New York Residents received tweets about the Earthquake on East coast 30 seconds before they felt it!

Last updated on: November 21, 2012 at 10:42 pm By Desh Kapoor

Came across this extremely insightful video on the state of the Online world – the Social media. Some very interesting facts from the Social Media Video 2013: Babies in Egypt have been named Facebook and Twitter New York Residents received tweets about the Earthquake on East coast 30 seconds before they felt it! 90% consumers trust peer recommendations, while only 14% trust advertisements. 1 in 5 couple meet online while 3 out of 5 (60%) Gay couples meet online. 1... Read more

Ajmal Kasab's last words

Last updated on: November 21, 2012 at 9:28 pm By Desh Kapoor

Khwaab by Swati Natekar and Niraj Chag

Last updated on: November 21, 2012 at 9:10 pm By Desh Kapoor

A beautiful song – Khwaab – sung by Swati Natekar, composed by Niraj Chag. I just loved the lyrics and the composition. After some heavy posts recently, something light yet interesting. Read more

Are desktops going extinct?

Last updated on: November 21, 2012 at 8:56 pm By Desh Kapoor

Is the computer – the desktop – that we have known for so many decades, going to go the way of the dodo, and be extinct? With even Microsoft coming out with an Operating System that is built for touchscreen effects, do we have the technical world shifting its base to the tablet and interactive screen? Here is an interesting discussion that Tom Ashbrook, from OnPoint Radio, by FAR my favorite radio interview anchor EVER – has with the following... Read more

Changing Skyline of New York since 1876

Last updated on: November 21, 2012 at 8:32 pm By Desh Kapoor

What an interesting set of images chronicling the changed skyline of New York City. Courtesy: Lee @ tier1dc.blogspot.com Read more

How Professors are using Pinterest to engage with students

Last updated on: November 21, 2012 at 5:45 pm By Desh Kapoor

Whether we like it or not, Social Media is here to stay. And the creative educationists and teachers are using it well. Here is an interesting infographic on how professors are using Pinterest to engage with the students. Pinterest now has over 10 million users. Courtesy: Worldwide Learn Read more

Can Rejection lead to Enhanced Creativity?

Last updated on: November 21, 2012 at 5:11 pm By Desh Kapoor

In an interesting study at John Hopkins University, the researchers led by Sharon Kim have tried to see the impact of rejection on Creativity. What they found is incredible and interesting. When they calculated the results, the researchers found that “rejected” participants significantly outperformed those that were included in a group. But that wasn’t all the researchers found. Embedded in the personality questions was a measurement of how individualistic or collective participants viewed themselves (called independent or dependent self-concept). Those... Read more

Eaarth: the new planet we live on now is no longer your grandparent's Earth anymore

Last updated on: November 21, 2012 at 4:16 pm By Desh Kapoor

The Environmental Activist, Bill McKibben, discusses his take on the state of environment and planet’s survivability. With the use and search for fossil fuels and their impact on the planet, we are looking at a doomsday sooner than later. If we do not stop this, we will never be able to come back. With shrinking polar ice caps, rising temperatures, vanishing forests, acidic oceans and superstorms now becoming the new normal; are we now living on a NEW planet? Yes,... Read more

Poetic Justice: Romney ends up with 47% vote.. EXACTLY.

Last updated on: November 21, 2012 at 3:47 pm By Desh Kapoor

It appears very likely that when all the votes are counted, Mitt Romney’s final take will be 47 percent to President Obama’s 51 percent. Post Opinion writer Greg Sargent calls it poetic justice: Romney will have won the 47 percent — just not the 47 percent of Americans whose votes he wrote off. Read more