Posts Tagged ‘ online ’

I’m back in the world of blogging having disappeared for a while in the black hole of iPhoneography and meeting the demands of a new job routine.
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Who decides what is news? Journalists and editors relying on their judgment training or trending topics in Twitterverse?
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What ploy do you use to overcome writer’s block? Here’s a quick and dirty list of practical tips I use every time my mind goes numb. Come, share some of yours.
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I see it everyday. You probably do, too. People physically with each other, but really half a world away.
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It’s a big achievement or a miniscule one depending on the way you look at it. This is my 200th post. 200 days of pouring my heart out, debating, questioning, musing, and venting. 200 days of support from all you readers who make this enterprise so much fun. I started writing on a daily…
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You know how you’re always told what to do and, more important, not do at a job interview? Do dress professionally Do arrive 10-15 minutes before the scheduled interview time Do shake hands with a firm grip Do maintain eye contact Do bring extra copies of your resume Do answer to the point Don’t…
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My ear is still producing gooey stuff. Woke up with an ear infection on Monday and headed to the doc who prescribed antibiotic drops. Took him f-o-r-e-v-e-r to produce the all-electronic prescription — “It’s a new system…we’re trying it out for the first time today.” he said apologetically. I told him not to worry…
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A friend found the “love of his life” on a matrimonial website. After seeing hundreds of photographs and commenting on each and every one’s height, complexion, nose-shape, assumed weight, and dress sense, he finally found one that was closest to his ideal image of an Indian bride. He has not even met her, but…
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Everyone hates meetings. I know I do. They’re usually time sinks and for the most part aren’t effective in resolving anything. Most of us walk out of a meeting saying, “Now to get some real work done.” Something’s wrong with this picture, right? I get it that sometimes you just need to have face-to-face…
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Just when I had thought I wouldn’t do anything “structured” on my blog, pop comes Duane Scott’s Pleasantly Disturbed series. He’s been doing it for five weeks now and I have been watching from the sidelines, marveling at his ability to write about everything and nothing. It’s a rant unlike rants. He makes it…
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