Monthly Archives: September 2007

World’s Worst Polluted Places 2007

Posted on September 29, 2007 by Ajay Jaiman

The list of the worlds worst polluted place, compiled by the Blacksmith Institute is called the Dirty Thirty. The top ten ‘dishonors’ are shared by India (2), China (2), Russia (2), Azerbaijan(1), Peru (1), Ukraine (1), Zambia (1). Click on … Continue reading →

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‘Network effects’ and social influence

Posted on September 13, 2007 by Ajay Jaiman

Talking of networks and ‘network effects’, Duncan J. Watts professor of sociology at Columbia University and the author of “Six Degrees: The Science of a Connected Age”, has written a very interesting piece in New York Times on why the … Continue reading →

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Six-degrees?: The power of Internet networking

Posted on September 12, 2007 by Ajay Jaiman

I just noticed (accidentally) that I am ‘connected to’ Barack Obama, US Senator and Presidential Candidate through three different people. Talk of six-degrees of separation! In the world networked through LinkedIn, Plaxo and others, my guess is that it may … Continue reading →

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“YAARI.com is a spammer”

Posted on September 3, 2007 by Ajay Jaiman

I came very close to participating in a scam executed by an India ‘social networking’ site. Unwittingly, of course! It started when I received a mail from a site called yaari.com: ‘xyd wants you to join Yaari!… Is xyz your … Continue reading →

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