Independent Analysis: AI, SaaS, and Revenue Growth Strategy

Casa San Blas wall , originally uploaded by shashiBellamkonda . The story of this hotel is that it was bought from a family of brothers and sisters who neglected to keep up the property. The story is that the parents of these kids died when they were young and so the family was in disarray. After the present owners bought the property, one of the sisters said that there was hidden treasure in the property. TRhe family had been looking for this hidden treasure and did not find it. The hotel owners were very surprised when the construction contractors tld them that they had a treasure of stones that were usable and did not need new stones, and that saved the hotel about 35000 Neuvo Soles ( about 10k dollars ) These stones were probably the hidden treasure. The hotel is very friendly and efficient. >Thier breakfast could improve a little bit. Live webcam of the street in front of the Hotel http://www.casasanblas.com/cuzco-cusco/webcams02.php?vo=0

Brent Leary and David Bullock created a great site called Barack20.com that studied the Barack Obama compaign's use of Social media tools and how it can apply to Small Business. Recently in a telecon told me that they are going to compose the resources on the Barack20.com site into an eBook, and wanted to include quotes from people in the industry. here are some details : What is Barack 2.0?   We hope the lessons contained in this workbook will help you understand the impact a social media strategy can have on businesses of any size.  This is not about politics; it's about viewing Barack Obama's campaign use of Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and other sites from a business perspective.  These lessons can be used by Democrats, Republicans and/or Independents alike.  It's about understanding how we can use technology to meaningfully connect with people to build long-lasting relationships, turning clicks into customers, and using content to convert strangers into collaborators...

Google News Alert for: corporate twitter Your 'Tweet' on Twitter Could Be Trouble Law.com - San Francisco,CA,USA Lawyers caution, however, that Twitter carries a number of legal risks. Users posting tweets from corporate networks could expose company secrets. ... See all stories on this topic Technosailor The Dickensian 2008: A Look Back Technosailor - Baltimore,MD,USA Most notable of all Enterprise 2.0 companies was Yammer which is build as a standalone Twitter for Enterprise. Yammer won the top award at Techcrunch50. ... See all stories on this topic Economy influencing couples' decision on having babies Chicago Tribune - United States It's an angst-filled debate raging in bedrooms around the country and on Internet sites such as Twitter Moms. Can couples afford to start a family or have ... See all stories on this topic TwitterGadget Lives With Gmail/iGoogle--Makes Twitter Better Appscout - New York,NY,USA Amazin...

Thank you Shel for having me on the For Immediate Release podcast : Please go here to listen http://cli.gs/TVNeaA and give both Shel and me feedback by commenting there.

Malcolm Galdwell writes very well. His books Tipping Point, Blink really changed the way people think of making a difference in business. Outliers is about success, what contributes to the success of “Outliers”. Outliers are defined by Malcolm Gladwell as “outside everyday experience where the normal rules did not apply. Gladwell himself is a outlier. Jay Goldman writes on in his blog http://jaygoldman.com/2008/12/02/malcolm-gladwell-talks-about-outliers-at-rotman-school-of-management/ Things you probably don’t know about Malcolm: · Was once the Canadian record holder in 1500m run but is not the fastest Gladwell in his family · 10,000 hour rule: takes 10k hours to be expert at something. He’s an expert at playing Risk. · Was a student activist of an odd sort. Organized a march to prevent principal being transferred to another school. · Was in Reach for the Top. His aspiration was to be a pastry chef (though he doe...

Brent Leary is a CRM guru and a speaker at leading Small Business conferences. I was honored to be on his Business Technology Radio talk show , he usually has several luminaries and celebrities on his show. I hope some of that rubs off onm me :) Listen here : You can find Brent on these websites when he is not writing for Inc   or American Express Brent's  Social CRM Blog CRM Essentials  Twitter /  BrentLeary Online Small Business Radio Podcast: Technology For Business Sake

Here is a message from Kathy Korman Frey   @chiefhotmomma   In search of nominees: Female role models for our Hot Mommas Project case study competition. Contact me through Linked in, nomination link on www.HotMommasProject.org , or support@HotMommasProject.org. ********************************* The Hot Mommas Project is an award-winning leadership initiative raising self-efficacy of women and girls through exposure to role models. We produce case studies showing the full range of factors influencing a woman’s success. We are housed at the George Washington University School of Business and are the recipient of a 2006 Coleman Foundation National Case Award. Learn more at http://www.hotmommasproject.org/ and through this personal letter. If you want to participate in the project and impact education: NOMINATE a role model (yourself included) by emailing the Hot Mommas Project TODAY. Winners of the case study competition will have the chance to be published...

Beware of Mobile Lifters? , originally uploaded by shashiBellamkonda . What do you think they are talking about ? Guess where this is and you can write a guest post for us on http://www.networksolutions ' blog or here. :)

I asked this question a few days bask to my Twitter/Facebook community and got these responses.i have several theories on what words work in emails and I was happy to get these responses from my friends.  Do you have other ideas on how communications should be carried on specially when seeking help. Does your language change when you write to friends vs to colleagues and acquaintances. Twitter @ benaroberts @ shashib please @ cheeky_geeky @ shashib desperate, pathetic, end-of-the-line, deathknell, running out of road, last legs, ashamed, bewildered, help @ EndTheRoboCalls @ shashib Action Requested Please gloriabell @ shashib use words that assume they will help while asking kindly ex. "thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation" suecoppersmith @ shashib please and thank you.. :) chrisabraham @ shashib The best thing to do when you want help via email is not to pussy-foot around. Be straight forward. People love to help DarinRMcClur...

Sri Lanka , originally uploaded by shashiBellamkonda . This is a picture of a Autoricksha w from Southern Sri Lanka. if you are driving a car think of what you miss here :)

  See the list at Digital insider : http://cli.gs/zL7uph . if you are too eager the list is here, and I still feel you should read the Digital Media Wire article to get more context.   · Ali and Hadi Partovi, Founders, iLike · Amit Kapur, COO, MySpace · Brent Weinstein, CEO, 60 Frames · Chamath Palihapitiya, VP of Growth, Mobile & International, Facebook · Chris Di Cesare, Head of Marketing, YouTube · Craig Sherman, CEO, Gaia Online · David Verklin, CEO, Canoe Ventures · Dick Glover, CEO, Funny or Die Networks · Dina Kaplan, Co-Founder & COO, Blip.tv · Ian Rogers, CEO, Topspin · Jason Kilar, CEO, Hulu · Jill Braff, SVP, Global Publishing, Glu Mobile · John Edwards, CEO, Move Networks · Julie Shumaker, SVP, Worldwide Sales, GM, Core Games Group, Double Fusion · Karin Gilford, SVP Fancast & Online Entertainment, Comcast Interact...

I am testing the Google Friend Connect.Try joining at http://www.socialmediaswami.com as this is not working.

A few months ago I wrote a post about "Netflix for books" - services that send you books as a membership model .  The Washington Post Sunday Edition has a collection of social networking sites where users can exchange books. This reminds me of my student days where book exchanging was more of a economic necessity. The Washington Post article lists these sites :- BookCrossing.com , Bookins.com, BookMooch.com , novelaction.com and PaperBackSwap.com . You should read the article in the Washington Post Sunday Edition for more information. Technorati Tags: book swap , book exchange , onloine books , book news , online exchange

Jennifer Conner wrote a great article for newbies on Twitter http://cli.gs/nD8Q5e She quoted me in the article :- " At Herndon-based Network Solutions Inc., Social Media Swami (his title was picked by a staff vote) Shashi Bellamkonda (Twitter: Shashib) has become well-known for his swift ability to get answers to domain name and Web-hosting questions. Using Twitter, he is able to quickly defuse the anger of upset customers. Recently, one user vented a Tweet full of frustration at Network Solutions. A follower of that user replied that the person should talk to Shashib. Bellamkonda says the “listening post” of Twitter allowed him to solve a problem that otherwise would have just festered. Read the rest of the article here http://cli.gs/nD8Q5e . Thank you @jenconner

@ Yahoo! Video   Its called the American Dream because you have to be asleep to believe it.  - George Carlin 2005   Does America have the perfect society in the world, listen to a neuro scientist talk about your brain. Dr Peter Whybrow wrote the book "" American Mania: When More Is Not Enough," Self interest will drive the interest of the whole economy. Humans  are hooked on curiosity. See this session by Dr Whybrow for reasons why you should stop and think about what you were doing :   in 1975 Americans spent 8% of GNP on health and 15% on food. Today the figures are 15% on health and 8 % of food. In a fast new world competition is 24/7 and unremitting.   See more Pop!tech videos at http://poptech.com/popcasts/   see more pictures here http://flickr.com/photos/drbeachvacation/sets/72157608393477222/

Lyell Petersen is a good friend. I met him on Twitter and met him FtoF when I went to Charlotte for the Network Solutions Small Business Networking event with Guy Kawasaki . he celebrated his 6000 tweet with some good tips on using twitter.   Have Fun. If you think Twitter Is Serious Business take a step back and relax. If you're not having fun you're doing Twitter wrong. Go To A Tweetup. Get out of the zeroes and ones and make a real connection with people. Organize one impromptu. Live-tweet it. Help Ever Hurt Never. Make connections for others freely. Defend your opinion but respect those of others. You learn more this way. Remember Your Manners. "Please" and "Thank You" go a long way when you are asking someone to make you better than you are now. Share In Equal Measure As You Take. Twitter is so much better when you contribute something too. That's why I'm following you. Stop Posting Your Twitter Gr...

Rohit Bhargava is a well known author of "Personality Not included" and we have interviewed him for the Network Solutions Small Business Blog . At Blog World Expo Rohit Bhargava turned the tables on me and interviewed me as the Social Media Swami for Network Solutions for his Personality Project . I am in the honored company of interviewees: Rohit Bhargava Influential Marketing Blogger & SVP, Ogilvy 360 Digital Influence Dave Balter Founder & CEO - BzzAgent Tony Hsieh Founder & CEO - Zappos.com Yvonne Lembi-Detert Founder & CEO - Personality Hotels Premal Shah President - Kiva.org Sharelle Klauss Founder - DRY Soda Amit Gupta CEO & Founder - Photojojo Larry Smith Editor & Founder - SMITH Magazine John Bell Managing Director & Executive Creative Director, Ogilvy 360 Digital Influence Andy Sernovitz Author, Blogger & Co-Founder of WOMMA Joshua Onysko CEO ...

@ Yahoo! Video   See this interesting video and also learn that sandlewood is extinct in Mysore. The Pop!tech website describes the video as 'Chandler Burr is the New York Times' first-ever fragrance critic. His knowledge of the history, culture, emotion, economics, science and global geography of scent may be unrivaled. Come along with Chandler as he leads the Camden Opera House on an interactive, hyper-articulate and hilarious olfactory journey."   See more videos at http://poptech.org/popcasts/ Technorati Tags: poptech08. perfume reviews , perfume critic , sandlewood

@ Yahoo! Video   I hope you make plans to attend Pop!Tech 2009 . It was amazing listening to people with a lot of knowledge. I listened to Dr Griffith describe the doomsday scenario about perosnal consumption. According to the Pop!tech web site "He audited his total power consumption and learned he burns three times as much energy as the average European, and eight times as much as the average Carribeaner."   Making things last a long time is a good way to save the world. - says Dr. Saul Griffin.   Did you know if you drink a energy drink you consume energy? You should see the video and also pass it on to all youngsters to see. Along with this you should check out this Wikipedia page of John Hansen Scientist at NASA http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Hansen. See the Shashi Bellamkonda Flickr Feed on Dr Saul Griffith's talk.   I also saw a nice powerpoint on energy from Rutgers University ww.physics.rutgers.edu/~lath/Piscataway_2003...

Passerby Helps Residents Escape Silver Spring Apartment Fire. The Comcast repairman Jorge Rivera saw thick, black smoke force a woman to drop a young girl from the top floor of a Silver Spring apartment building,He pulled over, yanked the ladder off his truck and ran to rescue those still trapped by the fire read more | digg story

bring a dried out marker back to life! - More DIY How To Projects Wow ! This was a life saver today http://www.instructables.com/id/bring-a-dried-out-marker-back-to-life/

My friend Ken Wrote a very interesting post today. The timing was right and I was looking for this topic. Read it here http://cli.gs/23pt1zExtract: Bookmarking is not about simple input of information. Attract bloggers or see which sites have been actively talking about a particular subject, then go search on sites like Del.icio.us or Digg or StumbleUpon and see what results come up. read more digg story

    http://www.addyourvoice.org/ is seeking the help of real people to spread the word about Darfur.  What needs to happen in Darfur : Protection of civilians from violence, starvation and disease Sustainable peace for all Sudan Justice for victims and accountability for perpetrators Add Your Voice Sign the petition asking President-elect Obama to keep his promise of "unstinting resolve" to end the genocide in Darfur. Technorati Tags: darfur , save darfur , sudan , africa , barack obama , add your voice

I met Shama Hyder on Twitter and for the first time IRL at SXSW 2008. Her mantra is to help small business learn "how to leverage the internet to get more clients and grow their business! She is very smart and personable and the sincerity glows from her. On her blog she writes great posts including ThanksGiving recipes that you should read. She has now rebranded her company to ClicktoClient and here is her note to all her friends: Surprise! After The Launch is now Click To Client . This is the IDEAL case study in business evolution. For anyone who has ever struggled for perfection and found it in the process of just doing the best they can-this will resonate. Over a year ago, I launched After The Launch as a single business owner. It was called After The Launch because I wanted to reach those people who had just launched their business and needed help marketing online…after the launch. You’re getting the picture here! = ) Flash forward to now - we are a FULL service online market...

The debate goes on whether Twitter is mainstream or a collection of eclectic individuals who have banded and bonded together. My friend and fellow blogger at Network Solutions Joe Loong wrote a post recently " Twitter: I was doing it wrong" . At the risk of exposing my secret fetish for reading the print version of not one but 2 newspapers everyday - Washington Post and the Wall Street Journal i want to let you know that both thee papers had a Twitter article today. 1) Kathleen Parker starts off with a Quote " "I have discovered that all human evil comes from this, man's being unable to sit still in a room. " -- Blaise Pascal" Top take aways from Kathleen Parker's post in the Post are: The Facebook generation has been sort of twittering for years Serious twitter subscribers expect more than a mood update, I'm told, and presumably won't stick around long for less Already, blogging is de rigueur for anyone seek...

SixApart has acquired Pownce and will shut down Pownce and employ the Pownce team. yeah ! Human beings rule !  The Pownce team was great  and godo luck to them when they move to Six Apart and develop a killer app that you an use with your Vox blog :) and give Facebook some competition ( pure speculation on my part)   Where to find the Pownce folks: leah Culver : leahculver.vox.com , Mike at mjmalone.vox.com , and Ariel at arielwaldman.vox.com . ( she rocks !) The Six Apart announcement can be found on their company blog . Twitter folks who answered my question 'Where will we go to when twitter is down?": webconsigliere : @ shashib - back to AIM! sonnygill : @ shashib We'll go outside and breathe some fresh air ;) mammaloves : @ shashib I was lying in bed last night with insomnia wondering that same thing. jarehart @ shashib Pownce! Oh...wait.. bkmcae @ shashib I've noticed twitter is hardly ever down anymore. Or maybe I'm not on it as m...