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Ravi’s Rants

Happy Halloween!

October 31, 2011

Funny eCards at JibJab

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Where were you that fateful day?

September 12, 2011

Where were you on 09/11/2001, do you remember? I was in NY. My wife Veena and I were both working for a company called Prodigy Communications. We had just joined a few months earlier. That unfortunate day, I was earlier than usual to work. I was just settling down at my desk with a hot [...]

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Crush It With Video

June 4, 2011

About 4 years ago, when I decided to sign-up my kids for piano lessons, of course the first thing I did was to start thinking about which keyboard to buy. I did extensive research online for keyboards: I did Google searches, visited an insane number of web sites, musician forums, read reviews on Amazon and [...]

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An iPad For My Birthday

May 10, 2011

You see, my birthday is coming up later this month. And my lovely wife Veena wanted to gift me an iPad2 (she’s a darling, isn’t she?) But here’s the other part of this story: She already has an iPad1. And she really puts it to great use too (see picture below of Veena relaxing at [...]

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Google’s New Online Magazine

March 26, 2011

Did you know: Google recently launched their first, full-length, online magazine called ThinkQuarterly. At Google, we often think that speed is the forgotten ‘killer application’ – the ingredient that can differentiate winners from the rest. We know that the faster we deliver results, the more useful people find our service. But in a world of accelerating [...]

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I Came Home And The Dog Was Bald

January 25, 2011

Seth Godin talks about attention deficit. And he also talks about attention surplus And weirdly enough, they both conclude the same thing: No one is paying attention. Including yourself. I’ve always been intrigued by the psychology of persuasion (yes, and am a big fan of the book by Cialdini too). And one of my favorite [...]

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Google Redirection Virus

December 14, 2010

Just when I thought that I was one of the most “web savvy” and “tech savvy” people on earth, who could never be tricked into downloading anything that would infect my computer… BAM! My laptop gets infected by what’s come to be known as the “Google Redirection Virus”. The symptoms are very obvious… You do [...]

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Where I Am At

November 16, 2010

“It was the best of times, and it was the worst of times”, wrote Charles Dickens. That’s exactly how it has felt for the last couple of years. On one hand, my wife’s father, and both my parents – all passed away in a span of 3 years, leaving our kids with no grandparents, and [...]

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Presentation Matters

September 24, 2010

… and so does “music” – especially when it comes to just about any kind of video online. When your mother admonished you when you were young for dressing like a bum to your first job interview, you probably didn’t realize how important “presentation” is. But you’ll be even more surprised how much it matters, [...]

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Arthur Ashe

February 14, 2010

Inspiration from (friendly) spam I received in my email…. Arthur Ashe, the legendary Wimbledon player was dying of AIDS which he got due to infected blood he received during a heart surgery in 1983… From the world over, he received letters from his fans, one of which conveyed: “Why did God have to select you [...]

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I’m A Hunter

February 3, 2010

Oh, I’m very much a Hunter! But being a Gemini, I do have a kind of split-personality. So, occasionally I chill out and become a “Farmer”. Not for too long though

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Twitter: @Replies Rock, DMs Over-rated

February 2, 2010

What’s the the most powerful feature of Twitter? It’s definitely the ability to send an “@” reply to anyone on twitter – without their permission. Now “great tools come with great responsibility” (yup, just made it up Spam people on twitter, and you will get blocked, labeled a spammer, folks will hate on you, and [...]

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Why WordPress Is The Absolute Best Platform For Your Membership Site

January 28, 2010

NOTE: WordPress is right for you, only if you want to actually launch your membership site some day, make money from your site, and do not wish to spend an insane amount of time creating and maintaining it, and only if you do not wish to spend hundreds (or thousands) of dollars outsourcing the creation [...]

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Turning Lemons Into Lemonade

November 14, 2009

Do you sometimes bitch and complain and whine about your life? If only your parents had given you the right education… If only you were given your due recognition at work… If only your family loved you… If only you had more customers… If only you had more people promoting your product… If only you [...]

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DigitalAccessPass.com’s 1st Birthday

October 12, 2009

1 year ago, I launched a membership plugin for WordPress, called DigitalAccessPass (DAP). It had some ground-breaking features – many firsts for its niche. Like “Content Dripping”, for example (I even coined a new word: ContentResponder . Yesterday (October 11, 2009), DAP celebrated it’s 1st birthday! Just some proof that with a lot of focus, [...]

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What Would – - – - – Do?

September 21, 2009

I believe it is critically important to have role models, teachers, mentors, gurus, leaders, spiritual guides – from whom we can draw courage, inspiration, enlightenment, guidance – in times of need at various stages of our life. So here’s a short list of my role models, who have all tremendously inspired me, taught me, and [...]

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The Power Of A Brand (Revisited)

September 9, 2009

Did you know that the incredibly famous Nike “Swoosh” logo was created by a graphic design student desperate to pay for a dress for an upcoming party, for a stunning total of $35 (at $2/hour)? I watched a Nike documentary recently, where they interviewed  Philip Knight (one of Nike’s Founders), “His Airness” Michael Jordan, and [...]

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“Simple” and “Easy”

June 4, 2009

The difference is pretty simple, actually Quit Smoking Simple: We all know the health benefits of not smoking. Quit smoking, live longer. But Not Easy: The actual act of quitting is really hard. Losing Weight Simple: Do it and you will look good, feel good, and have more energy But Not Easy: Working out frequently, [...]

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Saving Money vs. Making Money

May 12, 2009

I have a friend whose main purpose in life is to find deals and bargains and cut costs. He once spent several weeks filling out an insane number of really long forms and processing rebate information, for a mail-in rebate promotion for a laptop. And he purchased that crappy, low-end laptop because that was the [...]

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Change

May 4, 2009

Yup, sometimes it is easier “done” than “said”. Just go do it… http://sethgodin.typepad.com/seths_blog/2009/05/can-you-change-everything.html

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