This post is a long time coming, just like Google’s implementation of Pages. It has been rumoured they were in discussion with many large corporates like Ford, listening to suggestions on what was missing on Facebook Pages. Currently the Google pages might seem very bare, with no room for custom app tabs etc. But with a host of Google ...
Image courtesy of : www.webupd8.org Needless to say I’m not a Big fan of the Overlay Scroll bars that have been introduce since Ubuntu 11.04. Despite news that you can even activate the Overlay Scrollbars that will be featured in Ubuntu 12.04, I still prefer the traditional space consuming, not so pleasing to the eye, but practical as hell scrollbars. ...
There has been a lot of hype about Gnome 3.2, atleast their release notes promise the sun and the moon. Fed up of Unity, I switched to Gnome 3.2. How to Install Just type the following steps in a terminal: sudo add-apt-repository ppa:gnome3-team/gnome3 sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install gnome gnome-shell After a reboot or logging out, you’ll be ...
Starting off with Ubuntu 11.10 there are a few things you have to get used to. The un-customizable Gnome Panels (same in 11.04). Lack of Adobe Air install candidate. Here are a few work-arounds. Adobe Air (for Tweetdeck and other Apps) Apparently Adobe have given up on going the extra mile for Linux users. There fore we’re supposed to ...
Image Courtesy of http://www.intech-bb.com Oneiric means Dreamy or relating to Dreams. Ocelot on the other hand is a Dwarf Leopard. So this Ubuntu 11.10 release calls it self a Sleepy/Lazy Stunted Leopard? Hmm.. I’ve been an Ubuntu fan since 5.10 Breezy Badger. Back in the day when it took forever to expect something new from a Linux distro, Ubuntu committed ...
Depiction of the Split between the Browser and the Cloud From a software perspective the Web Browser was considered to be the Thin client, which provided only the interface for user interaction and the rest of the number crunching, validation, storage etc is passed of to a Server or a collection of Servers. Fat clients on the other hand were ...
Facebook Notifcation to Page Admins Facebook Page Admin’s would have already seen the above notice, informing that Facebook will be removing the Discussion Tabs on Facebook Pages on the 31st of October 2011. With a link to a FAQ. Call me old school, but I am a big fan of forums. Although there is much to be desired in Facebook’s ...
All Blacks – Haka vs Tonga – Kailao Just like every rugby fan my heart beats faster, as I watch the Rugby World Cup opening ceremony. What can top off a magnificent opening ceremony featuring Jonah Lomu? A war dance face-off between New Zealand and Tonga, as the very first match of the Rugby World [...]
Social Media is still in its early stages, in comparison to other media. The ground rules are yet to be universally agreed upon, although there maybe certain ethics to be followed. The aim of every Brand on Social Media is to be recognised/treated as a Friend, a Human Being. Not this Big Corporate trying to [...]
Steve Jobs‘ resignation is old news by now. It’s safe to refer to it as an “end of an era” I guess, because we know so little about Tim Cook. How do you replace an iconic figure like Steve Jobs? Guess that’s where succession planning comes into play. Most of you will remember Steve Jobs [...]
Source : http://heello.com Ironically right after blogging about Twitter, I come to you with another ‘me-too’ offering called Heello [HE-lo]. Launched by Twitpic founder Noah Everett. It’s everybodys guess that its a result of Twitter launching it’s own Photo Sharing service, which undermines the efforts of third party de
Isn’t it ironic that most of us struggle to explain how twitter works, while everybody seems to understand Facebook, which is as complicated as a modern toaster. The following is my attempt at explaining Twitter under 140 chars : Twitter, is a text based social network. Users can broadcast their status or have 1 on 1 conversations. Messages are ...
In the Back of a Mumbai Taxi I’m currently in Mumbai, India (just in case you missed my last post) attending a conference put together by Gripel on Social Media Marketing Excellence. After the first 24 hours in India (this being my first time over here) I’ve come to ...
Facebook Page Settings (Click to Enlarge) Finally what Facebook Page Admins have been asking Mark Zuckerberg for is here. Just two days ago, I myself was trying to explain to my management how difficult it is to track all the comments we receive. Specially from a CS/CRM ...
..was the first question myself, Nazly and Shazly were asked as we were ushered to our seats at ‘I Eccellenza. ‘I Eccellenza was an event organized by the Group of 2000 of Zahira College with the ambition of inspiring and motivating our future leaders, the youth of today. This daunting task was entrusted upon 4 equally renowned gentleman who have ...
Apart from the obvious puns, speaking at Refresh Colombo was a truly refreshing experience. I could tell that the audience was excited as much as I was, especially since they had to patiently wait for two months for this, since we ran out of time the last time at Refresh. Although I was scheduled to talk on a broader ...
As you may know Facebook rolled out a new look for their user profiles. This move came more than a few months after Twitter launched a new look for their profile pages too. It’s hard to tell whether the new Facebook Profiles are an attempt to match ...
