http://www.chaitanyasblog.com Opinions Works News Fri, 05 Sep 2008 04:36:35 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Proof of pudding is in the eating. Proof of pudding is also in the making, the talking, the seeing and the hype created. Consider a situation. You know an architect who has just started his career; you have never seen his work or heard his name in the appropriate circles. However, you ... http://www.chaitanyasblog.com/opinion/how-to-of-it/ Yesterday a colleague asked me where I bought the shirt I was wearing. I told her the brand after a moments hesitation. I hesitated because the brand was too good and although I would probably never buy enough from them to keep their income flowing I still wanted exclusivity to the ... http://www.chaitanyasblog.com/opinion/word-of-mouth/ Walking on empty grassland Walking as the moon appears You give me all the reasons Yet I am not quite sure If you would just see See that love still stays Wishing it would pour today Turn the soil to life Give back what it has taken Wish it would take away the pictures Melt the images that would have ... http://www.chaitanyasblog.com/works/smoke-and-rain/ In an attempt to impress, Beijing might have just lost a lot of fans. Using a "fake" singer to keep the image of perfection going, was probably their least perfect move. The "scandal" has made it to every newspaper worldwide, turning the issue into a moral and political drama. I cannot ... http://www.chaitanyasblog.com/opinion/secrets-out/ Sometimes, even in business, motivation is not about the money or sense of power. For some or rather most of us this might seem utterly ridiculous - why take that path when it doesn't have money, fame or power?? A new branch opens up at the locality, because the market is ... http://www.chaitanyasblog.com/opinion/motivation/ Fear may sell a lot of products, but humour is not too far behind. Online video advertisements usually bank on the second to spread their ideas. These video promotions may not be of much relevance, or even innovative in their approach yet they spread because of the ease of forwarding and ... http://www.chaitanyasblog.com/opinion/online-video-advertising/ On the way to work I saw some kids in a school bus hastily copying homework. Although the kid must have copied the assignment word to word, but he will get 2 marks less than the student who finished his homework at home (if he is not found out that ... http://www.chaitanyasblog.com/opinion/marks-for-neatness/ Is it too much to ask for when you expect an employee to know the product on sale? Retail outlets for clothing, accessories, home decor items, foot wear and restaurants seem to have it figured out. Only in rare cases do you find an employee unaware of where the brand ... http://www.chaitanyasblog.com/opinion/heres-an-idea/ Not so long ago, the Indian customer was at the mercy of product and service providers. Options were few and waiting for purchases to actually translate into ownership was normal. A two wheeler would arrive years after booking, so would the telephone connection, LPG connectivity, water supply etc. Bills were paid ... http://www.chaitanyasblog.com/opinion/when-everyone-is-king/ Every waking moment is a constant reminder that break, for just a few moments, from media has become an impossible task. The journey back and forth from office is an assault to the senses- radio is at peak volume and huge billboards cut out partial views of the sky. The cafeteria not only ... http://www.chaitanyasblog.com/opinion/media-overdose-is-omnipresent/