Until now, the process of consuming content was of a very primitive type -- Search and consume. We searched for information using certain keywords and then converted it manually to knowledge. If we wanted to access the information at a later date, we simply printed it out. If we wanted to re-se...

Part II -- I Seek You, and your meta-data, too… The story until now: Part I was a quick review into understanding Traditional Search Engines and their methods and relating them to human conversation -- since the Web 2.0 is all about ‘conversations in the marketplace’. On ...

Part 1: Search and the Web 1.0: Gorblimey! Those of you who reached here through Google, Yahoo or MSN are probably laughing as you read this. But do go on, there’s more. :-) (Un)common Recurring Searches Often our searches are simple keywords crafted with central themes in mind: A name (e.g. S...

Surprised? Well, read on… Early this morning, someone submitted a story on Netscape.com. And Digg fans all over the world erupted in laughter and glee. Ever since the story was submitted, this is what appears, when Netscape is loaded into your browser: The first is a four word expletive, and t...

I am pretty sure the guys at Google must be sneakily reading my blog. Remember this? Google has rolled out a special version of Google Maps for your mobile phone (via Google Blog). Well, well, well… So is it really true, then? Is Google silently creating a presence in all possible verticals? H...

How many times have you had people sending you invitational eMails saying, “Try this cool site I found!” or “This is an amazing site!” or “You’ll absolutely love this one!” or lines to that effect? Too many, I suspect. Web 2.0 and the concept of User Generat...

Strange, isn’t it? All of us hailed the coming of a shareable, collaborative web and ‘lovingly’ named it Web 2.0. But along with it came announcements and offerings, options and varieties; faster than anything else. So much, that the low murmur of the internet rose to a harsh, loud...

This post by Doug (a Xoogler) talks about how different people with different visions read differently into one and the same thing. Well, actually he talks about the Google-Dilbert Logo that *almost* caused quite an internal scandal in the Googleplex. Those of you who have seen it, know what I am ta...

People are lapping it up. Google launched Spreadsheet on Tuesday and it was promptly covered. There’s a rumour about Picasa coming as a Web-based version soon. Anything Google releases is a matter of hot contention. It is not a question to ponder whether the interest in the product will be sus...

The story so far: The coicidences reveal themselves. Turns out he’s been talking to the grim reaper all this while. Struggling to get a hold on this revelation, he looks to clarify the situation. But it is difficult to hold a conversation, especially when you don’t know who you are talki...