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opinion short takes 

Opine – provocation – abuse…repeat.

January 7, 2011January 7, 2011 by Karthik S

That is a conversation on twitter between a celebrity, Ranvir Shorey and another tweeter. Ranvir may be a celebrity or not depending on how many films of his you’ve seen and how much you like him. And I’m not here to pass…

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Quora’s quorum

January 6, 2011 by Karthik S

I have been fiddling with Quora for just under a week, thanks to a generous invite by @manuscrypts. In the week since I joined, I have started seeing a sudden and dramatic increase in the number of people talking about Quora. Suddenly…

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The elusive art of accumulating social currency

January 5, 2011January 5, 2011 by Karthik S

Why do you think blogs never took off in India in a big way? Why did it make it big in the US, even though its death bells are being rung now, quite prematurely? Is it because Indians don’t have opinions to…

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I believe

January 4, 2011September 12, 2018 by Karthik S

As someone who has grown up in India, all through…I have rarely come across people who use that phrase. I have heard people saying ‘I think’ or ‘I feel’, instead. It was a US-returned former colleague who I noticed using ‘I believe’…

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opinion social media engagement review 

Spam and the art of social media engagement

January 3, 2011 by Karthik S

I recently accumulated a lot of flak for a post about a Kingfisher Airlines Twitter campaign which explicitly asked people to spam. Some of the spammers alleged that they weren’t spamming at all and some spammees took offense that I assumed they…

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How would you do an elevator pitch about social media to a cynic?

December 27, 2010December 27, 2010 by Karthik S

I was in a mall, recently; shopping away to glory with family when I bumped into an old friend. He was with another friend and as is the norm, we were introduced. The other guy is a venture capitalist! We exchanged cards…

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At what point does a tweet become a moral crusade?

December 24, 2010December 24, 2010 by Karthik S

Why am I asking? Because of this. Anand Mahindra tweeted this, first. Just passed through Delhi T3 for the 1st time.Can’t believe there was criticism of long walks to gates.Get some exercise&Get a life! Fair enough – his personal opinion. I love…

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