tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-53015770198635853352024-03-13T01:48:22.745-07:00srinielexBetween Hopes and HorizonsSrinivaShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00023292083047386641noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5301577019863585335.post-12292213094953211892017-05-20T12:56:00.000-07:002017-05-20T12:56:12.148-07:00In a World without Idiots<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Have you ever tried counting the number of times you lose
your cool in a day? Thanks to those genius neighbors, captains of cabs, pilots
of auto rickshaws, master chefs at tea stalls, and the list just grows. It is
nothing less than just a cake walk for them to get our blood pressure beyond
thresholds with their world class abilities such as spotting gaps in traffic,
signal jumping skills and sugar sprinkling stride in our coffees. Just adding
to our woes are those IPL players who could manage to miss a simple catch. At
least they sometimes get to be called the stylish player for dropping the catch
in style. <o:p></o:p></div>
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It is worthwhile to note that a world where everything is
perfect and everyone has an IQ level matching that of Einstein’s and ours would
be a wonderful place to live in.</div>
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<b><span style="color: #e06666;">Wrong!</span></b></h2>
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and the other half would still continue to be celebrities and rock stars, just
the way they are now. Let’s just focus only
on the first half for now, for all practical purposes. We are the set of people
who long for likes on Instagram and still pretend that it makes no difference
to life. That joy we get when the count in likes increase by a few tens and
twenties overnight just makes our day, and we walk on the streets like there is
a red carpet already. Now you fail to remember that the person who you called
an idiot a couple of days back is the one who has elevated your social status
by lending a like. Does this make that person a larger person and you small? No
way! Once an idiot, always an idiot. It is just a duty that they got to perform,
like voting and paying taxes. Voting to put it on Facebook and paying taxes,
just because we work for the service sector (Fictional and not intended to
criticize the system – I mean it :p ). <o:p></o:p></div>
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These idiots whom we come across everyday give us a purpose of
existence. They give us a sense of unquestionable pride. They are the warriors
of our self-confidence and a ray of hope to justify our literacy. Gone are the days where we used to long for an
appreciation from the teachers in school. It is time to earn it for yourself by
pointing out the flaws in the thought process of the weaker human you are in
contact with. Make stories of how stupid can one get at a given situation and
boast about how you are such a blessing to mankind. All this would just be a
far-flung lie with the absence of these lovable idiots and their critical
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Let’s just continue to cherish them and glorify their unique capabilities.
Just be assured they are never going to let you down, for a simple reason that
you think you are superior. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Duh! What an idiotic post.<o:p></o:p></div>
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SrinivaShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00023292083047386641noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5301577019863585335.post-10757670842651678112015-09-27T10:11:00.000-07:002015-09-27T10:11:03.965-07:00Thought Process Outsourcing<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span lang="EN">Hurrah! Google just turned 17, just one year away from its legal drinking
age (maximum parts of the world). The sober teen Google has somehow got into
our heads and eroded the human capabilities of thinking, just wondering what
the adult Google would account to.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN">The advent of internet, with highly efficient search engines has shown an
easy path to the humans for finding answers to their questions. This is good from
one way that we get to save a lot time, and have access to more information
than what our ancestors had. On the other hand, there is an adverse effect of
limiting our exploratory skills.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN">One of the dangers of this habit happens to be <i>'falling for opinions', </i>rather
than banking on facts. It is painful to see people sharing weird stuff on
social media that carry no logic. All that they see is the number of likes and
shares, to quantify the legitimacy and just hit the share button blindly. After
all, this is the new way of saying 'hi' to the followers.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN">A classic case of such an instance was when a lot of people shared the
picture of Morgan Freeman to mourn for Nelson Mandela's death. Similarly, the
RIP status for Rowan Atkinson (famously Mr. Bean) who is still alive and
healthy. Are we falling for opinions and manipulations? Rather making use of
our key strength called thinking?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN">And, do not forget that we all believed a set of photos of Shanghai to be
actually clicked in Gujarat, just because lot of people shared it and thinking
they possibly visited there. We are just getting lazy and reluctant to explore
more about things that we choose to believe in, leaving lot of opportunities
for the pranksters and fraudsters. Yes, even today I won a lottery from the UK and
a German lady wanted to donate all her wealth to me, as she got to know from
internet that I am a good guy. In a couple of weeks I am expecting 4 more such
lotteries and ladies who would make me as wealthy as Donald Trump! (Coming
soon: Vote for Srini).<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN">The more we fall for pranks and false facts, we become more vulnerable and
exposed to the greed of corporations and politicians. Simple example of
e-commerce sites playing around with pieces of goods, to create a mirage of
huge discounts pretty much sums up this whole scenario. And, we are not far
away from the babas and the god men making use of search engines and social
media as channels of chatting with the gods. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN">Google is doing a brilliant job in helping us improve our lives. Let's not
just think of taking advantage of it, rather think of <i>‘thinking for ourselves’</i> too. The day we stop thinking is the day
when our soul starts creating a gap from our mind. Thought Process Outsourcing
is never the answer, still Thought Process Differentiation could be one of the
possible answers. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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SrinivaShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00023292083047386641noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5301577019863585335.post-74754142310904790162015-08-15T10:44:00.000-07:002015-08-16T05:25:08.010-07:00Freedom, yes you are tricked<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
While the nation of a billion free souls is celebrating the wonderful feel of freedom, it is worthwhile to give a thought on the concept of freedom. Charles Darwin should be a happy man now, realizing that he just had to stop his theory at a point where greed of humans was still not a game changing factor. Trust me, this variable would have made the theory a never ending painful story which made no sense, still with a great set of audience. After all, we are more interested in drama than facts.<br />
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Coming back to this concept of freedom, it has a great correlation with God. We have heard stories about them but unfortunately don't get to see or feel them. And, of course they both were invented by humans just to bring a high budget feel to the story, like that one exotic foreign location song in most of the Indian movies. It adds no value to the story, but diverts the attention of the viewers.<br />
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Are we really free? Our grand fathers who lived during the time between the British rule and the advent of credit cards have better chances of claiming to have tasted freedom. We have willfully complicated our lives so much, that the word freedom has become a factor of doubt and we keep taking and posting about it to check if it is still applicable.<br />
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We are for sure politically free from those crazy colonizers and are happy about it, not realizing that eventually every organism under the sun is free. While the rest of the organisms on earth function by one thumb rule "survival of the fittest", we the humans have complicated the equation with a plethora of variables. Survival of the richest, smartest, cutest, hottest etc., and before reaching this comparison stage, we are forced to go through class test, quarterly test, annual test and much more.<br />
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Kudos to mankind for it efforts in commoditizing freedom diligently through establishing supremacy within the same kind, based on factors such as race, color, wealth and the latest addition "number of followers". Every piece of supremacy established, gets dissolved over a period of time with a tag of freedom to it. So there are a lot more freedoms to come and let's wait and see if we are lucky enough to experience one for ourselves.<br />
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So, freedom! Yes, we are tricked :D</div>
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SrinivaShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00023292083047386641noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5301577019863585335.post-11252987541240649192014-02-08T23:58:00.000-08:002014-02-08T23:59:30.233-08:00In a Perfect World That Forces You!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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The warmth season of the year is back
and it’s going to be Valentine’s Day drama all over the place again. As a marketer,
in all fairness I love this season when even a rose petal can be sold at
ridiculous prices with absolutely zero effort. Still, as just another common citizen
and a responsible human, the basic question happens to be “is it actually worth
the hype it gets”.</div>
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<b><i>Love is like an ocean, love is
like the sun and I would dedicate my whole life for that special one.</i></b>
Yeah true. And the special one comes with a validity period for most people of
our generation. I am not stereotyping, maximum of the relationships that we
encounter are based on certain critical factors and for some weird reason,
factors other than love.</div>
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All this introduction was just to
narrow down my thoughts to one hypothesis <b>“People
do things because the world forces them to do so”</b> and the most disastrous
thing amongst all of those is getting into a relationship.</div>
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It is not the only thing for
sure. Learning music, getting on a roller coaster despite having acrophobia, driving
at blistering speed despite knowing you are not Luke Skywalker, buying a phone half
the worth of the annual pay, and of course becoming engineers. The list is huge
and I could fill many additional sheets of such things if this were an exam.</div>
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May be, all these are because of
the fact that we just let “others” to choose our choices and we are bound to
maintain some virtual standards that mean nothing to us. What maximum can we
get from these acts? A myth of satisfaction? A feeble circle of confidence? A
brittle self confidence? Still, nothing stops us and we just go for it just to
save time and our brain’s efforts.</div>
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I am sure most of us would agree
to the fact that the person who is honest and admits his/her weakness is the
easiest one to pick on. Still, acceptance with a little show of attitude and the
confidence to say <b>“I am not good at it
coz I have no interest in it”</b> would make the difference. </div>
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Ashamed of being oneself speaks
about low self esteem. Being happy and proud of what I am creates respect/fear among
the peers/competitors, though they are better than what I am. For sure, Mr. Maslow
would have hated the latter class of people as he was left with nothing to sell
to them. </div>
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Just try accepting and saying
people about things that you are not good at. Either you get tips (from those
who think they are good at it) or empathy (from the ones who are actually good
at it). Both the cases the other person is happy and hence the equation
balances.</div>
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By the way, Happy Valentine’s week
relationship geeks. I am terribly bad at it.</div>
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Be yourself and have a blast!</div>
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Bingo.</div>
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SrinivaShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00023292083047386641noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5301577019863585335.post-90769427059516075612014-02-01T07:50:00.003-08:002014-02-01T07:50:57.521-08:00Food, Clothing, Shelter and Smartness<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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I have not got an opportunity to
see the recent text books of school kids, just wondering if there has been any
update on the section which teaches about the basic amenities of life. If they
still have printed “<b>Food, Clothing and
Shelter”,</b> I would join the group of people who claim that the education
system sucks big time. The name of the game is <b>“Smartness”</b> and probably it has to be portrayed as the fourth and most
important amenity of any human in the advanced competitive world.<br />
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By competitive, I am not trying
to speak about some useless competitions we were forced to participate in. I am
not speaking about some crazy concepts like “the class topper is destined to rule
the world and a kid who just gets pass mark is not worth living”. It is all about being "smarter" than the rest and not being fooled. </div>
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In my point of view, we are a
part of the most selfish ecosystem. Everyone wants to grab your money and move away, starting from a rickshaw driver to CEOs of corporations. The same company that develops anti-virus software also
spreads malware and virus. That does not mean the consumers are fools. Even
they get 3 keys for one license and hence feel happy and propagate the fact
that they are smart <span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;">J</span>. The cycle continues.</div>
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How smart are you in sensing what
the other guy standing in front of you thinks and how quickly can you
strategize and outsmart him/her is the key. </div>
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Only <b>“being smarter” </b>can make you
stand out of the crowd and trust me, the ones who are reluctant to stand out from the crowd and who are shy to be different are probably the victims of stampede.</div>
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And of course, there is God to
save us all and for sure he will choose if a skinny person or a meaty person
would stamp us (The so called Karma). This decision will be purely based on his database containing information
on the frequency of visits and money transfer to the sacred destinations. Just a side-track.</div>
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Hard work, like Newton’s law is
just becoming a text book concept. Everybody knows a part of it, like the third
law, but no one knows the significance nor is bothered about what the hell it is. But for sure a lot of people know everything about Tony Stark as a scientist and his concepts. It is a world of smart and unconventional people, even though they are virtual at times.</div>
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You are a good guy, pat yourself.
You are honest, reward yourself with an extra scoop of ice cream. You never
cheated on the opposite gender? Brilliant, post it on your FB wall and no one
would even look at it. Precisely, no one has time to appreciate your achievements
and noble nature. The clock is ticking and time is money, love and whatever one wants. If you need to be in
the game, better keep playing it rough and do not waste time admiring how good you are.</div>
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In a nutshell, it is all about
being smart and hence powerful to stand out of the crowd. Why am I saying all these? May be coz I am strong and I give a damn what others think about my ideas :)<br />
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Keep smiling and just say Bingo!!!</div>
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SrinivaShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00023292083047386641noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5301577019863585335.post-85657375206657253332012-10-20T09:47:00.000-07:002012-10-24T11:37:40.032-07:00Carbon is My Inspiration<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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This post for sure is not on Organic
Chemistry! For the reason that I know everyone hates it. But how about
Chemistry in relationships? Now everyone would invariably say a big YES!</div>
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thumb rule of any relationship. It is so similar to chemical bonding. There are
elements, there are compounds and there are also inert gases. For those who
slept in chemistry classes, let me explain some simple stuff. Elements are
comprised of single kind of atoms, say people who are comfortable with people of
their kind. Compounds are combination of elements, say people who are ready to
mingle with all (but with certain other kinds at times) and inert gases are
those which never react, unless there are certain forcible conditions.</div>
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I am sure you have come across
all these kinds of people. Predominantly, the element category. They are more
comfortable with you if you are existing in a form that they are comfortable to
react with. They remain stubborn and try to make you react. These kinds of
people are the manipulators :p. The compounds are the happy ones who mingle
with everyone else. The compound group is one which has all kinds of people. The
inert gases are the ones who come rapidly to you if and only if there is an
emergency. </div>
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Out of all the elements, my
inspiration is carbon. It is abundant, found everywhere and moreover in every
form. Diamonds for the expensive people, coal for the people who make a living
out of it and “Ponds face wash with the power of activated carbon” for the pretty
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And do not forget, they can form
bonds of varying strengths. From a bond with Oxygen and float freely in the
atmosphere to a strong bond with other Carbon atoms over a period of time to
form the strongest allotrope, or even as the graphite in pencils that motivate
Ranchos of the world to come up with ultimate questions about usage in space.</div>
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In my opinion, it is more
important for every individual to align with Carbon’s characteristics. Remain tough
with certain people, bond strongly with some, and also act as Carbon Monoxide or
even Cyanide to a few people who deserve that. </div>
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everyone looks for benefits in others. True relationships without any
expectation can exist only in fairy tales. To remain active in all situations
and still enjoy life, the thumb rule is “Take people the way they are”. Certain
inert gases are too dangerous. It is all about understanding the
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And do not regret for being used
by people or for being taken for granted. People use you for the simple reason
that you are useful. Like the carbon being used by everyone. You just have to
bear the ones who take you for granted, but only till they realize that you are a
diamond!!!</div>
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SrinivaShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00023292083047386641noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5301577019863585335.post-11307204473353208742012-09-19T00:19:00.002-07:002012-09-19T05:30:23.990-07:00Ganapati Papa Glorious!!!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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His name starts with “G”, yet
around a billion people believe in the fact that everything starts with him. You
may see Indian streets even without roads laid, but not without a Ganesh
temple. Almost all kinds of organizations invariably have a Ganesh temple in
their premises. The reason being so simple, Ganesh is ready to sit even under a
tree unlike Lord Vishnu who needs space to lie down or Lord Lakshmi who needs a
lot of ornaments.</div>
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The first super hero of any Indian
child, for a simple fact that he was smart enough to cheat his sibling and grab
a mango. Mischief his inherent quality and eating his predominant hobby makes
him get closer to a common man compared to other focussed and fit Gods. </div>
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It is interesting to analyse how “Ganesh”
has evolved as a super brand that everyone loves, not taking into consideration
the zillions of sub categories in Hinduism. It is quite evident that the twist
specifying Ganesh written on the top of all answer sheets help over a millions
pass exams every year!!!</div>
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I was going through an article
called “Most Important brand characteristics of Gen Y”. And here comes my rationale
behind me calling “Ganesh” a super brand. </div>
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Of course, a huge tummy, smartness in getting things
done, the most intellectual of all Gods and a lot more adding to the fact that
he is stylish that Rajnikanth.</div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><b> 2.<span style="font-size: 7pt;"> </span>Makes me feel happy:</b></div>
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The first thing anyone could recollect about Ganesh temples
is the variety of prashad or offerings. The rich ghee and cashew filled limited
tasty food would make anyone happy.</div>
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respective world cups, even missiles during war times is a normal scene in the
sub-continent. He is so flexible to endorse any product, that too free of cost
and hence is always up-to-date.</div>
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No black marks in the whole of his mythological
career, at least Ram was suspicious about Sita, Krishna made all tricky
strategies wheras Ganesh remaining clean and is more promising of delivering
results to his devotees. </div>
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Belief and blind belief is extensive in Ganesh’s case and
is way ahead of others. I have rarely heard stories of his dad or brother’s
idols drinking milk, but every six months some or the other Ganesh idol drinks
milk and created hype. People blindly believe that he is real.</div>
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Here, all credits to the one who had designed such a
brand. Really hats off to our mythology, the way of relating things in a
flawless way. As we all know an elephant has great strength, has a superb
memory and is a peace loving creature unless anyone troubles it, Ganesh does
all these too. The moment he knows the world has trouble, he loses temper.</div>
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No complex ideas like the Gita, does not need highly
complex rituals of hymns. Simplest of all Gods, an idol made of sand, bananas
being a reasonable offering, moreover a four liner hymn and four sit-ups ensure
miracle.</div>
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These characteristics have ensured that he stays in
the hearts and homes of around a billion people. Established as the biggest
organization, with even more branches than government offices or even CCDs for
that matter. All he needs it a tree with some branches for shade and people with
belief.</div>
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Not sure if Nano proves to be a people’s car, but any
brand trying to become a people’s brand must learn from the success story of
Lord Ganesh!!!</div>
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SrinivaShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00023292083047386641noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5301577019863585335.post-29071322763889926052012-08-23T11:59:00.000-07:002012-08-23T12:00:00.463-07:00A Marketer's Attitude!!!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Committed? How does it bother me??? I am Alexander the conqueror
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Just a statement to pull you into the post, but still
coincidentally suits the context. This attitude in a marketer has always
resulted in fruitful results. Facebook was not a new concept, iPod was not a
new product, IPL was not a new format, and even Titanic was something which
originally sunk in the Atlantic. It is all about ensuring that the packaging is
done in a way that the target audience woo it.</div>
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Sincerely, forgetting the 4Ps and 7Ps is a sin and would end
up in a disaster. The most relevant case in the recent times is the failure and
success of a same story in Bollywood. Ek Tha Tiger is creating history while
Agent Vinod’s failure is not at all a mystery. It is all about using the best
of the Ps in the most creative manner. </div>
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To put it across in simple terms, no need to propose a girl
who has never been proposed, it’s all about showcasing how you are better that
her boy friend. To be honest, customers are like the most common girl who can
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Creativity finds its prominence in the way of approach. It
is all about finding what tune the customer would love to dance for and blowing
your trumpet in similar notes. Again putting in simple words, be a funny guy to
impress the girl who loves jokes, be a boring guy to an emotional girl and do
not hesitate to even play tennis if the girl is of the FWB kind!!! And trust me;
this process is simple only with a committed girl and the magic works when you
woo her better than your competitor.</div>
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Being a martial arts fan, I could not resist myself from
quoting the “Karate Kid” as a similar phenomenon. A same story, told in a
slightly different way, sold at different times and still proving successful.
The old curvy chubby Beetle sold at a premium price, Priyanka Chopra dressed in
the 70s style and dancing in promo videos and lot more prove good examples to
support my point.</div>
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So, the bottom line is never fear, just think of projecting
things in a different and better way. Be a conqueror as enough explorations
have been made to exploit every resource. The password to access success may be tough to
crack, but is always easy to hack!!!</div>
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SrinivaShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00023292083047386641noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5301577019863585335.post-89630288489566918782012-05-05T11:01:00.001-07:002012-10-28T11:45:19.858-07:00Courage??? That sounds funny to me!!!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Chris Gayle hits the ball and it disappears into the crowd….
How courageous??? </div>
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Neil Amstrong stepped on an unknown place, Courage
matters!!!</div>
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Vidya Balan is the most courageous Indian lady….</div>
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Just examples.. Lot more on the list… Napolean Bonaparte,
Alexander, Muhammed Ali, Pamela Anderson (lol...) and
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Even when I failed to do my homework in school, my teachers
asked me, “Who gave you courage to come to class???”. My confusion is so
simple. Does the word ‘Courage’ really deserve the importance which is being
given to it? Or is it an exaggeration of qualities of people by the ones who
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From my point of view, courage is just the “victory of one
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A boy who fears about his crush falling for another guy,
proposes her. Victory of fear of losing her over the fear of what she may
think. A girl who fears her guy not giving her the importance, cries in front
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A student, who thinks he/she might not pass, gets the
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The most courageous act of taking a walk to the graveyard at
an odd night even is an outcome of fear. Fear of losing dignity among the cowards
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Achieving a feat that others are afraid of is a great trait,
but still the objective is an issue. Are we wasting our time thinking and strategizing
ways to improve the way world looks at us? If that is the case, those humble
people who have the courage to tell that they are cowards are obviously leading
a better life. They do what they love to do, not taking into consideration how
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Courage therefore from my point of view is a funny word, and
that’s why I am courageous enough to criticize it and those who use it in a
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SrinivaShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00023292083047386641noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5301577019863585335.post-83815212156411300182012-03-18T10:02:00.001-07:002012-03-18T10:06:56.732-07:00Are you a good relationship manager?<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br />
<div class="MsoNormal"><s><span style="font-size: 18pt; line-height: 115%;"><b>“Mana”</b></span></s><span style="font-size: 18pt; line-height: 115%;"><b> “Dama”ging relationships – Ask Srini</b><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 18pt; line-height: 115%;"><br />
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When everyone speaks philosophy about relationships and stuff that has no meaning and value addition, I laugh at them. For a simple reason that it is the benefits that people get from relationships and not the relationship itself that matters. <br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">You got to be a good trader</span></b><br />
I had been advocating the fact that even friendship is a form of trade, which some people don’t accept and some people even go the extent of calling me a crazy person who does not know the meaning of emotions. I still ask them only one question. If time spent together is a measure of a good relationship, it is a trade. If the degree to which other person listens and cares for you is a measure, relationship is a trade. If being there for you under any circumstance is a measure, relationship is a trade.<br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Finally economics comes in handy</span></b><br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2I6BpeEG6CD2_EbVNig15SO-dEH7LZkJXCSDwDuAVUb2XasZ992Mzvw_1aVIRZHbVL_A5x1hEFI6MY1lR_668sOgIFH30KQXAF2D8nqWKWv0pkgDpOuBQmhy0hUR7PBGFuRgBwmSKOyE/s1600/GiversTakers.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="128" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2I6BpeEG6CD2_EbVNig15SO-dEH7LZkJXCSDwDuAVUb2XasZ992Mzvw_1aVIRZHbVL_A5x1hEFI6MY1lR_668sOgIFH30KQXAF2D8nqWKWv0pkgDpOuBQmhy0hUR7PBGFuRgBwmSKOyE/s200/GiversTakers.jpg" width="200" /></a>It is all about giving a little and taking a lot. This is a really confusing equation as the giver feels the worth of things that are given, more than the taker. To be more precise, sacrificing a match is a great sacrifice for the reason that I love football. But value is always based on the perception from the receiving end. And believe me, this equation can never be solved unless there are numerous variables which balance from either sides, and finding them out is a Himalayan task.<br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">In an unlimited buffet choose the right menu</span></b><br />
But still the person, who clearly defines his /her equation and customizes it quickly for different recipients, becomes the most loved person. It is simply serving the preferred dished on right plates. You may very well come across stale food on your plates, but who knows recession may hit and the stale food becomes the main course. So, my sincere request is you may have stale food, but don’t reveal the status to them. Keep tasting and appreciating every dish.<br />
Things do not ever happen the way we want. There may be spills from the plate which becomes inevitable. But ensuring that they do not spill on us and create a stain is the most important factor. Understand the logic behind human relationships is so important – nothing and no one is as exciting as the first meet and charm reduces over a period of time. Jokes become nonsense, care becomes disturbance, and love becomes stupidity. <br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Controlled "Damage" is the new mantra</span></b><br />
So, the best thing about managing relationships is damaging them at the “right time”. Sounds stupid, but trust me, this is the best way of fool proofing from being called a stupid. Either you become stupid or make others look so. The option is open and perfectly within one’s control. Damaging is a little tough to do. It is highly dependent on others too. They may be stubborn against the damage as the benefits are not yet perfectly extracted. Be careful, you lose the chance; others get the upper hand and throw you later. At the end of the day, it is all about who looks brilliant!!!<br />
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It’s all about Damaging and not Managing, which will fetch you pride and importance in any relationship.<br />
Stay tuned for more.. :)</div>SrinivaShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00023292083047386641noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5301577019863585335.post-44427002453344927032012-02-27T10:09:00.000-08:002012-02-27T10:09:02.411-08:00A theist<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br />
<div class="MsoNormal">Sun, stars, moon, earth, wind, rock, plaster of paris… Wondering what is this all about? I would say it’s the evolution of visualization of a brilliant concept called God over centuries and millennia!!!</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisd7Gug3Ok9cHCuwHXYrZ4bNMypcPzIf__RK8wjAvMavuSTmxyJqWxfXrM5VhrkNL7lpRJG-niGoiuTymo_UDWkLQN3Qb93eHQPnzoHiRkShETb-rb-TAUDTYQbL2j3ueB_OFnfu2PUfc/s1600/atheist_chart.gif" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="273" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisd7Gug3Ok9cHCuwHXYrZ4bNMypcPzIf__RK8wjAvMavuSTmxyJqWxfXrM5VhrkNL7lpRJG-niGoiuTymo_UDWkLQN3Qb93eHQPnzoHiRkShETb-rb-TAUDTYQbL2j3ueB_OFnfu2PUfc/s320/atheist_chart.gif" width="320" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal">I would love to quote this as a best example for “version control” for any product that mankind had come across. Of course, the one tricky concept that even the best organizations are finding tough to manage. Also, don’t ignore the concept of product differentiation. Different people - different thoughts and different Gods. A brown man or woman is the visualization of God in the sub-continent and of course a white in the white peoples’ land. That is one of the reasons why this concept was sold easily all around the world in different packages, but under a same brand.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">Everything was going right for people, but the ambition of the marketers to sell their products to different markets at different geographies created a chaos in the long run. As any product, the new Gods also had a great demand in the places they were introduced and started giving tough competition to the local players. Also the benefits provided to the rightly segmented and targeted audience by the sales men namely the “prophets”, “missionaries” and lot more, worked out successfully and created dissatisfaction in people about their current state. All this ended in loss of brand loyalty and the poor Gods were misused by their ambitious followers.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">I don’t find any problem with the almighty, but for the fact that he was not keen on educating people about his incarnations all around the world. He somehow felt that people would understand by themselves that he not only appeared at ten instances to save the world, but also had to appear in some far off places and save the good ones from the bad ones during the climax.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">I strictly believe in God. Of course, there are various things that science cannot explain and the only answer is the unseen power that rules and controls everything. God from my point of view is a mixture of fear element with hope that controls as well as motivates people to fulfill their roles and help in things moving forward.</div><div class="MsoNormal">Perceptions apart, the point I am trying to make is so simple. I trust in god and that’s why I do not trouble him with prayers. And the world calls me an “atheist”. Common sense says, the ones who do not trust in God, have an element of doubt, “what if God forgets me?” and keep praying to remind him of their grievances. Wake up. It’s all about trust. And stop calling me an “atheist” for the simple reason that I clearly understand the concept called God, and its purpose of existence. I am “a theist”.</div></div>SrinivaShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00023292083047386641noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5301577019863585335.post-28642209157923122472012-02-18T08:51:00.002-08:002012-02-26T22:09:48.667-08:00The "Gurus" of Marketing!!!<script type="text/javascript">
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<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">As a continuation of my "Curiosity Selling" Concept, I would like to talk about the "Genius Marketeers" world has ever seen. Do you people admire these set of personalities am going to talk about? I don't think everyone would. But I strictly do admire them. Not for their concepts and ideas to make people enlightened, but for their brilliance in selling nothing but desire and curiosity of achieving happiness and their success in making happiness a scarce resource. <br />
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I would like to term this strategy as the “God Man” strategy. These “God Men” are believed to be either the representative of God or even the God himself/ herself. People follow, praise and worship them to find out answer for the most curious question, “how to be happy?” which of course does not have an answer. But ultimately the gurus end up making themselves happy with villas, charter jets and of course, the power of God! <br />
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This case is also a best example of playing with the curiosity of people and promising of enlightening them with ways of being happy. Unlike the TV shows which I would talk about in my next post, this concept has a wider scope and can cross borders easily as they claim to have invented the unique technique applicable for all religions and cultures. In this context, people are all same and equal and God is one who is obviously the founder of that particular ‘ism’. <br />
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Art of Living Foundation (AOLF) has its international headquarters in Bangalore, India at Veda Vignan Mahavidyapeeth or VVM campus (usually referred to as the Bangalore Ashram)and has regional centers in more than 140 countries. In Europe, the organization is known as "The Association for Inner Growth". The foundation was founded by Sri Sri Ravi Shankar. Along with its function as the vehicle for spreading his teachings and Vedic knowledge, the organization is involved in community service through its centers. The Foundation operates as a social business and its main activity is to organize Art of Living courses; yoga, breathing, and meditation workshops, and education and trauma relief in regions of trauma and disaster.<b><u><span style="font-size: small; font-weight: normal;"> </span></u></b><br />
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The Art of Living has established itself as an international brand reaching out to over 300 million people in over 140 countries with its various programs. The best part is that this has been achieved in a very short interval of just 30 years. <br />
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· CONGO (Conference of NGO's in consultative status with ECOSOC of the United Nations), Geneva and New York <br />
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· United Nations NGO Committees: Health, Mental Health, Committee on Aging, New York <br />
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· United Nations NGO Values Caucus, New York and Geneva <br />
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· NGO Forum for Health, Geneva <br />
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· National Association of Women's Organizations, Uganda<br />
<h3><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><u>Sold a lot and still selling:</u></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: windowtext; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 115%;"></span></span></h3>The revenue generated every year by the Art of Living organization is absolutely miraculous. Keep in mind that they have sold nothing other than curiosity in people about living happy and free of diseases. <br />
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According to the tax return filed by the American chapter, AOL Foundation had total revenues of $5.5M (mainly 3.5M from course fees and 1.7M from public support ) and expenditure of $3.6M from July 2006 to June 2007. Net assets at the beginning of July 2007 amounted to $7.7M. Although AOLF is said to work in partnership with its sister organization the International Association for Human Values which implements humanitarian programs, no direct reference in this tax return is made to humanitarian relief and training programs conducted directly or through IAHV. However, cash allocations including foreign grants of 0.95M are included in the above reported expenses. <br />
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If revenue generated from one of its chapters counts to a mammoth sum, it becomes tough to even imagine the size of Business Empire that they have created over the period of time.<u><b><br />
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Not only the Art of Living, there are various such spiritual organizations which have found customers all over the world. They include Amrita foundation, Sai foundation trust etc. Charity is the best part of these organizations as they utilize the generated revenue for welfare and development of the society. These empires stand tall unless and otherwise they fall in for some scam which sends vibes all through their channels and serves to be a prey to the media. In recent times we have seen such cases so the risk involved is so high.<br />
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 150%;"></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;">My bottom line is yet the same and simple. In the present world, no one needs to create anything, but just understand the target audience. What do they need? the ultimate answer turned to be "happiness". As the U.S declaration of independence states, it is<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 150%;"> </span></span><b>"Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness"</b> the ultimate aim for anyone on earth. And our gurus had segmented the market rightly for people who had a life, targeted the ones with liberty to waste money and positioned in their minds their pursuit of happiness.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"></div>Hope you liked this post. Stay tuned for my article on our dear TV reality shows and what they do to ensure that we are glued to our seats.<br />
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<b>Curiosity and Craziness are never ending phenomena!!! </b></div>SrinivaShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00023292083047386641noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5301577019863585335.post-26905541138533157132012-02-13T08:48:00.001-08:002012-03-18T10:46:26.802-07:00Business is something where "money" plays!!!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br />
<div class="MsoNormal"></div><div class="MsoNormal"></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 150%;">This post is a part of my paper on a marketing concept "Curiosity Selling". </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 150%;">there are three aspects in which I made the study on and sports being one of them.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 150%;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 150%;"><b><u>Sports Power</u></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">“Sports” has now become more commercialized in terms of ownerships of the best sporting clubs on earth. Some of the well known and less explored avenues are discussed below.</span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"> </span></span></div><h2 style="line-height: 150%;"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/post-edit.g?blogID=5301577019863585335&postID=2690554113853315713" name="_Toc292096945"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: small; line-height: 150%;">Formula1 Racing</span></a></h2><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><br />
<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">If ever there was a man who could make a silk purse out of a sow's ear it is F1 boss Bernie Ecclestone. A recent report reveals the 2009 financial results for UK-based Delta 3, the company which receives all the revenue from fees TV stations pay to screen F1 as well as the fees paid by circuits and sponsors of the sport. Remarkably, despite facing the worst recession in living memory last year, Delta 3's revenue still rose 6.4% to a record £680m with its operating profit after costs more than doubling to £119.4m.</span> </span><span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Around £278m of Delta 3's revenue comes from fees paid by broadcasters with another £278m from fees paid by Grand Prix promoters. The remainder comes from series sponsors including DLF and Allianz.</span><span style="font-size: medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div></div><h2 style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/post-edit.g?blogID=5301577019863585335&postID=2690554113853315713" name="_Toc292096946"><span style="color: #999999;">English Premier League</span></a><span style="color: windowtext;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></h2><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><br />
<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">The Premier League has the highest revenue of any football league in the world, with total club revenues of €2.326 billion in 2008–09, and is the second most profitable after the German</span> <span style="line-height: 115%;">Bundesliga. In 2010 the Premier League was awarded the</span> <span style="line-height: 115%;">Queen's Award for Enterprise</span> <span style="line-height: 115%;">in the International Trade category by Her Majesty</span> <span style="line-height: 115%;">Queen Elizabeth II. The Premier League was recognized for its outstanding contribution to international trade and the value it brings to English football and the</span> <span style="line-height: 115%;">United Kingdom's</span> </span><span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">broadcasting industry. At present Sky and ESPN have exclusive rights to broadcast the Premier League - the current domestic contract is worth pounds sterling 1.78bn over three years.</span><span style="font-size: medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div></div><h2 style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/post-edit.g?blogID=5301577019863585335&postID=2690554113853315713" name="_Toc292096947"><span style="color: #999999;">Indian Premier League</span></a><span style="color: windowtext;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></h2><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><br />
<div style="line-height: 19.4pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">In 2010, IPL became the first sporting event ever to be broadcast live on YouTube. Its brand value was estimated to be around $4.13 billion the same year. According to global sports salaries review, IPL is the second highest-paid league, based on first-team salaries on a pro rata basis, second only to the NBA. It is estimated that the average salary of an IPL player over a year would be $3.84 million. The brand value of Chennai Super Kings (winner IPL 2010, finalist IPL 2008 and semi-finalist IPL 2009) is estimated at USD 48.4 Million.<o:p></o:p></span></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><u1:p></u1:p> </span><div style="line-height: 19.4pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">On 15 January 2008 it was announced that a consortium consisting of India's Sony Entertainment Television network and Singapore-based World Sport Group secured the global broadcasting rights of the Indian Premier League. The record deal has duration of ten years at a cost of US $1.026 billion. As part of the deal, the consortium will pay the BCCI US $918 million for the television broadcast rights and US $108 million for the promotion of the tournament. This deal was challenged in the Bombay High Court by IPL, and got the ruling on its side. After losing the battle in court, Sony Entertainment Television signed a new contract with BCCI with Sony Entertainment Television paying Rs.8,700 crore (US$1.93 billion) for 10 years.</span><span style="font-size: medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></div></div><h2 style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/post-edit.g?blogID=5301577019863585335&postID=2690554113853315713" name="_Toc292096948"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 150%;">Broadcast rights as a measure of customer curiosity</span></a><span style="color: windowtext; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></h2><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">All these above mentioned entities have made revenues based on the broadcast rights and the tickets sold. This is based on the fact that any sport can be successful on the basis of the interest of the spectators. As TV channels are ready to grab the deals with such huge sum of money, it gives a clear signal that curiosity among people is high which again accounts to their TRP. Another fact is that Set Max had charged 1 million rupees for every ad of 10 seconds during the semi-finals and final matches of IPL 2010. This clearly is a measure of the curiosity and interest of the viewers, who eventually are the spectators of the game.</span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div><h2 style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/post-edit.g?blogID=5301577019863585335&postID=2690554113853315713" name="_Toc292096949"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 150%;">Spectator Interest Model</span></a><span style="color: windowtext; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></h2><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 28px;">Enough boring you with facts that are freely available on the internet. Now, let me come to my point of view.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 150%;">From the above observations, it is so clear that the revenue generated by any sport is directly related to the interest that the spectators exhibit. Taking this into account, a model can be proposed namely the “Spectator Interest Model”. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 150%;">The main parameters taken into account are the curiosity of spectators and commercialization of the sport. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The model can be given as,</span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1jOB9X43LDbNvWjBnlUmfnAirfbaNlSDCaomUrywd8u-X4YKrLFFSHqW5ob8ANE3n3FhhpJueKQjPxLhAjIOP7-5DWK0bhsppoDGvaQWULa1nytSRUprWic-mTYB3UkYVAEocqOuqY74/s1600/cur.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="161" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1jOB9X43LDbNvWjBnlUmfnAirfbaNlSDCaomUrywd8u-X4YKrLFFSHqW5ob8ANE3n3FhhpJueKQjPxLhAjIOP7-5DWK0bhsppoDGvaQWULa1nytSRUprWic-mTYB3UkYVAEocqOuqY74/s320/cur.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 150%;"><br />
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</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 150%;">The model is based on the idea that “sports” has changed its dimension in recent times with the advent of club culture and de-nationalization of teams. The broadcast rights and tickets for these club games have considerably seen a hike and almost crossed the values of those related to international games.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 150%;">This trend is clearly a result of the organizing committee and the promoters of the clubs playing with the curiosity of the spectators right from the regional impact by splitting of teams in accordance to zones or states, selection of international players, inclusion of local players, venues and various other factors. All these factors account to dragging of the spectators with a feeling of belonging which blends and comes out as curiosity and support to their sides.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 150%;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 28px;">Look forward for my next post on the true management "Gurus" and new promising ways of making money.</span></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
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My theory can be represented using a simple formula,<br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><blockquote><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">r = mc<sup>3</sup></span></b></div></blockquote><b> (I still wonder how Einstein came up with a similar formula as mine!!!)</b></div> <br />
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The bottom line is so simple. You have to be equipped to talk on three things in general to start a conversation with any typical Indian citizen.<br />
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<b>Cricket: </b><br />
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Dhoni’s bald style after winning the world cup was a great sensation and youngsters queued in salons to get their heads shaved(As discussed in my last post). We are such a cricket crazy nation and everyone can make a clean and flawless comparative analysis about teams and players of the game. So, to start a conversation with someone, the best weapon could be the “national game” of people who ruled us and forgot to take back.<br />
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<b>Cinema: </b><br />
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Genelia ties knot with Ritesh. How did this happen? Will she continue acting? All these doubts arise in the minds of any typical Indian citizen. People are least bothered about their family and children, but cannot sleep without watching Zoom channel and clarifying their doubts with respect to the latest gossips. The number of movie woods is no scarce in the sub-continent. From bolly to kolly to tolly to molly to sandal to whatever you name, there has always been some or the other news day in and out. People don’t know what is the defence budget allocated, but are totally aware of the budget of Ra-One and Robot. Join the “club of critics” and of course every citizen of the nation is one.<br />
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<b>Current affairs: </b><br />
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This is a way of tackling the so called “Boring” people who have no other work, but read news papers, watch news channels and discuss politics as if things would change on their advice. Of course, they read gossips but don’t discuss for the reason that they are serious people. The only way to handle them is to start throwing news about Mitt Romney’s run or Pakistan’s political fun. I know this is a little tough thing to do, but watching news for just half an hour will sure serve this purpose.<br />
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Am sure you wonder what is that "m" doing on the equation. It is of course our mouth. We have to use it to the best level(other than for just eating). Dont care what people call you. May it be chatter box, non sense or whatever. The objective is simple, to get people to talk with us. And in my theory, "m" is never a constant(unlike Uncle Einstein's).<br />
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But this theory would help in just starting a conversation. It is quite obvious that Chikni Chameli is hot not more than five minutes on a discussion. So, it would be wise to understand the interest of the other person in a quick interval and ensure exchange of contact numbers, mail ids and most importantly social media connections in the first meet so that it becomes easy to build on the relationship.<br />
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Stay tuned for my next article on “Different People Different Thoughts!”. Stay curious, it may be about you.</div>SrinivaShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00023292083047386641noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5301577019863585335.post-46073788633210191412011-12-27T20:59:00.001-08:002011-12-27T20:59:14.894-08:00Therefore I am...“Therefore, I am" have you experienced this feeling personally? If not, then how would you want to experience it? .<br />
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"Therefore, I am stupid". This feeling comes out whenever I had done something good for others, just to keep them happy. But, still they call it stupidity. Those who celebrate me, suddenly change into critics and clap hands to insult me, thinking that I am insulted. But the feeling that there is no point in being a hero pops up from the mind. It just brings admiration from some and vengeance with others. Still the role of a stupid personality is something which brings people closer without ego for the only reason that I am stupid.<br />
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There is also a tragic part of this act. Whenever I tell things with sarcasm, people stare at me and take it serious. At times when I am really serious and suggest something, they laugh aloud and tell, "this guy is a stupid!”<br />
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There are various reasons to break a relationship, but the only way to continue it could be to utter the word, sorry very often. For the simple reason that people think they are always right. Just a sorry with a stupid smile can do rest of the magic as I look small in front of those big forgivers. Opinions are like wrist watches and everyone believes that their time is right. So my opinion of remaining stupid is the right time from my wrist watch for I can never be insulted unless I feel that I am insulted.SrinivaShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00023292083047386641noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5301577019863585335.post-79270660679047381772011-12-13T22:03:00.000-08:002011-12-13T22:03:09.512-08:00Brand Magic 2011<b>The Captain’s Knock</b><br />
Yet another traditional Tamil Nadu trend shows up with Vijaykanth, popularly known as “Captain” in Tamil cinema emerging as the opposition party leader of the southern state. Tamil Nadu’s politics has always had an inclination towards cine stars who exhibit heroism in movies. So, not a tough decision for the people to vote for this emerging political star. And of course, he has always saved the nation from the clutches of terrorists in all his movies. Despite winning the post of opposition party in alliance with the ruling party, the power remains the same. Jaya knows better politics. Politics means real politics, not the cinema way!<br />
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<b>Victorious Bald Hairstyle</b><br />
The night after the sub-continent’s dream of owning the cup of joy became a reality, the man of honor sent vibes with his new style. Yeah it was M S Dhoni, the captain of the champion side who appeared with trophies in hand and no hair on head. Every style he had was a sensation and this new look did not fall short of the prior long mane and short spike styles. Youngsters rushing to salons to shave off their hair could explain how much sensation was created in the nation by a single person. This clearly shows how brands sit in minds of people and drive them towards the craziest path. <br />
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<b>T20 Cinema</b><br />
The Celebrity Cricket League (CCL) became a sensation by bringing together a mix of cinema and cricket, the most loved and most successful features of the nation. The giants of Indian cinema industry, Mumbai, Chennai, Bengaluru and Hyderabad are in a battle of bat and ball. Opening ceremony marked a blast, and the event dragged good crowd and helped in TRP as well. Using the fame in one field in another way and making money was the trend exhibited in this event. The most admired heroes proved they can entertain their fans by any means. Chennai fans are the happiest as their support never goes in vain for IPL and CCL as well. This event is expected to continue year on year. The sponsors were the happy faces at the presentation and more teams are expected next season. Acting can be done perfect at any set and location, but the number of shots is an issue here!SrinivaShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00023292083047386641noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5301577019863585335.post-70355256280584957932011-03-15T06:57:00.001-07:002011-03-15T06:57:01.574-07:00http://goanimate.com/movie/04SGjqHrzQE0?utm_source=linkshareSrinivaShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00023292083047386641noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5301577019863585335.post-58618844546659658262010-07-11T07:30:00.001-07:002010-07-11T07:30:33.749-07:00CARS OF STARSCars are the favourite showoff item for celebrities in Indian film industry.Here is a list of cars owned by your bollywood actors :<br />
1.Bipasha Basu is a proud owner of a Porsche Cayenne. The car cost ranges from Rs 65 lacs to 1.46 crore.<br />
2. Hrithik Roshan drives in style with a Mercedes Benz S-class. This luxury car comes for a price ranging between Rs 77 lacs to 2.4 crores.<br />
3.Priyanka Chopra would settle down for nothing but a Porsche when it comes to car. She owns a Porsche Cayenne priced between Rs 64lacs to 1.46 crore .<br />
4.Katrina Kaif has a passion for F1 and owns a full-size luxury SUV Audi Q7. The price tag ranges from Rs 55 lacs to 69 lacs.<br />
5. Salman Khan recently purchased an Audi A8 that ranges from Rs. 71 lakh to Rs. 1 crore in India.<br />
6.Rani Mukerji does it the best. She is a proud owner of a Mercedes Benz E-class. With a price tag of Rs 44 lacs, the car features impeccable style and remarkable performance.<br />
7. Shahrukh Khan owned a Maruti van when he was in school but now he is a proud owner of a Mitsubishi pajero and an Audi. The car costs approximately Rs 20 lacs.<br />
8.Shahid Kapoor owns white Mercedes Benz and a 2010 Range Rover. The perfect blend of luxury and ruggedness comes at a price range of Rs 98 lacs to 1.05 crore.<br />
9.John Abraham who is famous for his bike mania, likes to drive around in style and luxury and owns an Audi Q7.<br />
10.Rolls Royce Phantom worth approximately Rs 3.5 crore was gifted to Amitabh Bachchan by director Vidhu Vinod Chopra.<br />
11.Ajay Devgan is a car fanatic and his cars collection prove just that. Along with a Maserati, Ferrari and a Mercedes Z-class, he has recently acquired a modified Toyota Celica.<br />
12.Toyota Camry is what catches Asin's fancy when it comes to cars. The car price ranges from Rs 22 lacs to 25 lacs.<br />
13.Abhishek Bachchan drives a Bentley, which is a gift from his dad. The car costs around Rs. 2.25 crores in India.<br />
14.Anil Kapoor may not be a car freak but he likes to ride in style and luxury. He owns a blue Mitsubishi Lancer that costs approximately Rs 8 lacs.<br />
15.Kareena Kapoor owns an SUV Lexus LX 470. The car comes with a price tag of approximately Rs 36 lacs.<br />
16.Sanjay Dutt owns a variety of cars including a Lexus SUV, Mercedes Benz M-class, Porsche SUV and a Toyota Land Cruiser.<br />
17.Sunil Shetty owns a civilian version of the Hummer H3 used by the US military. The car costs approximately Rs 1.5 crore.<br />
18.Kamal Hassan owns a Hummer H3. The price tag of the car is approximately Rs 1.5 crore.<br />
Courtsey- msn-indiaSrinivaShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00023292083047386641noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5301577019863585335.post-61682941052668489682010-07-08T02:37:00.000-07:002010-07-08T02:38:28.899-07:00Samsung cell phone – Epic 4G: QWERTY keyboard and 4G for the American marketSamsung-cell-phone<br /><br />While in other countries the mobile market is slower, the 4G mobile phones are starting to come out in a progressive manner in United States as novelties in the catalog of the most advanced smartphones of the moment. This is the case of the new Samsung Epic 4G, which is an evolved version of the Samsung Galaxy S that right now is hitting the stores in many places around Europe in association with important and well-known telecommunication companies such as Movistar. The Korean company Samsung is now offering for sale a smartphone with the already well-known Super AMOLED display (4 inches), full QWERTY keyboard, and another interesting detail: An awesome operating system (the powerful Android 2.1).SrinivaShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00023292083047386641noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5301577019863585335.post-20628763793940508392010-07-07T10:02:00.000-07:002010-07-07T10:08:23.873-07:00SOMETHING ON PERSONALITY DEVELOPMENTPERSONALITY DEVELOPMENT<br /><br /> People say that there are three basic amenities in life, food, clothing and shelter. This might be the case in old times, but the latest corporate world expects something else apart from these requirements which is a sound personality. The term personality is often interpreted in a wrong way, taken to be the external appearance. But the real factors behind a good personality include presence of mind, positive approach, clarity and a lot more which can be clubbed under the term, “attitude”.<br /> We come across a lot of people in a single day, say we meet an average of 200 people. But we dont rememder everyone. There can be two kinds of people who stay with us in our minds even after they physiclly move away. The former includes stupids and the latter includes smart people. On either case, personality plays a vital role. The motive of being noticed, can never be take in a wrong sense. So a good personality brings good reputation too!<br /> The way you present yourselves in front of others is going to play a vital role in determining your personality. People who dont often feel comfortable to converse with strangers will surely have problems in presenting themselves in front of a big crowd. One solution for breaking this barrier could be to start speaking freely to strangers you meet in bus, lift or malls. What does it cost to say a hi or hello to people who are co-passsengers or those who reside in your appartment? If you need to build a good reputation, just break out your shy.<br /> The best way to break shy could be to talk to people about things that are not serious. Just a small joke of a prank. Once you start up with this approach, you give them an opportunity to get easily acquainted with you. Just try saying welcome to people entering the lift that you are travelling and start conversing. It works! Once you are able to break the barrier of mingling freely, things start working for you. This development could mark a major difference in your attitude.<br /> One another major field of concern could be the clarity in the way you present yourselves to others. I can quote a story in this context. Once a doctor wrote some medicines on a prescription and the patient took it to the chemist. He got all the medicines other than the last one that was written. He tried with almost all chemists, but ended in vain. Finally he went back to the doctor and explained the problem. The doctor smiled and said that it was his signature! So there is no use in explaining things unless you are clear. You would sound greek and latin to the one whom you are approaching, which is not a good sign.<br /> Finally, your positive approach could be the biggest key for a good personality. Further steps could be time keeping, enhancing listening skills etc,. The initial steps like presenting in the best way and being clear could help a lot in building a good personality. <br /><br />Good luck!SrinivaShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00023292083047386641noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5301577019863585335.post-87447000922445999712010-07-07T07:07:00.002-07:002012-02-27T21:55:04.737-08:00LATEST GADGETS<a href="http://www.sitevisitormaps.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://m.sitevisitormaps.com/25310.png" style="border:0;" /></a><br clear=all /><a href="http://www.webhostingpol.com">web hosting pol</a><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">Time for another coolest gadget competition, simply vote for what you think is coolest and leave a comment for a chance to win a $50 voucher at Think Geek. Good luck!<br />
<a href="http://www.gadgetfever.org/cow-cow-hub" target="_blank"><img alt="Cool CowCow USB 4-Port Hub" class="alignleft size-full" src="http://www.coolest-gadgets.com/wp-content/uploads/cow-huba.jpg" title="Cool CowCow USB 4-Port Hub" /></a><br />
<h2><a href="http://www.gadgetfever.org/cow-cow-hub" target="_blank">Cool CowCow USB 4-Port Hub</a></h2>This hub can help you to transfer your data and information between your computer and the USB device. It will sound three cow calls when you plug it into the USB port.<br />
The full post can be found on <a href="http://www.gadgetfever.org/cow-cow-hub" target="_blank"><b>Gadget Fever</b></a>.<br />
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<a href="http://www.kitchencontraptions.com/archives/030037.php" target="_blank"><img alt="Lobster Taser - Time to Taser the Lobsters" class="alignleft size-full" src="http://www.coolest-gadgets.com/wp-content/uploads/_photos_xlarge_lobster11_rgb_11-19-09a.jpg" title="Lobster Taser - Time to Taser the Lobsters" /></a><br />
<h2><a href="http://www.kitchencontraptions.com/archives/030037.php" target="_blank">Lobster Taser – Time to Taser the Lobsters</a></h2>The lobster taser which looks like a giant lobster panini press or photocopier stuns lobsters with 110 volts that delivers a shock immediately and effectively disabling said lobster’s nervous system. You can then proceed with the boiling, baking, and or grilling. We remain committed to taking out any food we eat humanely, so we look forward to more lobster tasers in the future – maybe even a home model.<br />
The full post can be found on <a href="http://www.kitchencontraptions.com/archives/030037.php" target="_blank"><b>Kitchen Contraptions</b></a>.<br />
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<a href="http://www.reevoo.com/decidewhattobuy/2009/12/gadget-watch-magic-wand-remote/" target="_blank"><img alt="Magic wand remote" class="alignleft size-full" src="http://www.coolest-gadgets.com/wp-content/uploads/magic-wand-remote1a.jpg" title="Magic wand remote" /></a><br />
<h2><a href="http://www.reevoo.com/decidewhattobuy/2009/12/gadget-watch-magic-wand-remote/" target="_blank">Magic wand remote</a></h2>If you’re bored of the same old TV remote, why not ditch it for this magic wand remote. Use flicks of your wrist to change the channel and big sweeping moves to record your favourite TV show. The wand will learn up to 13 commands from your old remote and you can choose which moves control each command, making your remote un-hijackable! It will also work on your Sky box, stereo or any other infra-red device.<br />
The full post can be found on <a href="http://www.reevoo.com/decidewhattobuy/2009/12/gadget-watch-magic-wand-remote/" target="_blank"><b>Decide What to Buy</b></a>.<br />
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<a href="http://www.gaj-it.com/13491/slanket-just-with-double-vision/" target="_blank"><img alt="The Double Slanket" class="alignleft size-full" src="http://www.coolest-gadgets.com/wp-content/uploads/p2565_maina.jpg" title="The Double Slanket" /></a><br />
<h2><a href="http://www.gaj-it.com/13491/slanket-just-with-double-vision/" target="_blank">The Double Slanket</a></h2>Behold- the Double Slanket! Just like the original slanket it’s a blanket with sleeves, but now there’s four of them! Perfect for a nice long romantic evening in front of some weepy film- and you don’t even have to unsnuggle yourselves to eat the chocolate. Light some candles, turn of the lights and let the evening go where it will go. Particularly good for those of us who have partners that have a habit of stealing the covers. No matter how tightly they twist the bottom round their legs you’re not going to be left with just a corner to keep away the chills…<br />
The full post can be found on <a href="http://www.gaj-it.com/13491/slanket-just-with-double-vision/" target="_blank"><b>Gaj-it</b></a>.<br />
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<a href="http://www.gadgets-for-men.co.uk/walkie-talkie-watches/" target="_blank"><img alt="Walkie Talkie Watches" class="alignleft size-full" src="http://www.coolest-gadgets.com/wp-content/uploads/set-of-2-walkie-talkie-watchesa.jpg" title="Walkie Talkie Watches" /></a><br />
<h2><a href="http://www.gadgets-for-men.co.uk/walkie-talkie-watches/" target="_blank">Walkie Talkie Watches</a></h2>The first thing we thought was “a walkie talkie in a watch? That’ll be poo! It will have no range, eat batteries, have no functions and be seriously fiddly/difficult to use”. So naturally we had to have a closer look. At first glance we were surprised by the size. They are oversized, compared to a Casio watch, but not as much as you might think. The face of the “watch” only measures in at 7 x 6 x 2.5cm and when you consider that the aerial can be folded in and out when needed it is surprisingly small. The next thing we noticed was…<br />
The full post can be found on <a href="http://www.gadgets-for-men.co.uk/walkie-talkie-watches/" target="_blank"><b>Gadgets-For-Men.co.uk</b></a>.<br />
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<a href="http://www.markstechnologynews.com/2009/11/space-saving-air-hockey-table-folds-away-after-play.html" target="_blank"><img alt="Space Saving Air Hockey Table Folds Away After Play" class="alignleft size-full" src="http://www.coolest-gadgets.com/wp-content/uploads/space-saving-air-hockey-table-468x338a.jpg" title="Space Saving Air Hockey Table Folds Away After Play" /></a><br />
<h2><a href="http://www.markstechnologynews.com/2009/11/space-saving-air-hockey-table-folds-away-after-play.html" target="_blank">Space Saving Air Hockey Table Folds Away After Play</a></h2>The Space Saving Air Hockey Table features a powerful internal fan and automatic score box like the arcade classic, yet folds against a wall to free up space.<br />
The full post can be found on <a href="http://www.markstechnologynews.com/2009/11/space-saving-air-hockey-table-folds-away-after-play.html" target="_blank"><b>Mark’s Technology News</b></a>.<br />
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<h2><a href="http://coolmaterial.com/home/xtend-climb-telescoping-ladder/" target="_blank">Xtend & Climb Telescoping Ladder</a></h2>When you can’t even reach your track lighting to change a bulb, well, you feel like less of a man. Extend your reach confidently with the Xtend & Climb Telescoping Ladder and never come up short again when doing work around the house. This cleverly compact ladder fits in a closet or even your trunk, extending from 30 inches to 12.5 feet when fully extended<br />
The full post can be found on <a href="http://coolmaterial.com/home/xtend-climb-telescoping-ladder/" target="_blank"><b>Cool Material</b></a>.<br />
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<h2><a href="http://www.coolest-gadgets.com/20091202/sterishoe-sterilizes-rid-shoe-odors/">SteriShoe sterilizes and gets rid of shoe odors</a></h2>SteriShoe may be a product that some might think is taking things too far. However, if you’ve ever worn workboots or know someone that does, I doubt you question that it’d be a great idea for some people. Some of the reason being that you just wish you could get rid of the smell, the other part being that you really do wonder sometimes how much bacteria gets built up inside of a pair of shoes you never wash.</div>SrinivaShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00023292083047386641noreply@blogger.com0