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Author: Karthik S

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A brilliant idea to add another compelling metric to marathons!

A brilliant idea to add another compelling metric to marathons!

January 22, 2019January 27, 2019 by Karthik S

This is such a simple idea that anyone would go, ‘Why didn’t I think of that?’. That’s the hallmark of great ideas anyway. Marathons are dime a dozen these days – our Facebook feeds are full of people biting their medals; deservedly…

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An imaginary surgical strike on piracy

An imaginary surgical strike on piracy

January 21, 2019January 23, 2019 by Karthik S

The Hindi film, Uri: The Surgical Strike, released on January 11, 2019. On Tuesday, the subsequent week (January 15, 2019), someone named Arin Mandal, from Kolkata, shared a video on his Facebook timeline. In the video he says that he tried downloading…

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Is Koffee With Karan not brand-safe for Google anymore?

Is Koffee With Karan not brand-safe for Google anymore?

January 21, 2019January 21, 2019 by Karthik S

Spot the difference(s). Well, there’s just one. Koffee With Google Home vs. Koffee Without Google Home! Did Google (Home) drop out of Koffee With Karan after the massive fallout from the Pandya-Rahul episode where the entire country over-reacted to thoughts expressed as…

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Disguise-Fool-Reveal – but to what effect?

Disguise-Fool-Reveal – but to what effect?

January 18, 2019January 18, 2019 by Karthik S

I saw this video featuring badminton superstars Kidambi Srikanth and Ashwini Ponnappa with a lot of interest. The stars dress up as old people, manage to fool kids in a badminton academy with their disguise, and eventually start playing their true selves…

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What if Chandragupta Maurya took over your smartphone? And perhaps also chatted with Chanakya?

What if Chandragupta Maurya took over your smartphone? And perhaps also chatted with Chanakya?

January 17, 2019January 17, 2019 by Karthik S

A nifty idea by the Swiss agency Jung Von Matt/Limmat, for client Samsung. They created a smartphone app which has biographical information about well-known historical figures from school students’ history books. But, instead of just presenting that information the way they are,…

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The wrong years – Honda vs. Hyundai

The wrong years – Honda vs. Hyundai

January 16, 2019January 16, 2019 by Karthik S

There is an interesting similarity of ideas, here. The Honda ad was discussed widely for the so-called ‘typo’ till a lot of people pointed to those who called out the typo that it was entirely intentional. 1. Both are in the auto…

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The Weather Channel treats its users differently in US vs. Europe. So does Xiaomi?

The Weather Channel treats its users differently in US vs. Europe. So does Xiaomi?

January 15, 2019January 15, 2019 by Karthik S

I stumbled on the news of the city of Los Angeles suing IBM-owned The Weather Channel of covertly mining user data. Now, given the amount of time we spend online and the variety of services we use without paying a fee, we…

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