rohit Bhargava, Author of ‘Personality Not Included’

Quick Summary: Read my interview with Rohit Bhargava, author of the new marketing book ‘Personality Not Included’.

Check It Out: Rohit Bhargava’s New Book ‘Personality Not Included’

Quick Summary: Check out ‘Personality Not Included’ a new book by one of my favorite marketing bloggers Rohit Bhargava.

Check It Out: The Marketer Who Went Off Consumption

Quick Summary: Check out my new book-as-a-blog ‘The Marketer Who Went Off Consumption’, a year-long experiment in why we choose to consume, or not.

Check It Out: My First Podcast on Why Startups Need Workaholics and Why Mobile Will Drive Web 2.0 Usage in India

Quick Summary: Check out my first podcast on Indicast where Aditya Mhatre, Aditya Mishra, VeerChand Bothra and I discuss why startups need workaholics and why mobile will drive web 2.0 usage in India.

Check It Out: I Love Alootechie’s New Magazine-Style Look and Not-Only-News Focus

Quick Summary: With its new magazine style look and not-only-news focus, Alootechie will strengthen its position as the dominant authority on the Indian digital media industry.

Conversations Are Becoming Fragmented: The Case for a Killer Conversation Tracker Application

Quick Summary: As conversations become fragmented across social networks, there will be a huge business potential for a killer conversation tracker application that allows you to track and publish all the conversations around your content in one place, on your blog.

Why Should Brands Embrace Social Media?

Quick Summary: Brands should embrace social media because social media will soon be the only cost effective to reach consumers.