Author: Aditya

• 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.

  tags: amazon book publishing longtail

• 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.

  tags: web browser naming

• 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

  tags: sleep twitterfav

• 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

  tags: discovery news facility

  • 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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• 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

  tags: facebook ads twitter retro skype humour youtube

• 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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