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Venice, Rome and Florence

(Continued from the previous post) Day 3: Arrived in Venezia Santa Lucia station around 9pm, and checked into Hotel Arlecchino near the Bus station. Not sure which idiot designed the new bridge from the train station to the bus station, it consisted only of steps and was a pain to watch many folks having toContinue reading “Venice, Rome and Florence”

Europe in 10 days on a Vegetarian diet

Can you remain a strict vegetarian /vegan and still tour Europe? Can you cover most of Italy in 4 days? Can you cover most of Milan in 4 hours? Can you continue the trip uninterrupted even after losing your wallet and iPhone? Yes, Yes, Yes and Yes!!. This is an account of our 10Continue reading “Europe in 10 days on a Vegetarian diet”

Poor God!

These days everyone is working gazillion hours a day, in an always-connected, round-the-clock culture. We are all compelled to respond to that latest email, which just vibrated on our device no matter the time of the day. If you do not respond to that email, even if no serious damage would be done by waitingContinue reading “Poor God!”

Measuring and improving code quality

How to measure code quality and implement best practices to enable high performing, high throughput development teams? I will try to answer this from my own experience running a development organization and the processes and tools that worked well for us. This is not to exclude other alternatives that might be more applicable for otherContinue reading “Measuring and improving code quality”

Rethinking department stores with “proximity commerce”

Just read this thought provoking HBR interview with Ron Johnson, the new CEO of JC Penney (he came from Apple). Here is an idea : Personally I never bought apparel online for several reasons (even if it is merchandized using scene7 and other features) I can’t feel the texture I dont know if it willContinue reading “Rethinking department stores with “proximity commerce””

Toolbox

Some interesting pointers I have collected over time, that I myself like and refer to: (This will be a growing list, so do visit often and let me know any good links that should be here. I thought this list might be a useful reference to others as well). People Skills /Management : science-shows-that-bigger-bonuses-create-worse-performance Secrets_of_SuccessContinue reading “Toolbox”

Google’s new “trusted stores” vs Amazon marketplace’s A2Z Guarantee

Google is trying to get into the ratings game Hmm….! Very interesting move!….. What is google really trying to do here? What are the challenges it will face? Bigger Picture: Google seems to be trying to enhance the product information it already has (Google Product feeds) on “all the products in the world” with transactionalContinue reading “Google’s new “trusted stores” vs Amazon marketplace’s A2Z Guarantee”

Using IT to save lives during search and rescue over large areas

Today let us talk about an interesting application of internet technology. My inspiration for this was an incident a few years ago, I believe, in Oregon. A family was lost in the wilderness when their car broke down on a road that (they did not realize) was just closed for winter. Several rescue parties wereContinue reading “Using IT to save lives during search and rescue over large areas”

Increasing sales by leveraging channels

Does your business have retail store operations in addition to an eCommerce presence? Are you trying to increase sales in preparation for and during the holiday season? If so, read on to learn about how you can leverage technology that alerts you to hidden opportunities by leveraging channels. If you have already setup automatic alertsContinue reading “Increasing sales by leveraging channels”