Random thoughts from the India Radio Forum 2012 in Mumbai

The India Radio Forum 2012, Mumbai. Much déjà vu, some interesting insights, very poor – actually, dismal – turnout, particularly for a Radio event. But fortunately, there were some pretty good Radio- and other leaders in attendance, who gave time for the sessions, presentations, panel discussions. The runaway winner of the day, for me, was…

Goodbye, idiot.

This is an actual letter of resignation from an employee at  a US computer company to his boss. His boss apparently resigned very soon afterwards. Dear Mr XYZ, As an employee of an institution of higher education, I have a few very basic expectations. Chief among these is that my direct superiors have an intellect…

The brilliant Jack Dorsy, creator of Twitter, named Cannes Lions 2012 Media Person of The Year

The Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity, is probably  the world’s largest celebration of creativity in communications and the most prestigious international annual advertising and communications awards. Each year, the Festival presents The Media Person of the Year Award to a prominent personality who is an influential figure in the development of today’s media landscape,…

A punster’s delight

You may have read this, but it’s hilarious, and plain off the net. I don’t know the source, but it is so delightful a piece of work, that if you know, love and revel in the English language, and if you haven’t read this before, you’re in for a treat!  I know that my two…