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Salesforce’s new streaming service

October 18, 2021 by Karthik S

Streaming service. Original programming. On-demand content. Which brand would you recall if you heard those phrases? Netflix? HBO Max? Amazon Prime Video? Disney+? How about Salesforce? Nah, I’m not joking. Salesforce announced a new streaming service on August 10, 2021, called Salesforce+!…

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A service provider seeking toll from a content provider

October 14, 2021 by Karthik S

When I first came across this news from South Korea, I was completely incredulous: South Korean Internet service provider SK Broadband has sued Netflix to pay for costs from increased network traffic and maintenance work because of a surge of viewers! SK…

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The smartphone’s smartness in the near future

October 13, 2021 by Karthik S

Last week, five of my calls were interrupted due to a specific reason – four of them for the person at the other end, and one for me. What happened? We were OTP’d! That is, some e-commerce delivery arrived at our home…

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Trusting your spouse vs. trusting brands

October 12, 2021 by Karthik S

Usually, I totally trust articles written by Mark Ritson. I do. I trust Mark with my children. With my finances. With my dogs. With my car – my god, the car! With my affections. My confidences. My everything. But, Mark’s latest article…

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Byju’s, Shah Rukh Khan, and accountability

October 11, 2021 by Karthik S

India’s most valued start-up, Byju’s, has reportedly (according to ‘sources’) paused ads featuring Shah Rukh Khan, one of India’s most popular stars. Why? Because Shah Rukh Khan’s son has been arrested by the Narcotics Control Bureau of India (under questionable circumstances, if…

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Congrats Boost… it’s a girl! (at last!)

October 8, 2021 by Karthik S

Fill in the blank: “______ is the secret of my energy”. Very easy, right? Did you also add, “Our energy” to it? Chances are, you may have 🙂 Boost was a minnow within the ‘health food drink’ segment back in the 1980s,…

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Order anything, however small, as often as you want?

October 7, 2021 by Karthik S

Related post: How soon do you want your groceries delivered? A few conscientious people consistently raise their voice against e-commerce companies using packaging material way too liberally. You may have seen these posts on Facebook, Twitter, or LinkedIn – about how they…

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