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What is SNS?

rohit — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 08:43:50 +0000

SMS, MMS and now SNS. SNS stands for social networking site which has reached the evangelical status among the netizens of the world. Almost one third of Chinese net users are member of these SNSs like Facebook, Orkut, hi5, renren etc. Recently these websites have succeeded in creating a new form of extreme online gamers who spend more than an hour everyday religiously. They have created online gamers cult which is the talk of everybody’s town. People discuss about it over a cup of tea, coffee and beer. The players have found a new topic to chat about and it has penetrated in almost all the countries regardless of the location. Social Networking games like FarmVilla and FishVilla are easy to play and you need not require a supercomputer like configuration like many other classic computer games. This unique and innovative strategy has helped this cult to reach people who could not play heavy computer games. SNSs have volumes which is the core requirement for a sustainable and scalable e-business model. Just wait and watch, how many games will bombard the internet in the coming years?
Rogues

Is IPad a threat to the conventional PC market?

rohit — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 07:37:50 +0000

Apple's Strategy

Steve Jobs is known for creating revolutionary products and launching them like a box office thriller. The movie producers should learn a few tips from him! The launch of IPhone marked a new milestone in the history of tech products. Now, it is the time for IPad. What is IPad? In the last few years, the world has seen that the technological gap between a phone and a computer is reducing. Earlier people were satisfied with a basic phone which can be used to communicate only. Gradually the products’ expected features like internet, WAP and data processing abilities crept into the basic features. However, mobile manufacturers could not break the ice to think further, which Apple has done. Apple is trying to create a new segment where people want a multipurpose mobile device through which all basic needs of a mobile and a computer can be experienced with ease. IPhone implemented this unique ‘Filling the Gap’ strategy successfully. It seems that Apple has made this ‘Filling the Gap’ strategy it’s unique selling proposition. Is it sustainable? The sustainability of a strategy depends on the entry barrier for competitors. If the entry barrier is low then apart from the first mover advantage, Apple will have nothing. It will not be able to milk this newly created segment for a long time. One feature which is valuable about this product is that more than one lakh applets can be accessed through this device. These features are currently used in Iphones and IPad is compatible with it. So, the product is different but the features are developed on a common platform which can be used only on Apple products. It reminds me of the era when Apple tried to rule the market with Macs which could use only Apple’s applications and software. This strategy of Apple decades ago, did not last much because the competitors could sniff it and Microsoft and IBM reaped the benefits. Is it that this time the competitors are not aware or Apple has done its homework well enough. Apple has penetrated deep enough in most of the developed markets with its platform featured products IPhone, iTouch and IPod. Gradually they are moving back towards the PC in terms of features. WOW! Steve Jobs seems to implement his old strategy well enough to reach the levels of Microsoft with huge strategic advantages. Analysts say that IPad will not be able to replace the PC/Laptop market but you do not know what Apple is all for. It will not be surprising if Steve introduces an iPC which will run on the same platform used for iPod, iPhone and iPad.

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Wall street is back in business!

rohit — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 20:28:37 +0000

world financial market

JP Morgan posted a surprising $3.3 billion profits in the last quarter of 2009 compared to $702 million in 2008. Goldman Sachs also crossed the magical figure of $3.4 billion in the second quarter of 2009. Except the credit card business ‘All is Well’. In June 2009 JP Morgan paid back the entire bailout amount of $25 billion. Is this the sign of another super bull run which lead to the financial crisis or is it a sign of sustainable growth for a prosperous future? Whatever, it is time for the bankers, businessmen, employees and job seekers to rejoice and celebrate!

Rogues

Jordan on a move

rohit — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 12:49:28 +0000

How many of you know Michael Jordan? Quite a lot I guess but how many of you know Jordan, a country?

Jordan is a west Asian country sharing borders with Syria, Iraq, Saudi Arabia and Isreal. Much of the land is covered by the Arabian desert except the North-Western part where the capital of the country Amman is located, thanks to the Jordan river.

Jordan is an emerging nation with per capita GDP of $5,547. Since 1999, the liberal economic policies have helped this country to become one of the freest and most competitive economies in the middle east(2009 Heritage foundation Index).

What made it happen?

It has a conservative banking sector which helped the country glide through the recent global financial crisis. With instability across other neighbouring countries, it is the in the making of the ‘Next Beirut’. Jordan has more free trade agreements than any other Arab country. Along with these, the country is following the strategy of privatization which India is also trying. It is concentrating on the concept of SEZs which helped China become what it is. These fundamentals mixed with the best from the other developing countries make a good platform for growth.

Icing in the cake:

Jordan experienced brain drain for a long time because of higher salaries in the neighbouring countries. Recently, it has been observed that the concept of ‘brain gain’ is gaining heat in this country. Violence hit Iraq is finding it difficult to refrain its highly skilled workforce from migrating to a peaceful Jordan. This brain gain is helping the country to capitalize on the intellectual capital for sustainable growth of the economy.

Who knows in the coming decade this Jordan’s popularity rating may overcede the human Jordan!

Rogues