Pros and Cons of Selective Blogging

And I have been selfish. How many of you, who are into professions even remotely related to the communications or media have known this selfish phase?

Blogging, Abraham's style

And the words do come, along with another problem. I type with two fingers. The thoughts run ahead of the keying in process...A more sensible method would be to build a ‘posts’ bank whenever one gets the time, and select the day’s post from it. But that does not give the thrill of struggling to meet the self-imposed deadline...More...

Abraham's blog day thoughts

The inspiration for my entry into the blogosphere was my good friend from Bangalore college days, Jacob Matthan (Sushil). He now lives in Finland and successfully handles about half a dozen blogs, the flagship being Jacob's Blog...More...

Mysore bloggers milan; a modest affair

It was modest enough to be a drawing-room affair; but it brought together a mixed bunch – a Singapore-based aviator, a builder, cardiologist, a techie company CEO, a biz journalist, Lions Club activist, a bureaucrat and a ‘was-man’ (has-been newsman). The binding factor is they all blog or read blogs...More...

Mysore Bloggers Milan

Wouldn’t you say, it would be nice if we have a MBP-ers get-together in Mysore, say, on Nov. 9 or 10, five-ish in the evening? We could meet at my place, if our numbers could fit into a living room...More...

Blog Summit, Las Vegas

Over 120 thousand blogs are created every day; 22 of the 100 most popular websites in the world are blogs.Blog readers average 23 hours online each week...it's like someone spends to close to one day out of every seven days in the blog world, for reading, writing, commenting, etc all related to blogs...More...

Delhi blogger makes waves in Pakistan

Why would a promising young man from Delhi be blogging Pakistan? The question factors in it suspicion of a hidden agenda - could Soofi be a Paki staying in India, possibly ISI-connected. That Mayank anticipated this, but chose to press on with his blog speaks of courage. . .More. . .

Of teenage bloggers

People who want to write always will, immaterial of whether they are thirteen or thirty...And people need to understand that even that wild creature of a teenager who irritates you with his weird ways and repulsive looks does have a heart...and talent...and the urge to prove himself...More

Why oldies should blog

Keeping the mind and body active is your passport to good health. Blogging,a great mental exercise, is likely to help prevent/delay Alzheimer’s Disease (AD)...Another point...so much of experience and memories that would be useful and interesting to others...Blogging also enhances one’s self-esteem...More....

Karachi blogger's tribute to Kishore Kumar

Adnan’s mamoo and dad were Kishore fans; they rarely missed the Akashvani programme playing old film songs. Adnan recalled he got initiated to Kishore songs when he heard Kumar Sanu on cassette singing Kishore songs. . .More. . .

How blogging has changed me

Over the years, I have acquired some (dis)honorable titles such as the “incurable pessimist” “the girl who forgets to talk”, “meek”, “bookworm”, “unresponsive” and “shy”, “cry-baby” and “nerdy”. . . . I have been labeled as a girl who doesn’t talk . . .She can now talk through her writing, she is finding new means to express herself. . .More. . .

Why do you blog?

It means a lot to me… I hadn’t written much since I quit my job last December… it is like sharpening a knife and being prepared… not that you need something to slaughter right away! Of course, I am speaking of us being journalists/writers who may have the opportunity to exercise our capabilities in the near future, in the real world. . .More. . .a lot More. . .

Suing a spammer, a Gordon path

Spamming wouldn’t go away, because far too many of us rely on ‘delete’ button to cope with spam. What, if they get rid of the d-tab from the keyboard? That is when we would all hit the Gordon path. . . More. . .

Making your blog work better

Some of the best advice I’ve ever heard regarding lateral thinking is to make jokes about your business, and then take the joke seriously. Humor contains truth, and truth, uncomfortable or not, is an excellent starting point for innovation. . .More. . .

How Krishna Vattam took to blogging

But then Mr Vattam, till the time I talked to him, didn’t know what a blog was and how it worked; nor did he seem to care. Presumably, he shared the preconception of middle-aged Mysoreans, who thought of blogging as a teenage thing. . .More. . .