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AB's Reflections http://abaditya.com Thoughts on a variety of topics Sun, 05 Feb 2012 01:31:22 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://s2.wp.com/i/buttonw-com.png AB's Reflections http://abaditya.com Interesting links (weekly) http://abaditya.com/2012/02/05/interesting-links-weekly-19/ http://abaditya.com/2012/02/05/interesting-links-weekly-19/#comments Sun, 05 Feb 2012 01:30:51 +0000 Aditya https://abaditya.wordpress.com/?p=824 Continue reading →]]>

The Corner: How Amazon’s KDP Select Saved My Book

An excellent demo of how authors can leverage Amazon to publicize their work. Also highlights the way in which the long tail can go mainstream using the power of free. Chris Anderson would be really proud.

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How to name a web browser (by those who have) – thebeebs – Site Home – MSDN Blogs

Interesting post on how the browsers have been named – not all are from direct sources though.

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Bill Gates: ‘I wrote Steve Jobs a letter as he was dying. He kept it by his bed’ – Telegraph

Bill Gates: ‘I wrote Steve Jobs a letter as he was dying. He kept it by his bed’ (@maryriddell… http://t.co/WOqWTR9k http://t.co/tue24U6A

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Bustling Movement of Megacities – My Modern Metropolis

Through long exposures, photographer Martin Roemers captures the hustle and bustle of megacities. http://t.co/iEjxSQB2

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How to Get a Good Night’s Sleep: Grooming + Health : Details

For the weekend: Steps on how to get a good night’s #sleep http://t.co/KNks1KOo

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Your Own Evil Lair, Available Immediately! : Discovery News

A real steal at $3m – comes with a 20,000 sq foot building, 2 bedroom house, helipad, wells & the ability to withstand a 5-megaton nuclear blast

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20,000-square-foot building, basketball court, three-bedroom house, helicopter landing pad, two wells from which to draw water and a barn
Fiber Optic OC-48 cable
the facility can withstand a 5-megaton nuclear blast.
rock bottom price of $2,950,000.

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]]> http://abaditya.com/2012/02/05/interesting-links-weekly-19/feed/ 0 abaditya The Corner: How Amazon’s KDP Select Saved My Book http://abaditya.com/2012/01/31/the-corner-how-amazons-kdp-select-saved-my-book/ http://abaditya.com/2012/01/31/the-corner-how-amazons-kdp-select-saved-my-book/#comments Tue, 31 Jan 2012 13:19:10 +0000 Aditya http://abaditya.com/?p=822 Continue reading →]]> An excellent demo of how authors can leverage Amazon to publicize their work. Also highlights the way in which the long tail can go mainstream using the power of free. Chris Anderson would be really proud.

Tags: amazon, book, publishing, longtail

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]]> http://abaditya.com/2012/01/31/the-corner-how-amazons-kdp-select-saved-my-book/feed/ 0 abaditya How to name a web browser (by those who have) – thebeebs – Site Home – MSDN Blogs http://abaditya.com/2012/01/31/how-to-name-a-web-browser-by-those-who-have-thebeebs-site-home-msdn-blogs/ http://abaditya.com/2012/01/31/how-to-name-a-web-browser-by-those-who-have-thebeebs-site-home-msdn-blogs/#comments Tue, 31 Jan 2012 13:19:06 +0000 Aditya http://abaditya.com/?p=820 ]]> Interesting post on how the browsers have been named – not all are from direct sources though.

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]]> http://abaditya.com/2012/01/31/how-to-name-a-web-browser-by-those-who-have-thebeebs-site-home-msdn-blogs/feed/ 0 abaditya Bill Gates: ‘I wrote Steve Jobs a letter as he was dying. He kept it by his bed’ – Telegraph http://abaditya.com/2012/01/30/bill-gates-i-wrote-steve-jobs-a-letter-as-he-was-dying-he-kept-it-by-his-bed-telegraph/ http://abaditya.com/2012/01/30/bill-gates-i-wrote-steve-jobs-a-letter-as-he-was-dying-he-kept-it-by-his-bed-telegraph/#comments Sun, 29 Jan 2012 22:18:58 +0000 Aditya http://abaditya.com/?p=818 ]]> Bill Gates: ‘I wrote Steve Jobs a letter as he was dying. He kept it by his bed’ (@maryriddell… http://t.co/WOqWTR9k http://t.co/tue24U6A

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]]> http://abaditya.com/2012/01/30/bill-gates-i-wrote-steve-jobs-a-letter-as-he-was-dying-he-kept-it-by-his-bed-telegraph/feed/ 0 abaditya Bustling Movement of Megacities – My Modern Metropolis http://abaditya.com/2012/01/30/bustling-movement-of-megacities-my-modern-metropolis/ http://abaditya.com/2012/01/30/bustling-movement-of-megacities-my-modern-metropolis/#comments Sun, 29 Jan 2012 22:18:56 +0000 Aditya http://abaditya.com/?p=816 ]]> Through long exposures, photographer Martin Roemers captures the hustle and bustle of megacities. http://t.co/iEjxSQB2

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]]> http://abaditya.com/2012/01/30/bustling-movement-of-megacities-my-modern-metropolis/feed/ 0 abaditya How to Get a Good Night’s Sleep: Grooming + Health : Details http://abaditya.com/2012/01/30/how-to-get-a-good-nights-sleep-grooming-health-details/ http://abaditya.com/2012/01/30/how-to-get-a-good-nights-sleep-grooming-health-details/#comments Sun, 29 Jan 2012 22:18:51 +0000 Aditya http://abaditya.com/?p=814 ]]> For the weekend: Steps on how to get a good night’s #sleep http://t.co/KNks1KOo

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For $2 a Star, a Retailer Gets 5-Star Reviews – NYTimes.com

This is how you game the review system it seems, till the systems games you.

tags: reviews nytimes ethics amazon

Art masterpieces drawn on an office whiteboard by Bill Taylor – Telegraph

Art masterpieces drawn on an office whiteboard by Bill Taylor http://t.co/AVxGPm5q

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The Aurora Borealis or Northern Lights in Britain – Telegraph

Pictures: The Aurora Borealis or Northern Lights in Britain http://t.co/htVP0Vyx

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A Healthy Information Diet: The Case for Conscious Consumption – Maria Popova – Health – The Atlantic

RT @TheAtlanticHLTH The case for conscious information consumption: http://t.co/RCSpBmg7 by @brainpicker

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Rare Pictures From the Dawn of NASA Spaceflight

Rare photos from the early days of NASA spaceflight: http://t.co/XQFXNh1a

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Retro Future Ads For Facebook, YouTube & Skype

Quite creative for sure

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Does Online Piracy Hurt The Economy? A Look At The Numbers – Forbes

Does Online Piracy Hurt The Economy? A Look At The Numbers http://t.co/bBgWNhVD

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Amazon setting up first fulfillment center in India| Reuters

Amazon setting up first “fulfillment center” in India (@rtrswalibarr / Reuters) http://t.co/nbqdaAhR http://t.co/MtW4JwxQ

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]]> http://abaditya.com/2012/01/28/for-2-a-star-a-retailer-gets-5-star-reviews-nytimes-com/feed/ 0 abaditya Art masterpieces drawn on an office whiteboard by Bill Taylor – Telegraph http://abaditya.com/2012/01/28/art-masterpieces-drawn-on-an-office-whiteboard-by-bill-taylor-telegraph/ http://abaditya.com/2012/01/28/art-masterpieces-drawn-on-an-office-whiteboard-by-bill-taylor-telegraph/#comments Fri, 27 Jan 2012 22:19:19 +0000 Aditya http://abaditya.com/?p=805 ]]> Art masterpieces drawn on an office whiteboard by Bill Taylor http://t.co/AVxGPm5q

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