Don't be Evil

Don't be Evil, Google said. Yet, it streams cookies onto your computer. Knows what you read, what videos you watch, what links you click, what keywords you search for. The works. It even came up with a browser that is great for browsing, yet mysteriously, doesn't provide any real support for blocking...

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Hitting the roof

Today, I had a class that was the best I've attended at IE, as yet. By far, it was the most intellectually stimulating one.We just went through some basic 'supply and demand' curves, and saw how simple things can be, and yet people get them wrong time and again. The shocking part was that this stuff is so elementary, and yet governments the world over mess it up with their ham-fisted attempts to control...

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Microsoft - A Cloudy future ahead ?

A disclaimer, right off the bat - I'm not a big fan of Microsoft. As an end-user, I use Chrome, not IE, Gmail a lot more than Hotmail, and would love to have Ubuntu on my laptop instead of Vista, but have chickened out.The GoodHaving said that, Microsoft must have done some things right over the years...

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Using technology to increase effort !

In my eco class in school, we are using an online tool called Aplia to turn in our assignments. It's a pretty cool tool (hey that rhymes, unintentionally, though !). There's all sorts of geeky stuff to play around with... Price elasticity of demand, income elasticity of supply, curves that shift, but...

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Think before you click !

If you're one of the people spammed by this nonsense (so-called 'candid camera prank') on Facebook, then watch out.You'd better be more careful the next time around !You can check out further details here.Methinks, one point to Jose Ramon, here !PS: For the non-IMBA people reading this, Jose is a guy...

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Can't Beat 'em, then join 'em !

The newsQuite some time back, Oracle had acquired Sun. Now, in an attempt to catch up, Oracle's arch-rival, SAP, has acquired Sybase in a $5 billion deal. This was widely expected, since SAP was under pressure because of Oracle's stunning 'stack' strategy.Sun had a hugely diversified product offering...

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When I grow up .......

"A time comes when you stop waiting for the man you want to become, and start being the man you want to be".~ The Boss, Bruce SpringsteenThis is it...The time is now!Carpe Die...

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Show me the money !

At the IE IMBA program, there are some off-beat things that we do. None, so far, has been more off-beat than "Information Systems". So far, we've been discussing how Social media is changing lifestyles, and how companies are being affected (hey, it's a B-school !).Sooner or later, every to-be-MBA goes...

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