While reviewing the Nook (the eReader from Barnes and Noble) we asked our readers what their thoughts were. There were concerns about the Nook freezing and though we love the Nook we also love our readers. We were baffled with what we could do to help. We found that there were already troubleshooting steps out there and finally came up with the idea to add pictures....

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You have seen it all over. Probably been using it too. Whrrl is something that appeared like a whirlwind that has attracted social media and non social media alike.  People who use Whrrl once fall in love instantly. It takes literally 5 minutes to create a Whrrl “story”  and the integration makes it a breeze for anyone to use. The only thing more fascinating...

4:00 am: The cabbie did not show 4:30 am: Dragged the kids to South Boston 5:10 am: On my way to NYC (Acela @ $140) 9:00 am: Penn Station 9:30 am: Checking out the latest by Zhu Zhu Pets (Kung Zhu) and the adventure begins … Toy Fair 2010 New York City Over 100,000 Toys 7:00 pm: Private Lego party to introduce Lego Board Games (stay tuned for updates) 9:00 pm: Outside...

Check the Atlantis JetAdventure video capturing my 4 days visit into 5 minutes. Music composed by AR Rahman (movie: Ghazani). Also see: Day 1: Atlantis #JetAdventure : My 1st JetBlue And A Dolphin Too! Day 2: Alantis #JetAdventure : The AKA Club, Some Animals And Pottery Too! Day 3: Atlantis #JetAdventure : Beach Olympics and A Race Car Too! Disclosure: All expenses...

I decided to go all the way to NY to see Seth Godin’s discussion on Linchpin. Well… the man deserves it. The author Tribes, The Dip and many more books is the best. Seth says that “this” is the time to be creative and unfollow the norms. The formula that worked in the last century does not work any more. Merely going to good schools, getting the...

The early morning alarm goes trrrrr…and I immediately scamper to turn off my cell phone lest the kids wake up (yes, I use cell phone for alarm). When they wake up early its double jeopardy – not only will they not let me do any work but also they would act up rest of the day. So, the challenge is not just to wake up early but to wake up without waking the...

“Am I on the naughty list or the nice list?” It’s amazing how much of an influence the naughty list has on kids. I have been using (read abusing) the naughty or the nice list concept for over a month and it has been working like a charm. Every night when I put the kids to bed I would tell them that Papa has a phone call with Santa after they sleep and that Santa...

Meet Julie Cole co-founder of Mabel’s Labels Inc and mom of six children. She has an interesting story about extending labels product line to serve a niche community. Coming from marketing background, I found this to be an interesting case that Julie penetrated deeper within her niche market rather than reaching out to broader audience. She brought innovative extensions...

Is blogging a people’s movement? Do you think bloggers can topple corporations (maybe even governments)? I don’t view blogging as separate from individuals to corporations to governments.  Blogging as a tool can be powerful with all three groups.  Inherently, blogging today means that everyone can be publishers in five minutes.  The challenging part, for...

Maybe I just needed a new prescription for glasses or maybe it was dim light or maybe I needed some sleep but I could not squint my eyes to read the tiny font and eventually gave up. Probably it took me 4 seconds before I hit the back button of the browser and moved on to the next result in my Google search. That got me thinking. Are people clicking back button on my...

Google + Fun = Goby Planning for a perfect holiday trip or checking at the last minute to see what is happening in the neighborhood, GOBY (GO-be) is the place to go. If you have a vague idea as to what you want to do, where, and when, just type in and Goby will come back with results, ratings, photos, and an interactive map with multiple ways to further sort the results. The...

You have been blogging for a while and your readers love your blog. They like the punchlines and stories until some one said that you were missing on keywords. OMG! Does that mean you are missing on Google traffic? Any SEO expert (these days there are dime a dozen, including me) would tell that you MUST have a certain number of keywords (which ones?) in your story otherwise...

First it comes as a request for a product review with (innocent) hints of link here or there. Next it becomes a request for specific (suggested) keywords within links. Thats not too much to ask for. Is it? Could it hurt or Would it hurt? Should I just do it because they are giving a sample product? Don’t think that marketers are doing a favor by giving you a sample...

I was patting myself on the back for being the perfect father, taking care of the kids all by myself while mommy was at BlogHer Conference, until a certain balloon incident. As my confidence grew in handling the kids by myself, I (bravely) decided to accept a 5pm party. At the party my two little angels were anguished seeing another kid lose his helium balloon that got...

Isn’t culture something to be proud about and pass on to the next generation? There seems to be some confusion as I often noticed culture and tradition being used interchangeably. In general, culture is associated with positive and progressive social behavior based on reasoning and knowledge. While tradition is similar, it could be negative, at times backward, and...

Its February 14th AGAIN and I finally get the courage (after 10 years) to say that Valentine’s Day is all about gift wrapping with little substance. CNN’s Roland Martin says that it is just another holiday between Christmas and Easter, designed by retailers, to make people spend more money. Many men (and women) understand the commercialism surrounding the occasion...

1) Coming Late It has become synonymous with Indian parties. People proudly come late. I have personally seen people coming two hours late and not apologize for it. Some people even gloat about it. I am not sure why coming late is so common. Anyone? Please chime in. There must be historical or scientific reasons behind this. Do people know that showing up late is being...

Having small kids could easily throw your gym and other self-appeasing activities out of sync. The snow storm dumping a foot of snow on consecutive days just reminded me that. Snow shoveling requires some smarts and not just raw power and if I can do it so can anyone. Here are my thoughts: Use an ergonomic handle shovel rather than a straight one. Ergonomic handle minimizes...

Star Plus TV Channel is launching reality show Aap Ki Kachehri Kiran Ke Saath featuring Kiran Bedi. The fearless police woman, Kiran, would be arbitrating civil disputes. The show offers real life drama about real people. Rumour has it that the then head of traffic police, in New Delhi, Kiran used to travel by crane and would tow away any illegally parked vehicle. She...

Congratulations to Aamir Khan and team for the brilliant portrait of a mysterious child who suffers from dyslexia. This is a giant leap for Bollywood in making meaningful cinema that brings positive change in our social lives.  The movie has touched many hearts across the world for raising the issue of disability in children, which is generally overlooked by...

Back in 2002, I moved to Arlington, Mass. Somewhere I picked up a pamphlet for the town day race – just 5 days before the event. Since it was a local event, I decided to take part – what the heck. I knew I could surely drag myself to the 4.4 mile finish line. Back then the race would start from the Arlington High School on Mass Ave going towards Lexington...