I came back after attending the ‘Genius of the Web’ awards ceremony held today at the ITC Grand Central in Mumbai. It was attended by some influential dignitaries from the IT and corporate world and the ceremony was backed by Web18 — a part of the larger Network18 group. The ceremony wasn’t as big as I had initially thought it would be. It kicked off with a panel discussion on the future of Web 2.0 and then a solo performance by singer Manasi Scott was received by a rather unenthusiastic crowd. The awards were distributed to various companies under categories like ‘Best Government & PSU Site’, ‘Best Hotels Site’, Best Airlines Site’, etc. (see the complete list) and the ceremony got over in no time. Nothing much to say or write about it, however it was some experience to see old faces from my past and refresh my memory.
October 2007
Frequent Blog Posting is Irrelevant Today
Through my daily routine of sifting through the articles on blogosphere, I came across some nice links which I would like to share with you. The first one is written by Eric Kintz (VP Global Marketing Strategy & Excellence for Hewlett-Packard) — he writes about the frequency of blogging and why it should be avoided and rubbishes the idea that frequent posting is a formula for generating traffic and further goes to say that it drives poor quality content. Here’s an interesting fact that he serves in his article – “25 million readers visit Wikipedia every month, but the number of people who actually contribute content to Wikipedia is about 1-2 percent of total site visitors”. Read the entire article here. And no…I am not posting this link to increase my site traffic.
The second article is by Seth Godin and he outlines 10 principles (or should I say the Ten Commandments!) for creating a “great website”. I liked the very first point that he makes – “Fire the committee. No great website in history has been conceived of by more than three people. Not one. This is a dealbreaker”. I second those thoughts completely. Check the article here.
Aamir Khan Goes Online
The computer at my place has been inaccessible for the past 5 days because my house is undergoing some renovation work as we speak. The flying dust and flowing sweat has become unbearable for me. On the other hand, the new office I have just shifted to is fun to work in. I am realising the benefits of the peace and tranquility around me not to mention the wide open spaces and brightness as well. Anyway just to tell you that I like to write only when I have something interesting to share with the rest of the world. So here’s something worthwhile now.
As you’d know, Aamir Khan has become a director with his forthcoming venture Taare Zameen Par (TZP) and he has launched the movie website last night. TZP is produced by Aamir himself and it is a story that deals with a dyslexic kid being played by Darsheel Safary. Watch the curtain raiser which I think is classy — in true Aamir style.
I also admired Aamir’s thoughts on his previous blog. He has now launched his official website/blog which appears to be the first instance of a bollywood actor posting some of his frank opinions online. There’s also a chat application so one can have a 1-1 session with Aamir Khan himself! All my best wishes are with Aamir and I wish Taare Zameen Par becomes a landmark movie in Indian cinema.
Quick Links
Aamir Khan’s Website: www.aamirkhan.com
Taare Zameen Par (Official Website): www.taarezameenpar.com