No Broadband On Internet Street

A polish man living on a street called Internet Street in Warsaw is selling his house because he is unable to set up a broadband connection there. Details at TotalTele.

I know wireline coverage in India sucks (for example, Airtel and Reliance Communications don’t service my area in Delhi), but selling your house because of no broadband? I think I might relocate…What would you do?

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The Numbers…Do They Lie?

As an aside to our earlier post on Internet metrics, and what IMRB International is planning, here’s an interesting article from Mint on a controversy around Radio measurement. No such thing as accurate metrics.

Greg Chappell Pitches For International Softball Cricket League

The buzz (unconfirmed) around TiEcon 2008 yesterday was that in the session involving making pitches to investors, former Indian Cricket coach Greg Chappell pitched to potential investors, an International Softball Cricket League. (Update: thanks for the input in the comments. Confirmed from some of the investors)

Some Ads…

Some ads on job sites can get you into trouble. Like this one.

Mind It…

For fans of pop culture, here’s a blast from the past: it appears a movie is being made on Quick Gun Murugan, a spoof of Spaghetti Western classics that used to appear on Channel V.

Take a look at the movie trailer, and here’s an old clip from the irreverent TV series. Expect this to spread like wildfire. Apart from “Mind it”, another phrase that became a part of Indian pop culture is “We are like this only”. What else?

The Government Is Free To Spam You

…or so it seems. Ironically, at a time when I was stuck in a traffic jam near Raj Ghat in Delhi because of a massive rally which had blocked on Ring Road, I received the following SMS:

“Let us follow the path of truth and non violence shown by Mahatma Gandhi - Ministry of Information & Broadcasting”

If it’s unsolicited and not relevant to the user, then it is spam. I have registered a complaint (Complaint number - 18625407) with Airtel against the IB Min, as well as two other SMS spammers. I doubt that they take action against any of them. All I get is a lame SMS from Airtel that reads “Your DND Request is related to another service provider. We have  forwarded your complaint to them for necessary action.”

Isn’t it sad that the government didn’t send out an SMS at the time of the Delhi Bomb Blasts, informing people about helpline numbers, or asking them to stay calm, stay indoors and avoid marketplaces that may be crowded? That could have been relevant, even if unsolicited.

P.s: I hope banks have learnt from the current financial crisis, will stop offering everyone with a mobile phone 50,000 loans a year (mild exaggeration).

“Nothing To Be Done”

The Jabberwock weighs in on editorial meetings, and brightens up this busy (early) Monday morning. Love the quote from  Waiting for Godot. What are your meetings like?

P.s.: My favourite line from Godot - “Nothing to be done.” Timeless.