Internet Trolls: Are they a reflection of society’s love for voyeurism and gore?

Last updated on: December 1, 2012 at 3:04 pm By Desh Kapoor

Anonymity gives people ability to do things that they wouldn’t do otherwise. Even say things that normal sane people don’t say. And Internet Trolls are people who use this anonymity to persistently, and many times with malafide intentions, promote and share stuff on some internet platforms, boards and forums. Some take up self righteous role of “setting things right” even with a negative turn of events. For example, people who post severely racist stuff, somehow, suggest that the reaction to... Read more

Anna Hazare will campaign for Arvind Kejriwal’s party; larger, consensual bloc needed

Last updated on: December 1, 2012 at 7:46 am By Desh Kapoor

Thankfully after a lot of drama between the two, Anna Hazare has agreed to do campaigning on behalf of Arvind Kejriwal’s party candidates. He said he will not campaign for other parties. Only, AAP (Aam Aadmi Party). “I will campaign only for Kejriwal’s candidates,”Hazare told reporters here. “There may be good people in other parties but who has the control?” He however said that he will vet the candidates and not just go along with the party nominations. “I know Kejriwal. He... Read more

The Ending of Time: Dialogue Series – J. Krishnamurti and David Bohm

Last updated on: December 1, 2012 at 7:25 am By Desh Kapoor

Here is an interesting discussion series between J. Krishnamurti – the agnostic philosopher and an Enlightened man in his own right; and David Bohm – the Nobel Prize winning Physicist. Part Two Part Three Read more

The deepest question: Who Am I? (Audio)

Last updated on: December 1, 2012 at 7:05 am By Desh Kapoor

A person asks Sadhguru “Who Am I?”. Sadhguru cuts through the question sharply to bring home the ridiculousness and the seriousness of this question in the way and the state it is being asked. Read more

Video of the famous race of Milkha Singh, the Flying Sikh from Rome Olympics

Last updated on: November 30, 2012 at 9:42 pm By Desh Kapoor

This is the rare video of the race that Milkha Singh is remembered for. Although he came 4th, but he set fire to the imaginations of many Indians and instilled pride on the field of athletics. Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra, the director of “Bhaag Milkha Bhaag” says it very well. “Milkha Singh was the first international icon after Mahatma Gandhi who gave India a glimmer of hope at a time when there was helplessness all around even though the country had... Read more

40 Amazing and Insightful Marketing Infographic Charts

Last updated on: November 30, 2012 at 5:56 pm By Desh Kapoor

Eloqua has created an Infographic series – Modern Marketing Insights – which looks closely at the Social media impact on marketing using Big Data Analysis. You can also download a free e-book from here. Some of the interesting insights: Dynamic content can improve conversions by 50%? Emails sent on a Saturday get the highest number of click-throughs When influencers share your content on social it can result in a dramatic increase in traffic and conversions? Average Eloqua client traffic is... Read more

The most successful airplane Hijacking ever in the history of aviation!

Last updated on: November 30, 2012 at 4:19 pm By Desh Kapoor

I came across this very interesting hijacking incident, where the hijacker not only hijacked the plane, but also got his ransom and then, of all surprises, jumped from the plane using a parachute and has never been heard of ever again! Not just that, even the money wasn’t recovered ever. Mind-blowing case! It remains a mystery as to where the heck he went! Investigators still try to solve this mystery – New clues in DB Cooper hijacking case after clip-on tie... Read more

The Age of Binging on Irony: Rise of being insincerity, hyperbole, and anti-culture

Last updated on: November 30, 2012 at 3:56 pm By Desh Kapoor

Irony has been defined as “a rhetorical device, literary technique, or situation in which there is an incongruity between the literal and the implied meaning.” Basically meaning not being earnest or honest. The words that come out do not have basis in real intention. Christy Wampole writes an article in New York Times – How to Live Without Irony – about the prevalence or as she says “binging on Irony”, specially in the US. I agree. Here is a start:... Read more

Fire Yogi: Who is in Union with Fire and lies on firewood in flames (Video)

Last updated on: November 30, 2012 at 2:53 pm By Desh Kapoor

Amazing video of a yogi who is in “union with fire” such that the fire doesn’t harm him nor impact his clothes as he lies over the firewood in the Yagna on fire. The heat, the fire, seems to leave him completely untouched. Throughout his yagna, he is in tears of bliss the entire time! He is always in “rapture of bliss”. Worth watching! Read more

FBI uses "Likes" and "Shares" and Skype audio, video chat recordings to indict a terror suspect

Last updated on: November 30, 2012 at 2:04 pm By Desh Kapoor

While indicting their suspect for a terror plot, where four men – Sohiel Omar Kabir, Ralph Deleon, Miguel Alejandro Santana Vidriales and Arifeen David Gojali – were on their way to train in Afghanistan to kill American soldiers; FBI has used a interesting evidence. Facebook likes and shares. They actually counted the likes by the suspect Kabir of the extremist content to indict him! Interestingly, whatever the FBI is doing gells with the kind of powers it has been... Read more