Over at GigaOm, Mr. Malik has again written an interesting post that successfully started a re-examination of priorities within myself. I call these types of discussions and posts as conundrums for 'things that really matter'. As it is, these types of things just keep coming at you from all sides, online, offline and even in dream state.

And there lies my 'working' answer to that 'moral' question, that it is always and will be a personal battle that we all will continually wage upon ourselves. As they say, the greatest of victories is self-conquest!

So what then constitutes immoral? Not sure what it is but it is often tied up to 'money, riches or commerce' when given priority over things (which made me realize how the word 'sell-out' is indeed, an appropriate term.  Go figure.)

But hey, it might just be me. Care to challenge or better yet, share your own insight, please ...

Side Notes:
A Payne in the Ask: Internet is built Wrong! and Twitter is Right?

Holy New Testament! The end justifies the means working here.


Arise ye Global Cloud! (from the Economist ... yep, economy, err, money, there goes morality again. Woot.)

10 Impressive Rails Apps: I still have to check them out but by the looks of it, smells like cash, nothing wrong with that!

Managing IT during a downturn?  Careful about the word - counterproductive!

posted 10/28/08 comments (0) Like it? ReTweet it! Share This!

Have you read the news lately?  If not, then good for you.  You see, under the pretense of 'calling it like it is', reading about media, churning sad turn of event after event for the sake of information isn't about to do you any good.  The  US elections are in the homestretch (proof here) but is there really something to look forward to or are we in again for another surprise?

How about we cheer ourselves up a bit with positive news and leave Gartner's IT advices for now?  Not the 'manufactured' kind but good old stories that inspire.  And besides, future is really cloudy, however you look at it.

Read on for my my list of 5 Best Sites to Help you Over the Downturn.

1. TED.com Inspired talks by the world's greatest thinkers and doers.  Go watch, learn and be inspired.  "nuff said.

2. DailyGood.org Value of perspective is often overlooked.

"Watching the nightly news and reading the daily newspapers, it's hard to imagine that there is good in the world. But it's often right under our noses in the ordinary, small and simple things that have sustained life for ages. DailyGood, then, aims to promote that good, change the nature of our conversations and spread a few more smiles."

Other mentionables:
HappyNews
UpBeat.Net

3. ESPN Page 2.  Sports-writing or journalism is often overlooked despite what David Halberstam and the others have accomplished.  Athletes, like demi-gods are actually, behind the exploits, humans, too.  Know more about the persons behind the record books - and not wait for the movies.  Sports sites like Sports Illustrated and Yahoo! Sports are worth visiting as well!

4. Blogs.  Be it Social Media like Buzz Bin or Tech Commentary from Nick Carr or Enterprise 2.0 meets Academe from Andrew McAffee, they are all worth it.  Throw in LifeHack and Zen Habits, too.

5. HypeMachine.
Who doesn't listen to music?  Sure, we miss Muxtape and maybe soon, Pandora.  So before you spend hours on your own Last.fm channel, yoou might want to discover what's making the music blog rounds and listen to the hype

Care to share what's your fave sites that lift you up from the stupor?

(original post appears on Educe)

posted 10/27/08 comments (0) Like it? ReTweet it! Share This!

If the current financial crunch is to be factored in the tech world, then we can reasonably expect that there will be a dearth of start ups wanting to take a risk and challenge the prevailing gloom. NO more social networks, no more superficial apps and no more fun.

But is there really such a thing is timing for something that is supposed to have some promise? On the contrary, a lot of compelling stories are set amidst a backdrop of not so ideal circumstances where triumph is made more significant by adversity.

Which brings us to probably the newest (and only) kid on the block called TwitWall.

On their own words:
When its too long to tweet, but too short to blog, just TwitWall it! TwitWall is the easy-to-use, quick-to-blast-out blog companion for Twitter. With TwitWall, you can embed your favorite videos and widgets, upload your photos, mp3 music or podcasts, - you name it. Just the kind of stuff to keep your followers following (fans cheering, or clients calling). All that, while still enjoying the many social-goodness and customization features you enjoy on Twitter.

Mine: Amazing! It brings together disparate Twitter apps such as links to photos, videos and most that are beyond what 140 characters can accommodate. Some might say it is just a repetition of existing apps that are working quite perfectly but what's different about TwitWall is that it still has a big opportunity for expansion to include all 'best of breeds'. Besides, I miss the Twitter archive (maybe I just haven't figured out where to look now) and this provides a temp cure.

Go check it out - and better if you're already a Twitter fan cause in this case and at this times, better not ignore the writings on the TwitWall. For the good thing is, that this downturn too shall paas. Pun intended.

posted 10/24/08 comments (0) Like it? ReTweet it! Share This!

Record of sorts since content is shorter than the title...

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