Category Archives: LinkedIn

Is Kindle 2 about to replace us in our family bed-time ritual?

Posted on February 26, 2009 by Ajay Jaiman

Will the new Kindle read bed-time stories to our kids? Can it? Will it? Should it? TV has proven its worth as a baby-sitter, across cultures! Social networking has effectively come to represent what we do using a browser and … Continue reading →

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Wittenberg University professor Dan Fleisch sets a new standard in after-sales service

Posted on February 12, 2009 by Ajay Jaiman

Professor Dan Fleisch set a new standard in after-sales service when he flew 600 miles on Christmas Day to hand-deliver his book to a buyer who had posted a comment on the Amazon web site that his copy of the … Continue reading →

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Time magazine says “Content, Once King, Becomes A Pauper”

Posted on February 12, 2009 by Ajay Jaiman

Has it really? Is content being devalued because of the current economic conditions or is there a larger trend here? Have the accountant got it all wrong? Read the Time article “Content, Once King, Becomes A Pauper”

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Advertising on portals/social networking sites Vs niche sites?

Posted on February 12, 2009 by Ajay Jaiman

The 2009 Online Advertising Attitudes report of UK reports that “22% of British consumers claim to only visit niche sites that are specific to their interests… A further 34% of British consumers spend the majority of their time visiting niche … Continue reading →

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Is the news world changing?

Posted on February 11, 2009 by Ajay Jaiman

When White House press conference doesn’t invite correspondents from The Wall Street Journal, The Chicago Tribune, Time and Newsweek but president Obama fields questions from the correspondent from The Huffington Post, a news blog (or should I call it an … Continue reading →

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Is the future of ‘books’ in our palms?

Posted on February 10, 2009 by Ajay Jaiman

Google is making its database of 1.5 million public domain books accessible from mobile devices for free. Amazon is working to make all its Kindle titles available on mobile devices.Random House Publishing has announced that will make books available for … Continue reading →

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Free text books on the internet!

Posted on February 6, 2009 by Ajay Jaiman

Like the open source movement in software, an open source movements in the textbooks may be afoot. If this movement takes hold it will surely impact the textbook business, which is perhaps the only safe island in a sea of … Continue reading →

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Heard of novel podcasts?

Posted on February 3, 2009 by Ajay Jaiman

According to Time magazine, novel podcasts, unlike audiobooks “are truncated into segments and may include ambient sounds, music as well a cast of voices playing different characters.” “Evo Terra, the co-founder of Podiobooks.com, says 45,000 episodes are downloaded each day.” … Continue reading →

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Book/Magazine Publishing 2.0

Posted on August 22, 2008 by Ajay Jaiman

Is there such a thing as book or magazine publishing 2.0? Perhaps there is a need for it. A lot of smart people are trying – some smart ideas and some not so smart. Which is which? I guess only … Continue reading →

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Google Trends & Google Insights — Social Science Toolbox

Posted on August 6, 2008 by Ajay Jaiman

I have been using Google Trends for some time now – for work and sometimes just for fun! Trust me it can be fun and educational. You can tell a lot about what is going on in people’s minds and … Continue reading →

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Social Networking for Kids

Posted on July 11, 2008 by Ajay Jaiman

Most major social networking sites require their users to be at least 13 years old. Anyone who has kids knows that the kids are all over Facebook, MySpace and Orkut. Of course the kids fake it, because they want the … Continue reading →

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