Category: Life & Times
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The Serial Podcast – Paving the Way for Narrative Media
In 2013, it was “House of Cards.” Then came “Orange is the new black.” And now, you have “Serial.” Except, “Serial” is not a TV serial on Netflix. For that matter, it is not a show on TV or cable network. It is a podcast – the “House of Cards” of podcasts. If you still…
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Banking on the Future – Uber’s $41 Billion Valuation!
At the end of the day, Uber is a taxi dispatching company. Sure they have a presence in nearly fifty countries and have a smartphone app that connects riders with drivers. Their ride sharing model has disrupted traditional taxi dispatching models and has attracted high-profile investors like Goldman Sachs, Benchmark Capital, and Jeff Bezos of…
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Food as a medium to connect on social media
Updated on July 24, 2022 The good thing about food is that everybody needs it. Whether you are a foodie or someone who treats food like fuel for your body, when you are hungry, you need to eat. Food as a social media topic has universal appeal and does not require specialized knowledge or skills…
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Of death and social media…
I got the call as I was watching Olivia Blatchford play Maria Toorpakai Wazir in the finals of the Manulife Investments WSA Tournament at Club Meadowvale. It was my wife. She broke the news as gently as she could – my mother had just passed away, in India! In a bit of a daze, I…
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Do you ever feel that technology is stalking you?
“Got a sec?” The pop-up window on the corner of my laptop asks me. I glance down from the document that I am working on which is due in thirty minutes. The “presence” feature on my Microsoft Lync client is set to “in a meeting,” which is meant to politely convey “do not disturb.” It…
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Six Twitter mistakes that I made, which you can avoid
“An applicant for a Social Media Management role with Less than 1,000 Twitter followers is suspect”– Olivier Blanchard. Even though I was not looking for a job in Social Media, the quote shown above from the respected brand strategist and consultant made me uncomfortable. With less than two hundred followers at that time, my credibility…
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Here Are Five Tips For Passive Twitter Users
So you created a Twitter profile, followed a bunch of famous people, and sent out a few cautious tweets. Not a lot of people followed you back, and your tweets seemed to have gone into the ether. You even checked out my post titled “Six tips for Twitter users who have less than 25 followers”…
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Here’s How Indiscretion On Social Media Can Cost You
Every once in a while, I see posts – images, videos, tweets, and comments – that make me go “What were they thinking?” I am glad that there was no social media when I was younger. Discretion was not my forte. Indiscretion on social media can cost you – big time! Take for instance the case…
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Pride Week – You Have Every Reason to Love Toronto
Last update: June 24, 2022 This post is not about squash, tennis, or social media. It is about pride and Toronto. I had my first exposure to Pride Week when my wife and I stumbled into a wedding. To be more precise, we stumbled into a wedding that was just about to take place. Out…
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Is Formal Education Falling Out of Favour?
When I was younger, it was not cool to be referred to as a nerd or a geek. The ones who balanced academics with sports and other extra-curricular activities were more popular and sought after than the studious types. They had more fun and went on to become successful pillars of society. At least that was…