My Writings. My Thoughts.
Chimamanda Adichie: The danger of a single story
// February 25th, 2010 // Comments // GeneralOur lives, our cultures, are composed of many overlapping stories. Novelist Chimamanda Adichie tells the story of how she found her authentic cultural voice — and warns that if we hear only a single story about another person or country, we risk a critical misunderstanding.
Engage, Communicate, Learn
// February 9th, 2010 // Comments // Design, Development, General, social mediaCreating a successful web and social applications is quite the multifaceted adventure. There are great ideas, great design, great technologies, and great implementations. But the ones that become popular have a lot in common. And the ones that win do those things well. They engage and communicate with, and most importantly learn from their users.
Reading in to the iPad
// January 29th, 2010 // Comments // General, ReviewSo the iPad is finally out, and the reviews are mixed. For the most part, it was disappointment since our imaginations ran wild with crazy speculations on what this device would do, its user interface and capabilities.
Developing API based social media applications
// January 22nd, 2010 // Comments // Development, social mediaWhen it comes to social media applications, the Facebook platform is king, and many developers have to face the decision of developing within the Facebook platform, or outside using Facebook Connect. With rise of social media sites and open API’s eg: Twitter, LinkedId, Myspace, which is the best way to take your latest and greatest social idea?
Privacy in the new decade
// January 10th, 2010 // Comments // social mediaSocial media and the openness of sharing is bringing us all closer together, and putting our relationships and actions in the forefront. The question is, where are we going with all this? Have we had a better or worse experience with this transparency, and what will it mean to our privacy in the new decade?
