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All Big Tech Companies Are Basically Same

by maheshcr on October 10, 2008

Dave Winer, patron saint of blogging and RSS, weighs in on the politics in big tech companies. In spite of the dull and gloom of late, I have been beaming away after reading this post, where Dave advises Chris Messina on why he should not be explaining why big tech companies don’t follow him.
The implication [...]

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My Many Selves

by maheshcr on October 9, 2008

I tend to write a little more philosophy. And that is no accident. Though my day job requires me to dabble in the world of product management, technology trends, business priorities and overseeing delivery, what really gets me going is my love of all things spiritual and philosophical
The story of how I, of all people, [...]

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Time to extend the idea of bookmarks?

by maheshcr on September 29, 2008

What is Bookmarking - , the simple act of storing a URL, whether in a personal store or on a cloud, revolutionizes our online participation. From being passive consumers of information, the act of bookmarking turns us into collaborators in extending this information. Those that we liked, that evoked a reaction in us, something that [...]

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Who/What/How am I, with MeeID

by maheshcr on September 29, 2008

http://www.meeid.com/maheshcr/
Within us, there are many selves. The web reflects each.
MeeID is a static representation, constrained to 10 statements, of what we are.  Not a stream of content from all our online interaction, not even a pointer to all the locations we play in..just abstract space to represent what we are, with a means to provide [...]

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Thomson Reuters Sues Zotero

by maheshcr on September 29, 2008

[Disclaimer: This is strictly my personal opinion on this matter]

This is like the eternal conflict between Gollum and Smeagol, perhaps this pair exists in each individual and organization!
TR giveth with one hand and taketh away with another! In suing Zotero TR takes a step backwards, I feel its good moves with OpenCalais has been diluted [...]

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And Apple Can Get Away With This? WTF!

by maheshcr on September 26, 2008

Well, it goes like this. A commercial product goes to sale, say people call it the iPhone. They have an SDK.
An enterprising publisher sees a legitimate opportunity for a book on the SDK. Publisher goes through all formal processes, or at least I guess so from the description provided, by signing NDA and all.
Now the [...]

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Calais Goes Commercial…

by maheshcr on September 26, 2008

But seems to be still stuck with the notion of adding value to News. I guess this is obvious considering its origins and current owners, but still the evangelists of this services need to talk about more than News.
Semantic Data/Metadata is about language and meaning in general. To be stuck with one utility of it, [...]

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We don’t need you Mr.Terrorist - An Open Letter

by maheshcr on September 25, 2008

To Mr.Terrorist
You have kindly consented to spread our lands with the terror and blood and followed up your willingness with action. No doubt immense co-ordination, effort and dark expertise has been expended in this matter and the fruits are apparent for all to see. However I wish to point out that all this effort is [...]

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A Thought – The Cheap and The Free

by maheshcr on September 25, 2008

Cheap is a mindset.
Cheap is not producing the best for the job. It is merely acceptable, what will pass the most superficial tests.
Cheap can scale only at the cost of its own sustenance.
Cost arbitrage as the key, or the only, element of a business strategy is a sure fire route to disaster. Much of the [...]

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A Thought – On the Ordinary

by maheshcr on September 24, 2008

The mundane and ordinary only appears to be so. View without prejudice and you might catch a glimpse of its mysteries.
del.icio.us Tags: musings,philosophy,ordinary

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