2016-03-19 18:53
facebook announced today that it plans on opening up it’s platform architecture so that other social networking sites can use facebook applications…ha haa, bring it on OpenSocia… Read More
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2016-03-19 18:53
Was sure I had posted this video earlier ….better late than never! Read More
2016-03-19 18:53
This is a video that Shiv Shinh made back in college. Totally hand it to him for ingenuity. The brief can be found on Shiv’s blog Read More
2016-03-19 18:53
Found this on Adotas. Sergey Brin on the Microsoft-facebook deal – “Some of our competitors might be willing to spend very large amounts of money…and we’re really in… Read More
2007-10-20 02:11
Pete Ryan pointed me to two posts on allfacebook that helped rid my blogging inertia
“Mark Zuckerberg dropped an indication that Facebook is considering opening up at some point. Whi… Read More
2007-09-27 21:47
The last week has been fantastic. Between the IAB Mixx & Expo and other events associated with Advertising Week, i’ve learned much more than i imagined.
I attended this sessi… Read More
2007-09-08 00:59
Back in 2006 i wrote about the evolution of toys in my life and just how badly i wanted Mindstorms. Though my experiment with micropayment donations didn’t exactly work as per plan&hel&hell…Read More
2007-09-03 23:09
The last couple of weeks have been exceptionally hectic…
To start with, i moved jobs…to a really interesting role at Microsoft which i won’t talk about just now…al… Read More
2007-08-05 13:25
2007-08-05 06:38
Discovered Spock last week but didn’t have an opportunity to spend much time on it. To quote their site, “Spock is the online leader in personal search, helping users find and di… Read More
2007-08-04 15:12
Call this Distribution 2.0 …. toys that talk to each other: Facebook, Twitter, WordPress, Widgetbox & Netvibes.
What do I use and what does it do?WordPress: An open source bloggin… Read More
2007-08-04 08:46
Contrary to popular belief the concept of a free lunch does exist….we call it freeware! One of my favorite features on the Windows Mobile platform is the ability to use your P… Read More
2007-07-27 04:24
Had an accident last night, very very lucky to come out unscathed (more or less). Hats off to the Fiat Palio, the car took all the impact. Had i been in a Japanese… Read More
2007-07-16 07:28
If India is a free country why the hell do i get taxed? Read More
2007-07-14 12:50
Last week i blogged about remote desktop sharing and about how happy i was with Crossloop (the screen sharing app which i use to control Papa’s computer back home) … earlier th… Read More
2007-07-13 10:38
The main reason i upgraded to the Windows Mobile platform was to surf the internet….and before you say it…i might as well….i’m beyond hope!
Most of the software i… Read More
2007-07-07 14:00
There are 10 kind of people in the world. Those who understand binary, and those who don’t.
If you happen to be of the first kind, i can confidently say that you gladly do… Read More
2007-07-07 10:38
The single critical success factor of any new startup (including any 2.0 idea) lies in its ability to leverage the ‘Long Tail’. Though the long tail is not exclusive to the inter… Read More
2007-07-01 10:13
If you thought this would bring you all sorts of juicy gossip….i’ll just say that’s not my style .. this is a Jai RSS (Really Simple Syndication) post .. and the inbox i… Read More
2007-07-01 09:53
We all marvel at the buzz that any Apple launch manages to create…
If you do plan on buying the iPhone, knowing some of the shortcomings and problems, is essential….
While the… Read More
2007-05-07 04:26
An interesting way to introspect….this one is courtesy Rahul ‘Sunny’ Chaudhuri!
Read my VisualDNAâ„¢ Get your own VisualDNAâ„¢
Sent f… Read More
2007-05-01 11:50
My friends at Joost finally sent me an invite (had to wait a couple of weeks) and three more invites for my friends. Drop me an email if you want one.
Update:Â Now have 999 invi… Read More
2007-04-30 09:38
from The Wall Street Journalfor the doscos reading this…catch me on the Facebook groupI went to The Doon School…therefore i am way better than you!.
DEHRA DUN, India &md&hell…Read More
2007-04-22 07:30
Many of you have written/mentioned in passing that I hardly ever talk about Y! and what’s next, and only mention press releases/coverage from time to time about Y!…i’ll ju… Read More
2007-04-07 05:07
Zapak is firing all cylinders….preparing for blast off….got this in my mailbox today…(However, the typo …’click here to check your mails‘ .. is a tota… Read More
2007-04-02 07:18
2007-03-30 15:11
Discover India. Go Anywhere.
Before that, check http://in.maps.yahoo.com Read More
2007-03-27 14:44
From Marketwatch:
It is no secret that the traditional media are under assault from audiences.
Not only are some consumers not paying for content, some are displacing those heretofore assig… Read More
2007-03-27 14:08
instead of pointing you to a PR announcement, here’s quoting Search Engine Journal….
Last week Yahoo introduced their oneSearch mobile search experience for the majority of cell… Read More
2007-03-25 19:30
Hats off to Moto & Ogilvy for pulling this off… there is nothing i can say that will do it enough justice! Read More
2007-03-24 13:59
Got this email from Apple announcing and pitching Apple TV.
We all know Jobs is a good great salesman, this pitch is well in line…i’m not saying i’d buy it…just say… Read More
2007-03-24 09:50
http://www.iwebtool.com/visual/?domain=gauthaM.MAEDIRATTA.COM&nofw=1&ex=1 Read More
2007-03-24 09:27
Simple math.
Quality of Video is directly proportionate to volume of Streams.
TV Programming is high quality. (NBC + News Corp produce adequate content globally to keep every demographic ent… Read More
2007-03-23 12:42
Excerpts from the Y! Widget Blog
Yes! Yahoo Widgets 4 is now available for download. This version has a lot of cool new features for users as well as developers of Widgets.
For those that th… Read More
2007-03-19 16:39
Was checking phone reviews and a search for the i-mate pdal found me this site…
http://www.gsmarena.com/i_mate_pdal-reviews-1787.php
Look closely at what ‘S9he’ had to say… Read More
2007-03-15 09:21
Boston, MA – March 12, 2007 – The newly launched Strategy Analytics Wireless Media Lab service has released, “Yahoo! Offers Best Mobile Web Experience as Interest in Web 2… Read More
2007-03-15 05:55
Just in from my friends at Joost….if any beta testers are reading this…could you pass me an invite?
Hi Gautham Gauruv Maediratta,This is just to let you know that we haven&rsq&hell…Read More
2007-03-06 05:33
This is hillarious….Dell recommends Windows Vista Business but is packaging Windows Vista Home Basic with its Business Desktops. What do you call that? Strat… Read More
2007-03-05 04:20
Got this email from Indiatimes today….and am baffled….not surprised, not astounded….but baffled! I haven’t logged onto my Indiatimes email for over 3 years (the em… Read More
2007-02-17 09:12
Those who drive them, love them! Read More
2007-02-17 08:28
Pick the odd one out. Want a clue? Click on the image below.
Was clearling my spam folder and came across spam from ‘Salman Khan’…i had to hand it to the spam… Read More
2007-02-17 04:53
Some sites rock….but some, blow your mind away! I’ve been using StumbleUpon for a couple of years now, and nobody i’ve ever referred it to has complained*.&Ac&hell…Read More
2007-02-17 04:02
Alexa has added more meat to their traffic rankings page, after about three odd years. I must add that they updated the graphs about a month back, offering more options with dat… Read More
2007-02-07 18:30
Trackback:http://tech.cybernetnews.com/2007/02/06/google-apps-to-start-charging-for-services
Businessweek recently wrote about Google ‘charging a few dollars’ for its ‘Apps… Read More
2007-02-06 03:44
Aerobics Fees: INR 1500
Air soled shoes: INR 3790
Track Pants: INR 1500
Walk into the gym to find you’re the only male in a batch of 15 people: Priceless! Read More
2007-02-04 21:46
This has to be the best UGC video i’ve seen this year…thanks Rajit, this is absolutely brilliant! Read More
2007-01-29 13:54
I’m not entirely schizophrenic, but the petrosexual in me just got a new woman in his life.
The pics should be up on my flickr account soon Read More
2007-01-16 17:36
Over the last couple of months, i’ve been bombared by questions about social media (or web 2.0 products) and my responses have been consistently varied on the real implications for use… Read More
2007-01-09 09:39
This is really neatly done…won’t tell you who its for, will kill the surprise!
http://202.56.228.25/viral/ Read More
2007-01-01 13:54
The Wall Street Journal Online invited two technology venture capitalists, who were active in the dot-com days and have invested in the current crop of startups, to debate the topic. Todd Da… Read More
2007-01-01 13:47
Like any other – a year to learn, adapt, grow, challenge the limits, make the most, do the best, to stand, punch and follow through, to believe, to develop instinct, to hunt, to consta… Read More
2006-12-31 14:01
We live in an age where evolution is not just a way of life but a mandate. I frankly believe that this is accelerated by technology and even more so by the internet. Ref : Quaero Quero… Read More
2006-12-09 16:02
36 hours: 3 Regions, 4 presentations, 5 excel sheets, 13 Categories, 1 seamless business plan. Whether you think you can, or you think you can’t, you’re right.
GO GET ‘EM T… Read More
2006-12-03 16:53
http://similarminds.com/myers-briggs-jung.html
The Myers-Briggs-Jung test is an interesting personality test…for the introspective amongst us! Answering these questions accurately re… Read More
2006-12-03 13:28
Its not often that you stumble upon hidden emoticons. These aren’t available from emoticon menu on the IM window ….
http://messenger.yahoo.com/hiddenemoticons.php Read More
2006-12-03 04:56
http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://gautham.maediratta.com
Evolution? I’d love to hear your thoughts Read More
2006-12-03 04:45
For those of you who want to add Y! Search or Y! India Search to your Mozilla Firefox 2 Beta 2, here is an easy way to do it.
Instead of using the convulated route of managing search engines… Read More
2006-11-26 08:01
The new Sony Ericsson Advert has to be the best ad this season. Found the complete 60seconder on youtube which is embedded in this post as well as available at
My next phone is DEFINITE… Read More
2006-11-22 16:30
I can live with the fact that i am a kid at heart…not just heart, make that mind and soul …and in order to be true to myself and keep myself interested, intrigued and engaged i… Read More
2006-11-19 06:13
Social media consists of Blogs, podcasts, wikis, RSS feeds, and social networks; nexgen tools that bring sites, users and communities into a dynamic, ongoing conversation. Syndication and s… Read More
2006-11-15 18:02
Gaurav Pradhan enlightened a couple of us on the true story behind ‘cogito ergo sum – i think therefore i am’ and i have ‘been’ eversince . So much so that i f… Read More
2006-11-13 05:19
Today is the first day of the rest of your life…What have you done that will last for eternity? Face your fears, live your dreams…GO, get ‘em TIGER! Read More
2006-11-07 17:33
This has to be one of the most realistic articles i’ve read in a while…the only issue from an indian perspective is marketers in india are SO BLOODY oblivious to what the blogos… Read More
2006-10-31 06:10
http://www.seomoz.org/blogdetail.php?ID=1467
The comments and discussion are a must read for SEOs/WebmastersGoogScore = (KW Usage Score * 0.3) + (Domain Strength * 0.25) + (Inbound Link Scor… Read More
2006-10-31 05:05
This morning, Merrill Lynch issued a bullish report on Yahoo! and upgraded the stock to “buy,” noting that the downturn in the company’s stock price seems to have created n… Read More
2006-10-30 11:38
This is the text of the Commencement address by Steve Jobs, CEO of Apple Computer and of Pixar Animation Studios, delivered on June 12, 2005.
I am honored to be with you today at your commen… Read More
2006-10-23 14:36
“The media is not just the message. The media is a massage. We’re constantly being stroked, manipulated, adjusted, realigned, and manoeuvered.” -Joey Skaggs Read More
2006-10-18 12:26
http://video.yahoo.com/video/play?vid=2a6da7a27cd603f00682c2e8f1ed0ea4.711349&fr=
This video is about life at Sunnyvale, features David Filo, Jerry Yang, a walkthrough the data center &a&hell…Read More
2006-10-17 13:02
Just a few months ago, News Corp. (NWS) landed a crucial deal with Internet leader Google (GOOG). News Corp. designated Google as the search engine for MySpace, the social networking leader… Read More
2006-10-16 19:52
In an apparent display of saber-rattling aimed at nudging video Web site YouTube Inc. into cutting favorable licensing deals, a number of major media companies have banded together to explor… Read More
2006-10-13 11:16
Coutesy: Team-BHP Read More
2006-10-12 16:20
1 Julianne Moore please….like thrice….i mean PLEASE….
to give you some background to this, i just saw “Laws of Attraction”! Read More
2006-10-08 06:14
Shanu Taxi was selected in the International Competition section at the Asiana Short Film Festival in Korea. It will happen sometime in November. For those of you who haven&rsqu&hell…Read More
2006-10-05 13:37
From Mediapost
MERGER AND ACQUISITION ACTIVITY IN online media grew dramatically in the first three quarters of this year, compared to 2005, according to media investment bank Jordan, Edmist… Read More
2006-10-02 09:18
Tidiness, Orderliness, Cleanliness, Standards & Discipline! Read More
2006-09-28 12:58
There are several language Plugins available for Yahoo! Messenger Version 8 which allows users to chat in Indian langages. IndiChat allows users to chat in Hindi & Tamil wh… Read More
2006-09-20 05:27
Another Google Property integration…just got this email from Writely…oops i meant the Google Writely Team.
—————————&mdash&hell…Read More
2006-09-16 05:00
Marketleap revealed that HotBot had chosen to drop me from their index. I hopped over to Hotbot’s page and used their help service to find how i could submit my site to lycos search.&A&hell…Read More
2006-09-16 04:54
To continue from where i signed off last time, it is imperative that major Search Engines know that your site exists and have a majority (if not all) the pages of your site in their index… Read More
2006-09-13 15:45
So you have your blog set up and you’ve started pouring your heart out. It’s natural that you expect your name to be all over search engines, loads of traffic, money, fame, you… Read More
2006-09-11 05:15
It’s not just about putting content up on the web, the trcik is all about getting people to find this ifnormation. So far the easiest way to get people to your site/blog has been to… Read More
2006-09-10 21:52
Decided to give my blog some much needed attention. Had wanted to add a host of tweaks, a resonable amount of syndication, and lastly get listed on all the Blog Directories i could think o… Read More
2006-09-05 11:22
This one is courtesy Govind Menon
If you go to Yahoo.com & click on the exclamation mark in the Yahoo! logo, you can hear the yahoo yodel. Just make sure you speakers aren  Read More
2006-09-05 07:11
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2006-09-02 14:38
Eric Schmidt recently joined the Apple Board. I thought is really strange since a Bill Gates owns a substantial amount of Apple. Ran a couple of searches and stumbled across some dizzying in… Read More
2006-08-31 11:51
http://reviews.cnet.com/4520-8043_7-6632496-1.html?tag=cnetfd.ld4
Microsoft and Google provide myriad popular tools for Web surfers and consumers. Lately, both tech mammoths are also gunning… Read More
2006-08-31 11:49
“Whether you think you can or think you can’t, you are right” – Henry Ford Read More
2006-08-22 14:28
“Pain is temporary.
Quitting lasts forever.”
Lance Armstrong (1971 – )
U.S. cyclist, 7-time winner of the Tour de France
Cancer survivor Read More
2006-08-15 10:46
At the stroke of the midnight hour….JAI HIND! Read More
2006-08-09 03:13
2006-08-08 09:57
Appears that my Search Engine Saturation is at an all time high….with the sole exception of HotBot!Google still chooses to display PageRank as 0 but lets hope that changes soon&hellip&hell…Read More
2006-08-08 03:14
I can see clearly now the rain has gone
I can see all obstacles in my way
Gone are the dark clouds that had me blind
It’s going to be a bright, bright sunshiny day
It’s going to… Read More
2006-08-07 06:29
Om Namah Shivaya! Read More
2006-08-07 05:24
It’s nice when green thinking can be applied to closing the gaps between underdeveloped countries; indeed, when power’s not available, green solutions are practically a neccessit… Read More
2006-08-07 05:15
http://www.winfuture.de/index.php?page=wfv4/BSv2/scg-ia.php&id=1929&seite=1
Niiiice! Read More
2006-08-03 07:29
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2006-08-03 04:42
MSN Spaces is dead…Spaces is now Live!
Is it just me or is it rendering funny to everyone? Checked earlier today and it rendered just fine. Looks funny on F… Read More
2006-07-29 03:27
Social Networking is one of those many buzzwords you hear flying around the place. While Myspace dominates
discussions and headlines, the silent mover / dark horse is Google’s Orkut… Read More
2006-07-27 11:25
I’ve been hearing this song non-stop all week! I won’t point you to a download site….i’d say you should buy the CD….these guys deserv… Read More
2006-07-27 05:32
Netscape was relaunched recently in an avatar that is a mirror replica of Digg. For the Digg loyalists amongst us, Jason Calacanis’s offer to pay top digg submitters was the turning p… Read More
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