As I have blogged earlier, Technical Communication is still a field to be explored by the Sri Lankans. Many do not know that such a career path exists in Sri Lanka. For those Sri Lankans who are in the profession, there is no community gathering or at-least a web portal to share ideas. So, I thought, why not start with ...
This is the thesis season. Lots of my university friends are in their final year and they have started collecting data for their undergraduate thesis. Being tech savvy people, most of them have taken the digital path to send their questionnaires to the respondents. I have seen several methods they use to collect data. Methods I have seen this season ...
Facebook has finally introduced the subscribe button. For me, it is a copy of G+ circles. The theory of the G+ circles is that anyone one could add you to their circles but you do not have to add them back. Until you add a person to your circle, they will only see your public updates in their newsfeed. Facebook ...
Yes, you are the MAN!I call you "the man" because you had the guts to get up and ask me that single question. The bus had stopped in the middle of the road in the busy Kadawatha town, everyone in the bus was staring at me and I was crying, yet you had the guts to ask that question."ඇයි අක්කේ ...
DEEPS: Hi all the marketers out there, have you heard of Blinklink? It helps you build a link that self-destructs after certain number of views. RANDOM MARKETING GUY : So, what? I have seen such services from the day I was born. DEEPS : Let me finish please!! Blinklink.me helps you create a link that self destructs after certain ...
Today I delivered a lecture to the inmates of a rehabilitation center. Most of the inmates there were either raped or sexually abused. During the question time, one of the girls asked about the schools that I have attended. When I told them about the schools, the girl who posed the question smiled, pointed towards her friend and said "මෙයා ...
We all have seen that kid. He does all the school work and never eats from the canteen because the mother does not like it. (For the sake of gender equality, I will use “she” for the next sentences) She never buys a dress that is not approved by the father and she never cries thinking of the shoes ...
Birds start their daily gossip session and I open my eyes to a room that is far away from my own. Windows are open and the sky is already painted with a reddish hue of the rising sun. Time is still 5.40 but seems everything including nature is getting ready to fight the daily battle.I get off the bed, treat ...
As I have blogged earlier, Technical Communication is a field yet to be explored by the Sri Lankans. Many do not know that such a career path exists in Sri Lanka.For those Sri Lankans who are in the profession, there is no community gathering or at-least a web portal to share ideas. So, I thought, why not start with a ...
DEEPS: Hi all the marketers out there, have you heard of Blinklink? It helps you build a link that self-destructs after certain number of views.RANDOM MARKETING GUY : So, what? I have seen such services from the day I was born.DEEPS : Let me finish please!!Blinklink.me helps you create a link that self destructs after certain number of views. However, ...
While I was about to complete one year at the university as an English Instructor, an IT company came to me with an offer for a new job as a Technical Writer. I did not apply for the opportunity, therefore, I had no idea what Technical Writing is and what they expect from me. So the first thing I ...
Thought Leader is a person or a business that process innovative ideas and LinkedIn is the Facebook for professionals. Recently, LinkedIn has given us the opportunity to follow great Thought Leaders within the network. For example, if we follow Barack Obama on LinkedIn, we will be able to read his updates right in our LinkedIn home page. LinkedIn currently ...
I tweeted in the morning that I prefer email to SMS and some asked why. Here is the answer. Email or SMS? Typing a message and then shortening the words to make sure that the message fits into 160 characters is just sick. No need to take pains to understand those gibberish shortened ...
