The Archive
Original posts, 2003-2012
Restored from verified Wayback Machine snapshots. 76 posts indexed across 5 years. Each entry carries the original URL, original date and snapshot URL in its metadata.
2011
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2008-11-06 · mobile-web
Shared “What Is The Deal With This Stupid Lighter iPhone App?” on Google Reader
Shared “What Is The Deal With This Stupid Lighter iPhone App?” on Google Reader November 6, 2008 · No Comments Shared by Kingsley 2.0 brilliant.
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2008-08-28 · social-media / salesforce
About Kingsley
Editorial note for the Kingsley 2.0 preservation archive. Personal biographical information about the original author of kingsley2.com 2003-2012 has been redacted from this entry out of respect for privacy.
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2008-08-18 · tech-industry
Hitler Goes To Burning Man, Gets Rick Roll’d and Kicked off WOW Servers While Using Windows Vista
Hitler Goes To Burning Man, Gets Rick Roll’d and Kicked off WOW Servers While Using Windows Vista August 18, 2008 · No Comments There’ve been a slew of these hilarious mashups lately, so I decided to put together a small compilation of them.
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2008-08-04 · social-media / salesforce
Kingsley 2.0
Using the Social Media Firehose , which I built in order to listen to people talking about salesforce.com , I often happen across conversations that weren’t intended for me.
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2008-07-25 · social-media / salesforce
Walking the Line Between Listening and Stalking
Original 2008 essay on the ethics of corporate social media monitoring, written by the Salesforce employee who built the Social Media Firehose. Republished with 2026 context on how the listening-stalking line moved as the tools got better.
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2008-07-23 · social-media
Google & Digg - Joined By A Sorting Algorithm?
Speculation is still hot on whether or not Google will be acquiring Digg very soon. Hotter still is speculation on why in mighty tarnation Google would want to do that. As someone involved in a Digg-clone acquisition recently, here’s my 2 cents.
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2008-07-23 · salesforce / saas
Lame Platforms or 'Lock In', Pick One
Original July 2008 essay arguing that platform lock-in is the price of innovation, written from inside Salesforce in response to Marc Canter's force.com criticism. Republished with a 2026 retrospective on AppExchange, Slack, and the agentic-AI consolidation of the Salesforce platform.
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2008-06-03 · social-media / blogging
Scoble, the Noble Bottom Feeder's Case for Noise
Original June 2008 essay arguing that early adopters have to be bottom feeders of information, processing noise rather than filtering it. Republished with a 2026 retrospective on why the bottom-feeder thesis lost ground to algorithmic curation and AI summaries.
2006
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2006-08-30 · blogging
Post-A-Silly-Photo Meme
Post-A-Silly-Photo Meme August 30, 2006 · 35 Comments I wished it wouldn’t come down to this, but I don’t know what many Indian bloggers look like (especially the women.. whatup chicas?).
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2006-08-27 · tech-industry
Don’t marry career women
Don’t marry career women According to a piece in Forbes , a lot of sociological research points to strong correlations between career women and bad marriages.
2004
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2004-07-01 · tech-industry
What You Can’t Say - The Conformist Test
What You Can’t Say - The Conformist Test July 1, 2004 · 2 Comments From Paul Graham “Let’s start with a test: Do you have any opinions that you would be reluctant to express in front of a group of your peers? If the answer is no, you might want to stop and thi...
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2004-06-29 · tech-industry
I got the visa, but I almost got lucky too
I got the visa, but I almost got lucky too June 29, 2004 · No Comments It went something like this: Consulate guy(CG): What’s your undergraduate degree in? Me: Fashion Design CG: And you have a Masters in Sociology Me: That’s right CG: And you’re going to a bu...
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2004-02-19 · tech-industry
Tech: A tiny history of T9
Tech: A tiny history of T9 February 19, 2004 · Leave a Comment This entry was originally at http://kingsley.blog-city.com/read/493850.htm Technoscribe says (scroll to the bottom) ”… a guy in the mid 90’s who’s father, following serious a road accident, had onl...
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2004-01-27 · tech-industry
Qualitative and subjective are not the same!
Qualitative and subjective are not the same! January 27, 2004 · 8 Comments This entry was originally at http://kingsley.blog-city.com/read/442022.htm You’d think people who go to business school can tell the difference, right? You’d be so wrong! I ran into a b...
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2004-01-21 · tech-industry
Gillette Vector Plus - Made for India
Gillette Vector Plus - Made for India January 21, 2004 · 5 Comments This entry was originally at http://kingsley.blog-city.com/read/377965.htm This from Bajji : The newly unveiled Gillette Vector Plus might well be one of the first products made by a multi-nat...
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2004-01-20 · tech-industry
Grab that goat! Or cow!
Grab that goat! Or cow! January 20, 2004 · No Comments This entry was originally at http://kingsley.blog-city.com/read/368195.htm If you are vegetarian because you don’t want to hurt animals, you should first take a deep breath and then read through this artic...
2003
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2003-11-26 · blogging
It’s here - The 37th Blog Mela!
It’s here - The 37th Blog Mela! This entry was originally at http://kingsley.blog-city.com/read/360816.htm First, apologies - my ancient silicon junkyard collapsed yet again, just like the case against J-La.
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2003-11-25 · tech-industry
Did Dale Carnegie commit suicide?
Did Dale Carnegie commit suicide? November 25, 2003 · 35 Comments Update: Looks like he didn’t from this NY Times article .
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2003-11-21 · blogging
Ladies and Gentlemen, inviting nominations for BM 37!
Ladies and Gentlemen, inviting nominations for BM 37! This entry was originally at http://kingsley.blog-city.com/read/356089.htm Yeah Baby, we’re taking nominations for that most Indian of all shows, the one and only, the sexy, the fantabulously awesome, Blog...
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2003-11-04 · blogging
This entry was originally
This entry was originally This entry was originally at http://kingsley.blog-city.com/read/335426.htm Alright, quit tripping on my “revolution” post. I’m over it already. Ha Ha, just serious.
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2003-10-09 · blogging
What’s worse than getting spam in your webmail account?
What’s worse than getting spam in your webmail account? This entry was originally at http://kingsley.blog-city.com/read/308287.htm Getting an SMS alert on your Hutch mobile telling you that you’ve got spam in your webmail! This entry was posted on Thursday, Oc...
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2003-10-01 · blogging
In Bangalore this weekend
In Bangalore this weekend This entry was originally at http://kingsley.blog-city.com/read/249271.htm I’m gonna be in Bangalore this weekend. Schedule’s gonna be packed (with goodies ;), but Sunday afternoon looks good.
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2003-09-09 · blogging
A walk down Brigade Road
A walk down Brigade Road This entry was originally at http://kingsley.blog-city.com/read/44847.htm While I was in Bangalore (ostensibly for Easy 3 , but also to catch up with some friends), I did the mandatory walk down Brigade Road, a busy shopping area.
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2003-09-08 · blogging
Contest to Re-design Jakob Nielsen’s Website UseIt.com
Contest to Re-design Jakob Nielsen’s Website UseIt.com This entry was originally at http://kingsley.blog-city.com/read/212255.htm So you think Jakob Nielsen’s website is dull and boring? Put your money where your mouth is - take a shot at re-designing his webs...
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2003-09-08 · blogging
The Dalai Lama - George Bush The interview that never was
The Dalai Lama - George Bush The interview that never was This entry was originally at http://kingsley.blog-city.com/read/215528.htm DL: Like I was saying, sex is good fun initially.
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2003-09-08 · blogging
What does the Dalai Lama think about sex? Do you really want to know?
What does the Dalai Lama think about sex? Do you really want to know? This entry was originally at http://kingsley.blog-city.com/read/215504.htm Please, please stop asking this man about sex . He’s killing me. Really.
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2003-09-06 · blogging
World’s first open-source movie features Bill Gates’s assassination
World’s first open-source movie features Bill Gates’s assassination This entry was originally at http://kingsley.blog-city.com/read/208343.htm Nothing So Strange is the world’s first open-source movie .
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2003-09-04 · blogging
News: Reality-challenged person spams people asking for time-travel equipment
News: Reality-challenged person spams people asking for time-travel equipment This entry was originally at http://kingsley.blog-city.com/read/209196.htm Robert “Robby” Todin of Woburn, Massachusetts has been identified as the source of the time-travel spam par...
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2003-09-01 · blogging
This entry was originally
This entry was originally This entry was originally at http://kingsley.blog-city.com/read/206089.htm Q:What did the dyslexic-agnostic-insomniac do? A: Sat up all night, wondering if there really was a doG.
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2003-08-14 · blogging / web-standards
Inaccessible Website Demo
Inaccessible Website Demo This entry was originally at http://kingsley.blog-city.com/read/181077.htm The Disability Rights Commission, UK has a demo of how browsing an inaccessible website feels like for a disabled person .
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2003-08-13 · blogging
Out-of-Whack Indicator
Out-of-Whack Indicator This entry was originally at http://kingsley.blog-city.com/read/179330.htm You know how economists track indicators like GDP growth, inflation etc to gauge the well-being of an economy, or how doctors track indicators like blood pressure...
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2003-08-07 · blogging
Suggestion to Google
Suggestion to Google This entry was originally at http://kingsley.blog-city.com/read/169988.htm An email exchange with Marissa Mayer at Google : Thanks for the suggestion , we’ll consider it.
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2003-08-06 · blogging
Google in your Mozhi
Google in your Mozhi This entry was originally at http://kingsley.blog-city.com/read/168819.htm After all the hullaballoo about Google redirecting Indian users to a Hindi page’s died down, I’d like to draw attention to all the volunteers who translated Google...
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2003-08-06 · blogging
Movie based on Craigslist - next Blair Witch Project?
Movie based on Craigslist - next Blair Witch Project? This entry was originally at http://kingsley.blog-city.com/read/170088.htm Some very interesting stuff going on here.
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2003-06-10 · blogging
Paper Prototyping with DENIM
Paper Prototyping with DENIM This entry was originally at http://kingsley.blog-city.com/read/103186.htm A while back, Joel had blogged about making paper prototypes.
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2003-05-27 · blogging
Disturbing discovery
Disturbing discovery This entry was originally at http://kingsley.blog-city.com/read/79920.htm Once in a while, you come across news that requires you to rethink your world view. I found this article today which throws disturbing light on criminal behavior.
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2003-05-27 · blogging
I’m back
Archived May 2003 Kingsley 2.0 post 'I'm back' after a long break: the author had just moved into a newly completed flat, was still without an Internet connection, and had been busy with exams.
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2003-05-27 · blogging
What is your animal personality ?
What is your animal personality ? This entry was originally at http://kingsley.blog-city.com/read/89426.htm What Is Your Animal Personality? brought to you by Quizilla This entry was posted on Tuesday, May 27th, 2003 at 11:05 am and is filed under Uncategorize...
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2003-05-15 · blogging
Microsoft to patch security hole in Windows
Microsoft to patch security hole in Windows This entry was originally at http://kingsley.blog-city.com/read/79939.htm A BMW 520 carrying Finance Minister Suchart Jaovisidha was immobilized following an operating system crash on the onboard computer, reported t...
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2003-05-13 · blogging
Clues for determining expert users
Clues for determining expert users This entry was originally at http://kingsley.blog-city.com/read/77615.htm As I mentioned before, I’ve been recording my computer usage and analyzing it later.
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2003-05-12 · blogging
House for Sale!
House for Sale! This entry was originally at http://kingsley.blog-city.com/read/55079.htm Since we are moving to a new apartment that we purchased, we’re planning to sell our old house.
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2003-05-09 · blogging
Law to ban cow slaughter
Law to ban cow slaughter This entry was originally at http://kingsley.blog-city.com/read/73191.htm At this rate, we’ll turn into a Hindu Pakistan.
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2003-05-06 · blogging
The psychology of toilet paper usage
The psychology of toilet paper usage This entry was originally at http://kingsley.blog-city.com/read/71953.htm Don Norman tried to solve the problem of toilet paper running out by installing two rolls.
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2003-04-23 · blogging
XML = eXtremely Misunderstood Language
XML = eXtremely Misunderstood Language This entry was originally at http://kingsley.blog-city.com/read/62558.htm BeBlogging has a short piece on what’s become of XML. Hmm… predictions, predictions .
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2003-04-21 · blogging
Looking outside and looking behind
Looking outside and looking behind This entry was originally at http://kingsley.blog-city.com/read/57358.htm Vikas Kamat blogs about the Kilafat Movement saying ” Indian Muslims (as far as I know that is) care more for the events outside of India than the role...
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2003-04-20 · blogging
Browser Inadequacy
Browser Inadequacy This entry was originally at http://kingsley.blog-city.com/read/59595.htm I just lost half an hours’ work. I typed out a good piece on mental models. I then tried to post it.
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2003-04-20 · blogging
This way and that way
This way and that way This entry was originally at http://kingsley.blog-city.com/read/59597.htm Divi often tells me to give her directions as “this way” and “that way” instead of “turn right” and “turn left”.
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2003-04-19 · blogging
Fast forward the web
Fast forward the web This entry was originally at http://kingsley.blog-city.com/read/59622.htm The latest version of the Opera web browser contains a feature called Fast Forward .
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2003-04-14 · blogging
Infy takes a beating. Go buy it!
Infy takes a beating. Go buy it! This entry was originally at http://kingsley.blog-city.com/read/53308.htm Investors yesterday where so pissed with Infy’s poor results for the quarter that they dragged the stock down 25%.
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2003-04-13 · blogging
Meet Aaj Tak Correspondent at Amethyst
Meet Aaj Tak Correspondent at Amethyst This entry was originally at http://kingsley.blog-city.com/read/55140.htm Hetal Somu, the TV correspondent wanted to catch up with the Chennai bloggers and so Kribs has arranged for a get-together on Monday evening, 5:30...
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2003-04-13 · blogging
Respecting the other side
Respecting the other side This entry was originally at http://kingsley.blog-city.com/read/53763.htm Ashish pointed me to this site , and I must admit, it’s one of the few rationally argued cases against why America should not go to war against Iraq.
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2003-04-11 · blogging
Candle holding, anyone?
Candle holding, anyone? This entry was originally at http://kingsley.blog-city.com/read/53208.htm Now that Baghdad’s partying, does anyone want to join me at the Marina Beach to hold candles to the protestors’ .. oh nevermind.
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2003-04-11 · blogging
The Irony of Date Exchanges
The Irony of Date Exchanges This entry was originally at http://kingsley.blog-city.com/read/51519.htm In Tamil Nadu, there’s an old tradition of vendors who exchange old iron wares for dates (the kind you eat. Okay, the kind which are fruits.
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2003-04-11 · blogging
Unheard of on The Protest Broadcasting Corporation
Unheard of on The Protest Broadcasting Corporation This entry was originally at http://kingsley.blog-city.com/read/52934.htm “I’m sure all the thousands of people swarming the streets of Baghdad are so sad to see Saddam gone that they’re going to hold a protes...
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2003-04-10 · blogging
Go to sleep Baghdad
Go to sleep Baghdad This entry was originally at http://kingsley.blog-city.com/read/52566.htm And wake up and smell the freedom.
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2003-04-09 · blogging
Fill Suman’s Survey
Fill Suman’s Survey This entry was originally at http://kingsley.blog-city.com/read/52360.htm Suman is conducting a survey of Indian IT professionals. If you are one, I strongly urge you to spend some bandwidth there.
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2003-04-08 · blogging
The Calling
The Calling This entry was originally at http://kingsley.blog-city.com/read/50631.htm One of those devious ideas I’ve had for a while, but will never get around to doing: In Chennai, there’s a building called “J*sus Calls” on the road from Adyar to Marina.
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2003-04-07 · blogging
Crisis at Queen Mary’s College
Crisis at Queen Mary’s College This entry was originally at http://kingsley.blog-city.com/read/49537.htm My mother works at Queen Mary’s college.
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2003-04-07 · blogging
Crisis Passes Over
Crisis Passes Over This entry was originally at http://kingsley.blog-city.com/read/50629.htm The QMC staff and students have obtained a stay order preventing the government from demolishing their college.
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2003-04-07 · blogging
Mom’s Birthday
Archived April 2003 Kingsley 2.0 blog entry marking the author's mother's birthday, posted just after an upturn in the college situation, with warm birthday wishes. Originally at kingsley.blog-city.com.
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2003-04-06 · blogging
Crisis at Queen Mary’s college II
Crisis at Queen Mary’s college II This entry was originally at http://kingsley.blog-city.com/read/49960.htm Mom came back home today morning at 6. She’s planning to go back after lunch. Dad or I will drop her off there.
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2003-04-05 · blogging
Needle and Haystack in the Inbox
Needle and Haystack in the Inbox This entry was originally at http://kingsley.blog-city.com/read/49037.htm How many times have you had this problem : It’s difficult to make out what the message was really about.
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2003-04-04 · blogging
Divi starts blogging
Divi starts blogging This entry was originally at http://kingsley.blog-city.com/read/43102.htm Divi’s started blogging . I quite like the new insights I’m getting into her devious brain.
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2003-04-04 · blogging / wordpress
The Panel Discussion
The Panel Discussion This entry was originally at http://kingsley.blog-city.com/read/47350.htm Anna University’s Media Sciences department conducted a National Panel Discussion on Blogging. I was on one of the panels with Anita , moderated by Kribs .
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2003-04-04 · blogging
The Science of Shopping
The Science of Shopping This entry was originally at http://kingsley.blog-city.com/read/48039.htm N S Ramnath pointed me to this excellent article on “ The Science of Shopping “. It brought back some old memories for me.
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2003-04-03 · blogging
Featured on Blog Mela!
Featured on Blog Mela! This entry was originally at http://kingsley.blog-city.com/read/48034.htm I’ve been featured on this week’s Blog Mela! It’s at Ravi’s place ! Go see it! The featured post is here .
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2003-04-03 · blogging
Sankar on Blogging and Journalism
Sankar on Blogging and Journalism This entry was originally at http://kingsley.blog-city.com/read/48058.htm I forgot to mention in my earlier post on the panel discussion about Sankar’s incisive talk on “ Will blogs change the face of Journalism ? “.
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2003-04-02 · blogging
Intelligent Label Truncation (ILT)
Intelligent Label Truncation (ILT) This entry was originally at http://kingsley.blog-city.com/read/46859.htm Ok, that sounds heavy, but it’s rather simple.
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2003-03-15 · blogging
Chennai Bloggers meet
Chennai Bloggers meet This entry was originally at http://kingsley.blog-city.com/read/33574.htm We met up, we yakked, it was fun meeting in meet-space ;). We (bunch of bloggers from Chennai) met up under a clear blue sky at Besant Nagar beach.
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2003-02-22 · blogging
Bloggings’ killer app
gings’ killer app This entry was originally at http://kingsley.blog-city.com/read/26165.htm Kiruba pointed me to Kevin Lynch’s (Chief Software Architect, Macromedia ) brainstorming site, where they are discussing how Macromedia could make their products more b...
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2003-02-19 · blogging
Booming stock market!
Booming stock market! This entry was originally at http://kingsley.blog-city.com/read/24809.htm “Where ?”, you ask. Take a guess. Not NYSE. No, not the BSE, though it seems okay for the last week. Not London. Not Tokyo.
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2003-02-08 · blogging
SMS on landlines, but with added stupidity
SMS on landlines, but with added stupidity This entry was originally at http://kingsley.blog-city.com/read/16598.htm BSNL’s planning to come out with SMS on landline phones (Found thru Kiruba ).
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2003-02-01 · blogging
Suggestions to landline companies
Suggestions to landline companies This entry was originally at http://kingsley.blog-city.com/read/16605.htm I just sent this mail out to 1. Director(Planning & New Services) BSNL 2. Deputy Director General (New Services) BSNL. Lets see if anything happens.
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2003-01-22 · blogging
Blog-city rocks!
city rocks! This entry was originally at http://kingsley.blog-city.com/read/14021.htm After a lot of looking, I found Blog-City.com , a great place for blogging.
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2003-01-22 · blogging
Bright blue skies and a fresh blog
Bright blue skies and a fresh blog This entry was originally at http://kingsley.blog-city.com/read/14016.htm Fresh coffee, blue sky and an early breakfast, and found a great place to blog in - what else could go right? This entry was posted on Wednesday, Janua...