Archive for the ‘THE PAPA POST’

  • 0
    See What’s Happening At ThePapaPost
    Not sure if you noticed that I have not been posting any new stories here. Now, I have my own blog ThePapaPost and if you want to keep up to date with my stories either you can subscribe or visit ThePapaPost. Here are the latest stories from my blog. Booking Flights Should Be Easier Than This Meet Ted Rubin, Social Media Guy And Dedicated Dad Too Kung Zhu Hamsters And...
    by Mommy Niri at June 13th, 2010 at 07:06 am
  • 3
    Introducing The Papa Post
    Just as my second one grew out of diapers (all of a sudden), so did The Papa Post grew out of Mommy Niri blog. Now I have my own place to chat, vent and meet other dads (and moms).
    by Ramesh (The Papa at Mommy Niri) at June 6th, 2010 at 08:06 pm
  • 8
    Silly Bandz And Other Little Things I Learnt At Sandbox Summit
    1. The top selling toy on Amazon is not Barbie, Lego or video games but Silly Bandz. 2. Nearly half of top 100 apps in iTune stores are for pre-K and elementary kids (iLearn – A Content Analysis of iTunes App Store’s Education Section, Joan Ganz Cooney Center). 3. Traditional television is evolving to give audiences what they want (anytime anywhere access)....
    by Ramesh (The Papa at Mommy Niri) at May 25th, 2010 at 09:05 pm
  • 7
    Wordless Wednesday – Hydration Please!
    Papa! I put the lotion all by myself.
    by Ramesh (The Papa at Mommy Niri) at May 11th, 2010 at 08:05 pm
  • 7
    Wordless Wednesday – Wishes
    by Mommy Niri at May 4th, 2010 at 09:05 pm
  • 1
    Daffodil Festival At Nantucket!
    Daffodil Festival At Nantucket! (via @ThePapaPost)We were fortunate enough to have our first trip to Nantucket coincide with the Daffodil Festival.  Blessed with very cooperative weather and vibrant colors we were in awe of the entire festival. No elbow-digging, foot stepping crowded event this was. Fun and frolic and a perfect family outing. A special thanks to the guys...
    by Ramesh (The Papa at Mommy Niri) at May 2nd, 2010 at 09:05 pm
  • 3
    140 Conference: Learning How To Network
    @ThisIsRamesh 140 Conference: Learning How To Network #140Conf Why do we go to a conference? To learn, watch demos and see new products, meet people or just hang out because the company has a budget. Not sure if conference is really a place to learn or see demos. I usually go out to network with people. As a first timer to the 140Conf in NYC, I made sure that I connected...
    by Ramesh (The Papa at Mommy Niri) at April 26th, 2010 at 05:04 pm
  • 1
    CNN Give Dooce The Link
    @ThisIsRamesh @CNN Give @Dooce The Link. Heather Armstrong, the woman behind the famous blog Dooce, was recently invited to a white house forum on workplace flexibility. Although I am not a fan of Dooce, I have deep respect for her. This story was covered in many news media outlets including CNN. It felt good to see a blogger being  invited to the white house and being...
    by Ramesh (The Papa at Mommy Niri) at April 4th, 2010 at 06:04 pm
  • 0
    I Don’t Want Papa
    @ThisIsRamesh Daddy Can't Be Mommy Well…it was daddy’s day out again. While mommy went out of town, I was left all by myself … and the two kids (2 & 4 years old). Since the BlogHer balloon fiasco, the kids have grown up and understand when mommy goes away. On the fateful day being left alone, I took extra care of kids (all by myself) and had a great...
    by Ramesh (The Papa at Mommy Niri) at April 2nd, 2010 at 10:04 pm
  • 0
    Are Pizza and Mac N Cheese Really Vegetarian?
    @ThisIsRamesh Are Pizza and Mac N Cheese Really Vegetarian?Recently I talked with Katherine Alford, Test Kitchen Director at Food Network and judge of the Ultimate Recipe Showdown. As a vegetarian myself and given the looming childhood obesity, I asked Katherine about the scant coverage of vegetarian food on the show. Katherine said that the two most popular dishes in...
    by Ramesh (The Papa at Mommy Niri) at March 31st, 2010 at 09:03 pm
  • 0
    Passionate Gaming Community at PAX East 2010
    Passionate Gaming Community at #PAXEast 2010 The PAX East conference brought together a community of passionate gamers across tabletop, video and PC games. The turn out was fabulous (even on Sunday the lines were very long) and the gamer participation at the vendor booths was high. It was clearly an eye opener for me to see that the participants were really into gaming....
    by Ramesh (The Papa at Mommy Niri) at March 30th, 2010 at 08:03 pm
  • 0
    Top 5 Things I learned at Search Engine Strategies Conference, NY
    Top 5 Things @ThisIsRamesh learned at Search Engine Strategies Conf #SESNY I always wanted to be at Search Engine Strategies (SES) Conference but it never happened. However, this time I managed to get in as press. It was certainly worth driving in rain and dark to be at SES New York. At the conference, I met some amazing people including Jonathan Blum, Bill Larson, Brad...
    by Ramesh (The Papa at Mommy Niri) at March 27th, 2010 at 10:03 pm
  • 8
    The Man Behind SEOmoz, Rand Fishkin
    Rand Fishkin & Mom Bloggers on #SEO #SESNY #SESAfter seeing tons of traffic and link juices being sent to a NYT article for apparently posting a controversial topic, I almost feel like SEO should be renamed as SCO (Sensation & Controversy Optimization). If your story is sensational or controversial, you are likely to get reaction, and especially if you are writing...
    by Ramesh (The Papa at Mommy Niri) at March 16th, 2010 at 08:03 pm
  • 7
    How To Unfreeze Nook!
    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. While...
    by Ramesh (The Papa at Mommy Niri) at March 13th, 2010 at 10:03 am
  • 2
    Wordless Wednesday – Spring Is Sprouting
    Wordless Wednesday: Spring is sprouting.
    by Ramesh (The Papa at Mommy Niri) at March 10th, 2010 at 08:03 pm
  • 0
    Meet John Kim, Meet Whrrl!
    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...
    by Ramesh (The Papa at Mommy Niri) at February 18th, 2010 at 09:02 pm
  • 0
    Papa Post Hits Toy Fair 2010, NYC
    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...
    by Ramesh (The Papa at Mommy Niri) at February 18th, 2010 at 08:02 pm
  • 4
    My #JetAdventure Video
    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...
    by Ramesh (The Papa at Mommy Niri) at February 4th, 2010 at 10:02 pm
  • 3
    Seth Godin, Linchpin And Me!
    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...
    by Ramesh (The Papa at Mommy Niri) at January 18th, 2010 at 10:01 pm
  • 1
    Rise And Shine In 2010
    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...
    by Ramesh (The Papa at Mommy Niri) at January 2nd, 2010 at 10:01 pm
  • 9
    Now That Santa Is Gone, Who Will I Use?
    “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...
    by Ramesh (The Papa at Mommy Niri) at December 29th, 2009 at 09:12 pm
  • 4
    Meet Julie Cole, Co-Founder of Mabel’s Labels
    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...
    by Ramesh (The Papa at Mommy Niri) at November 30th, 2009 at 08:11 pm
  • 1
    Got Content? Meet Joe Pulizzi, Author of Get Content Get Customers
    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...
    by Ramesh (The Papa at Mommy Niri) at November 19th, 2009 at 09:11 pm
  • 5
    Will You Stay?
    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...
    by Ramesh (The Papa at Mommy Niri) at October 18th, 2009 at 10:10 pm
  • 2
    Google + Fun = Goby
    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...
    by Ramesh (The Papa at Mommy Niri) at October 8th, 2009 at 08:10 pm
  • 3
    Hitting The Best Heading: Keywords Or Punchlines?
    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...
    by Ramesh (The Papa at Mommy Niri) at October 7th, 2009 at 06:10 pm
  • 8
    Are Those Links Really Innocent?
    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...
    by Ramesh (The Papa at Mommy Niri) at October 6th, 2009 at 10:10 am
  • 7
    Balloon Delivery
    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...
    by Ramesh (The Papa at Mommy Niri) at July 26th, 2009 at 08:07 pm
  • 3
    Culture and Tradition
    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...
    by Ramesh (The Papa at Mommy Niri) at April 20th, 2009 at 08:04 pm
  • 4
    Gift Wrap With Nothing Inside
    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...
    by Ramesh (The Papa at Mommy Niri) at February 14th, 2009 at 09:02 pm
  • 16
    Top 5 Annoying Things About Parties
    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...
    by Ramesh (The Papa at Mommy Niri) at January 5th, 2009 at 07:01 am
  • 1
    Top 5 Snow Shoveling Tips
    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...
    by Ramesh (The Papa at Mommy Niri) at December 26th, 2008 at 03:12 pm
  • 3
    Kiran Bedi Judges Judy!
    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...
    by Ramesh (The Papa at Mommy Niri) at December 4th, 2008 at 06:12 pm
  • 1
    Taare Zameen Par – Every Child Is Special
    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...
    by Ramesh (The Papa at Mommy Niri) at September 25th, 2008 at 08:09 pm
  • 0
    Mommies Outrun Me !
    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...
    by Ramesh (The Papa at Mommy Niri) at August 29th, 2008 at 08:08 pm