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Yahoo Mail Down!!

sammytammy — Sun, 27 Jun 2010 17:33:46 +0000

Is it only me or is it really that Yahoo mail is down??

tried accessing my mail between 10:50pm & 11:00pm on 27th June ‘10, but couldn’t get through.

Boooohhoooo for Yaaahhhoooo!!

Something for the Ladies

sammytammy — Sun, 30 May 2010 07:26:45 +0000

At AdoMado, we are always trying to improve the skewed gender ration we have amongst our user base. As part of the same endeavor, we have introduced a special set of coupons available for redemption while keeping in mind the needs of the ladies. This includes 5 sections:

AdoMado Offers

Approx. 20 coupons!!

Though at times these coupons might be limited by gegraphical spread, but still its a step forward to entice the better half of our species to start surfing net regulary (while having AdoMado installed).

Looking forward to having a few beautiful and sexy users for AdoMado.

AdoMado Team

http://AdoMado.com

AdoMado: Your Rewards Bank of Internet

sammytammy — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 08:40:59 +0000

http://AdoMado.com

AdoMado as they call it, is India’s first digital loyalty program.

Similar to any other loyalty program, people earn credits for a predefined set of action points and then these credit points can then be redeemed for rewards and benefits.

Specifically the rewards and benefits include:

http://AdoMado.com

Full 160 Character SMSes
- They allow you to send full 160 character SMS for free. Apparently lot many user sites also do the same but either follow your SMS by another Ad SMS or add a footer advertisement to your message, but AdoMado allows you to send complete 160 character SMS ‘with no Ads’
Offers and Discount Vouchers
- There are quite a few exciting offers available online for people to redeem their credits points i.e.:
- Rs. 500 Gift Voucher from HomeShop 18
- Rs. 200 Gift Voucher from Logitech
- Rs. 200 Gift Voucher again from HomeShop 18
Donate to Charity
- Thats the noble part, if any of the members are not that keen on the discount vouchers or free SMSes, AdoMado gives them an opportunity to donate their credits points to a social cause. For e.g.
- You can simply send a kid to school by browsing the internet for 3 hours a day for an year.
- Or plant a tree by sending few hundred invites for the site to your friends

Pretty soon even more causes and offers will be coming up…!!

Members can earn AdoMado credits by simply doing the following:

Installing and Activating AdoMado Plugin
Sending Invites and Referring Friends
Connecting to Facebook and Twitter Accounts

I believe its an amazing concept and every one should be a part of it, if not for the benefits, then atleast for donating to the noble causes.

You can register at http://AdoMado.com

Dreams – and – Newton’s Laws of Motion

Mayank Jain (makuchaku) — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 16:37:34 +0000

Dreams – and – Newton’s Laws of Motion

Most of us have had dreams when we were still in college… with Microsoft, Google, Dotcoms, etc being our prime idols. Build something big, sell it off, make those quick millions – and – reiterate.

However, when the actual time comes, the typical lifecycle an engineering graduate chooses – graduate, pickup a 6 figure salary, join as an associate, move up the ladder – become a manager, hop around a few and retire – enjoying tea in the lovely twilight.

No, there’s nothing wrong with how we think and act. It is natural to pick up the path that is less risky and has more proven outcomes than the other. However, this thinking is implanted in one’s mindset ever since he/she picks up those very first books to study. “Study hard or you won’t get a decent job!!”

Society around us plays a big role in developing this fear of the unknown. What would my relatives think of me if I am not earning lesser than my cousin? What would my peers think of me if I am still an engineer after 5 years? Would I even get married if I am not earning good? More one thinks, more blockages appear between oneself and the dream.

As a result, those dreams are never realized and they keep on lingering as an afterthought… with one hoping that he/she would be able to cherish them later – when the life is more stable.

That stability never comes; one never has enough money or time…

Reason is simple – increase in stability breeds fear of the uncertain, resulting in a need of yet more stability.

So how should one go about it?

Seems like Sir Isaac Newton had answered this long ago – July 5th, 1687.

“A body at rest stays at rest, and a body in motion stays in motion, unless it is acted on by an external force”. To derive the analogy, consider yourself as the “body” and your life as the “state of motion”. Until you do not put in an effort in addition to the regular day’s schedule, setting the dream in motion is improbable. Just dreaming isn’t enough – you need to act upon it.

However, once the ball is rolling – Newton’s second law comes into effect – everything else being a constant, the more effort you put into realizing the dream, better the results are. The once distant and hazy dream starts taking a shape and looks realistic with each passing day of efforts put into it.

The second law eventually leads to the third law – “Every action has an equal and opposite reaction”. Hunger for risk taking, creates more avenues which create more risks. Rewards are directly proportional to the risks taken.

And before you know it, you are already living your dream.

Nothing in life can beat the thrill of that!!

To sum up, if you have a dream, do not hold it back – for you would never have enough stability, enough money and enough time to see it through. Just pick up the drawing board and start working on it.

As Nike’s campaign puts it… “Just Do It”.

So finally I wrote an article for IBM’s magazine – it’s still under review – and I’m pretty sure that it won’t get past the judges… Heck, who needs the article to be published in any magazine when I have my own publishing medium
This article might sound very similar to Newton’s laws of motion for startups I earlier wrote…

Dreams – and – Newton’s Laws of Motion

Society around us plays a big role in developing this fear of the unknown. What would my relatives think of me if I am earning lesser than my cousin? What would my peers think of me if I am still an engineer after 5 years? Would I even get married if I am not earning good? More one thinks, more blockages appear between oneself and the dream.

As a result, those dreams are never realized and they keep on lingering as an afterthought… with one hoping that he/she would be able to cherish them later – when the life is more stable.

That stability never comes; one never has enough money or time…
Reason is simple – increase in stability breeds fear of the uncertain, resulting in a need of yet more stability.

So how should one go about it?
Seems like Sir Isaac Newton had answered this long ago – July 5th, 1687.

And before you know it, you are already living your dream.
Nothing in life can beat the thrill of that!!

As Nike’s campaign puts it… “Just Do It”.

Disclaimer – Views and opinions expressed in the article above represent only and only my viewpoint. They have nothing to do with IBM or its policies.

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Happy Birthday ApnaBill.com

Mayank Jain (makuchaku) — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 06:00:27 +0000

Exactly a year ago…

Today – ApnaBill.com completes a year of existance.
Wishing ApnaBill a very Happy Birthday. I hope it will see many more such prosperous years ahead.