In a striking Radiolab video titled Symmetry, a simple split screen forces us to contemplate opposites in the same frame. A cat licks its lips while a mouse busily paws its own face. Half of one screen is a close-up of a little girl’s face and the other half a boy’s. A newborn bawls lustily in one-half …
Julian Treasure spoke at TED and one of the things he said made immense sense …” we are moving from an era of conversations to personal broadcasting” So true, isn’t it? We want the world to listen to what we are saying but we aren’t tuned into what the world’s response is. We have given up our …
There’s an ad for a radio station in Chennai imploring listeners to ‘Like’ them on Facebook. It starts off with a weird guy’s voice ‘I am making a sandwich’ (Keyboard sounds) ‘I am eating a sandwich’ (Keyboard sounds) ‘I think I used too much spicy brown mustard'( burp) ‘I burped’. Then a voice over comes …
It’s a true story that defies the convoluted plots fiction writers dream up. Girl meets Boy. Girl Likes Boy. They start living together. Girl discovers Boy is a pathological liar. Girl asks Boy to move out. Boy refuses. Boy rapes Girl. Girl lodges police complaint. Boy is arrested and released on bail. A few months …
Who owns an idea? The one who thought of it or the one who executes it first? In the famous Facebook case, the Winklevoss twins were awarded a settlement of $65 million – a fair price, one would think for simply having an idea and having done very little to bring it to life. In …
By the looks of it, this generation, connected like never before, has everything going for it. They can keep in touch with their friends right from school, get to know what each one is doing without having to make the effort of individually contacting them. All they have to do is follow the status updates …
If you looked at any anti-virus company communication, it’s always about scaring customers into submission. The monster in the closet. The virus that sneaks upon you unawares and makes away with your data, your peace of mind or your bank balance. The threat levels are defined in scary red and protection is provided, either by …
[bctt tweet=”Who would pay $26000 for a knife?” username=”writo”]A lot of people would – if it was a hand made Kramer. You can’t pick it up in any shop. And you have to win a lottery to own one. That’s right. The company has such a backlog of orders that it picks five people at random every year …
If you were to ask anyone in India, there would only be one Salman Khan. Superstar, breaker of bones and hearts in equal measure on the big screen. He has had a chequered career, careening from lover boy to desperate romantic, his name linked to some of the most beautiful actresses he co-starred with. His …
They are small bit players in your life, doing their bit and vanishing into the wings. You see them and yet, you don’t. Let’s start from the home and see how many people flit across unnoticed. The newspaper man. The milkman. The security guard. The liftman. The postman. The scavenger. The cab driver. The shop …
