December 31, 2009

Remembering 2009 in pictures

The year started off with this bus ride where I made a lot of friends including Bob London @ londonink and Cheryl Dickenson pictured here. Elizabeth Shea @ eliz2shea of SpeakerboxPR was another organizer I had the good fortune to meet. Kim Hart @ khart at that time with the Washington Post used my photos making it the first time that I got a mention in the Washington Post. Speaking at SXSW with Raj M…
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December 30, 2009

The Double 0 Decade 2000- 2009

This was the idea of a Washington Post reader Louis Cerny, Gaithersburg in a a letter to the editor published today. “Years in which the two middle figures are zeros will not occur again for nearly 1,000 years.” I was in India for 07.07.07 and temples in India were very crowded. Next year 20.10.2010 will be a special date. I predict 20.11.2011 or 11.11.11 will have some significance. what are the …
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December 25, 2009

Decade of email to instant Status update by @itsdgc

Good article by David George-Cosh. Facebook was not the first social network but it made the users perceive it as special. Good read from this writer who is the Canadian. Business reporter for The National newspaper in Abu Dhabi, UAE. http://bit.ly/8JaxMk Posted via web from shashib's posterous
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December 23, 2009

@MikeSchaffner commentary in the Forbes "The Death Of Social Media"

Good commentary but what do you do as every technology evolves and becomes popular so do the folks who want to use it for their personal gain or use it to spam people. As a user we should fight back to preserve our use of this new media. @MikeShaffner mentions my friend @scottmonty of Ford as a good example of businesses using Social Media Read the original article in the Forbes  http://bit.ly/8Q…
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December 22, 2009

Kids & Santa may protest Moscow Mayor's plan to stop snow fall

I am glad Adrian Fenty and Mongtgomery County schools did not see this article last week. Also, thanks Megan Stack for writing this article this week. Who knows what would have happened if this word had got out last week. What are your ideas for preventing snowfall ? http://bit.ly/8ymDCv Posted via web from shashib's posterous
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December 20, 2009

Indian Business Association ASSOCHAM says Social networks leading to loss of productivity

Taken in the context of the questions the survey asked there are other things that are interesting : The survey showed that 77% of workers who have Orkut account use it during work hours. Interestingly, 83% see nothing wrong in surfing at work during the office hours. If your market is India you should consider having a presence on Orkut The study has pointed out that employee’s the best excu…
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December 18, 2009

But please don’t call him a guru. says @jenconner in #wbj

Today was a milestone in my life.Felt great to be featured in the Washington Business Journal article Sources Revealed. Visiting the Washington Biz Journal offices and my conversations with Jen Conner, Missy Frederick and Darlene Darcy. You should atleast see the best pic of me ever taken by Joanne Lawton of the Washington Biz Journal http://bit.ly/6NgvQD Posted via web from shashib's poster…
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December 17, 2009

I love Outright the Web based book keeping FREE software

I have to disclose that Network Solutions and Outright are partners and we went on a 5 city tour to educate UnintentionalEntrepreneurs.com still I was a Outright user long before this partnership started and just love it . You should give it a try and read what TechCrunch had to say http://amplify.com/u/171c Posted via web from shashib's posterous
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December 12, 2009

EarthQuake in Maharashtra India -USGS No damage reports from NDTV

Earthquake Details Magnitude 5.1 Date-Time Saturday, December 12, 2009 at 11:51:26 UTC Saturday, December 12, 2009 at 05:21:26 PM at epicenter Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones Location 17.127°N, 73.832°E Depth 10 km (6.2 miles) set by location program Region MAHARASHTRA, INDIA Distances 75 km (45 miles) NW of Kolhapur, Maharashtra, India 155 km (95 miles) S of Pune, Maharashtra, India 225 km (140 miles) S…
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December 09, 2009

Shashi Bellamkonda Persona

Right out of a Tweet from Maggie Fox Founder and CEO of Social Media Group.com “Cool: Personas, from MIT's Sociable Media Group (no relation), visually shows you how the Internet sees you: http://bit.ly/SbNKI ” It is very cool and this is the final screen of what is a very fixating screens as this application seems to know everything that's written about you on the internet. test it out. ht…
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December 04, 2009

US Army Website goes social - my.army.mil

Today was the second day of the All Services Social media Conference in Washington DC organized in association with the GeorgeTown University - Associate Dean at Georgetown University.  Meeting and talking to the enthusiastic members of the services, Information and technology , Social media and PR teams was a great experience. Very savvy, very enthusiastic and maybe a tad impatient to do do thin…
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December 03, 2009

Check out this presentation - The Social CEO: New Rules of Engagement by Elizabeth Shea of Speakerbox

I have heard Elizabeth Shea speak before and her talk is very down to earth and full of practical tips. This presentation is from her talk to the President's Forum of Metro Washington and I am excited that she chose to add the Network Solutions Social Media engagement case study in her presentation. Learn more about Elizabeth Shea at http://speakerboxpr.com/About-SpeakerBox/Management/Elizabe…
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December 01, 2009

Facebook Founder Mark Zuckerberg sends message to his 350 million users

I was alerted to this on Twitter by Julie Minevich . ( Thanks Julie. I never knew you spoke Russian too :) Mark Zuckerberg posted a message to all Facebook users on the Facebook blog. a few moments ago Top takeaways: Remove regional networks completely and create a simpler model for privacy control where you can set content to be available to only your friends, friends of your friends, or everyone.  …
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December 01, 2009

Social Media increasingly can be used to solve problems @rjmcgarvey

I had a chance to talk to Rob McGarvey about his article in cioupdate.com . The article talks about how this is "very early days for business use of Twitter, Facebook, etc." My Takeaways ( I was interviewed for the article ) Social media a key collaboration tool Social media dramatically increase the speed of the ping-ponging of ideas.” Social media as crucial in our customer relations. The…
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November 30, 2009

Will people travel more this Holiday season ?

The retail and travel industries are crossing their fingers for a prosperous holiday season. CNBC interview with Stephen Hoch, of Wharton, and Steve Kaufer, of Trip Advisor, share their insight. I love tripadvisor and have used it several times to plan trips and found agencies in the local places to save money. Some examples- Car Service in London and Punta Cana. Travel agency in Peru Kuoda Tours.…
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November 29, 2009

Black Friday Average shopper spent $343.31

Ylan Mui of the Washington Post wrote a great article that will come in tomorrow’s paper about Black Friday 2009 . The National Retail Federation released their Black Friday Verdict. Top takeaways: More people joined in the post-Thanksgiving shopping bonanza this year, but they spent less money and hunted down bargains 195 million people visited shopping malls and online retailers Thursday through Sun…
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November 24, 2009

New Pew Report talks about Teens as Digital Natives

The Pew Internet & American Life Project, Pew Research always has very interesting studies and I wanted to share this with you. The slide presentation is below delivered by Lee Rainie Director Pew Internet project and heare are some findings that I found very interesting. 97 % of teens play video or computer games 75% of teens have a cellphone but only 60% have a desktop or a laptop 14% of teen…
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November 22, 2009

Tony Hsieh CEO Zappos inspiring companies to deliver happiness more than products

Notes from the presentation at Pubcon Zappos Keynote at PubCon – Tony Hsieh CEO Zappos • Zappos wants to own the three C’s: clothing, customer service, culture. • Zappos labels their products “happiness in a box”. Delivering that experience through both digital channels and a tangible product. • Zappos has grown gross merchandise sales from $1.6M in 2000 to over $1 billion in 2008 by focusing rel…
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November 19, 2009

A DM is better than calling me ? Communication tools that help you stay connected

A DM is a direct message on Twitter. To send a DM you type d followed by a space and the Twitterid of the person example : d shashib stop stealing the doughnuts :) Have you ever experienced the panic that hits you when you look at your phone and there is no signal. You are now disconnected from the world and all alone by yourself. For some strange reason this happens to me specially in hotels. Don’…
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November 17, 2009

INNOVATION: The Key to Pro$perity :Thursday, November 19 6-7:30 p.m: Johns Hopkins Rockville

INNOVATION: The Key to Pro$perity Technology & America's Role in the 21st Century Global Economy A Book Signing and Evening Talk with Aris Melissaratos Senior Advisor to the President for Enterprise Development Johns Hopkins University WHEN: Thursday, November 19 6-7:30 p.m. WHERE: Johns Hopkins University Montgomery County Campus 9605 Medical Center Drive Rockville,…
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November 13, 2009

Social Networking: the Two Dirtiest Words in Gov 2.0 (a Sweets and Tweets event) by @debbieweil November 17, 2009

Baked 1052 Thomas Jefferson St. NW Washington, 20007 Tuesday, November 17, 2009 from 7:00 PM - 8:15 PM (ET) Register here http://sweetsandtweets3.eventbrite.com/?discount=VIPcupcakeeater About the Event The point of social networking on Facebook, Twitter, etc. is not about being social or frivolous or wasting time . Social networking is also about more than collaboration , a new "in" term…
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November 12, 2009

Book signing by @greenhance - Greening Your Small Business Saturday, November 14, 1 p.m. at politics & prose DC

Book Signing by Jennifer Kaplan - Greening Your Small Business Saturday, November 14, 1 p.m. Jennifer Kaplan  Greening Your Small Business (Prentice Hall, $19.95) For companies too small to hire a consultant to implement green policies and practices, this is an affordable, comprehensive guide. Designed to address every aspect of going green, the manual assists in basics such as recycling, redu…
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November 09, 2009

Hear recording of my interview on KFNX 1100 :Marketing with Social Media 11-08-09

Subscribe Free Add to my Page It was great to be on the IMI Tech Talk show with Tom D`Auria and I have to thank my friend Gabe Goldberg who heard me speak at the CPCUG EIG meet at Clevland park and recommended me to Tom. I got a chance on the show to show the immediate effects of Social media when I asked the question on Twitter for examples of Small Business using social media. Examples that we rec…
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November 08, 2009

Listen to me today on TechTalk on KFNX 1100 @ 5 pm EST | 3pm MST/PDT Nov 8th 2009

Every Sunday Tom D’Auria, discusses tech topics to help you run your business and your life. Today  I excited to be a guest on this show today. You can listen live if you live in the Greater Phoenix area on 1100 KFNX AM or online at http://www.1100kfnx.com/ .  If you can't listen to the live show you will find the show as a podcast archive on the IMI Tech Talk website http://www.imitechtalk.co…
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November 04, 2009

Interesting Nov Events from the CPCUG Calendar for DC MD VA Folks

[Wed., Nov. 18] 7:30 pm, Digital Video SIG, free MAKING A SUCCESSFUL FIELD DOCUMENTARY: "We Remember Grundy" Speaker: Russell Belcher, Arc Lamp Productions Bethesda Chevy Chase Services Center 4805 Edgemoor Lane, 2nd floor, Room A (southwest corner of Old Georgetown Road and Edgemoor Lane) Bethesda, MD Parking: Garage in building (small fee) Metrorail: Bethesda…
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November 03, 2009

Tweetup Rockville Nov 9th at 6.30 p.m

Mike Neumann @mikeneumann and Lindsey Mastis @ LindseyMastis are organizing a tweet up in Rockville. Mike is visiting from Austin and I had a chance to meet him at the #GrowSmartBiz meetup at Indique Heights on 29th October. Where? Gordon Biersch 200 East Middle Lane, Unit A Rockville, MD When? Nov 9, 2009 7pm - 10pm Please RSVP here http://twtvite.com/iqkbao/1
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November 03, 2009

Deadline for Chesapeake TechBridge Program and Showcases Nov6th

The Chesapeake Innovation Center , CIC, is currently conducting an active search for one of our Agency and Prime Contractor Partners.  A select group of companies will get a unique opportunity to provide an in-depth company overview presentation and demo  of their product and solutions to key senior staff at one of the Agencies and Major Primes (Northrop Grumman, Boeing, Lockheed Martin, ARINC, Al…
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November 01, 2009

Listen in to the Word On the Tweet tonight Nov 1st

Word On The Tweet a weekly podcast for everything about Twitter. The show is hosted by @jeffparsons and @CostaVidaFred   and today I am one of the guests on the show too at 08.30 p.m EST. URL for the live show and chat is http://www.wordonthetweet.net/live-show-and-chat/ Hope you will join us.
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November 01, 2009

Google Maps kicking GPS manfacturers on their shins @robpegoraro

Key message :That is not to say that Google is some reincarnation of the dot-com-era Microsoft. It has yet to engage in such hubristic excesses as co-founding a TV news network, and it hasn't trampled over the antitrust laws. Google avoids locking in users with proprietary data formats or protocols; last month, it set up a site ( http://dataliberation.org ) to document and promote ways for user…
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October 29, 2009

Northern Virginia Women’s Business Conference Thursday, November 12, 2009

Conference Date I wanted to alert our readers about this conference which is being organized by Kristina Bouweiri  of Reston Limo . The agenda that i saw will make this a great conference for exceptional attendees from the DC area. Register here http://novawomensbusinessconference.eventbrite.com/ Thursday, November 12, 2009 – 8:00 am to 4:00 pm Networking Reception – 4:30 to 6:30 pm Conference Loc…
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October 26, 2009

Poptech Encounters : Laurie Rosenwald

I met two amazing designer Laurie Rosenwald ( www.rosenworld.com )and Chris McCray of Syracuse University ( http://colab.syr.edu )  at the Closing Gala of Poptech.  Here is a video that Laurie referred me to and is very interesting. laurie rosenwald: so i fired the shrink from laurie rosenwald on Vimeo .
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October 24, 2009

PopTech : Networking in the restroom line

Poptech is a conference with great content. This year it is filled with speakers and presenters with ideas that will definitely make the world a better place. The conference PopTech  has been held for the last 14 years at the Camden Opera House which opened in 1894. I love the conference and at first pondered the problem of long lines to the rest room. Particularly on the 3rd floor the restroom is…
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October 24, 2009

Flickr has a hiccough

6:00 PST We are still working on bringing the site back online. Just in case you are wondering: All photos you might have posted on your blog or elsewere should still be serving without problems. Our engineers are working as hard a possible to bring Flickr back to you. Thanks for your patience. Read more at the Flickr Blog : http://blog.flickr.net/en/2009/10/24/flickr-is-unhappy/
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October 23, 2009

Poptech 2009 Some common themes and threads

As I listen to the presenters at this year’s PopTech here are some common threads that seem to stand out for me: a) More young people are involved in social causes b) More social causes are using mobile technology c) Diagnosing medical conditions quickly helps save lives d) We need to reduce consumption or reduce the population growth in the world e) Provide cheap electricity to 2 Billion people in th…
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October 23, 2009

Poptech 2009 Mayor John Fetterman Gets a Standing ovation

Poptech 2009 , originally uploaded by Network Solutions . At Poptech 2009 in a session entitled American Stories the Mayor of Braddock PA John Fetterman got a standing ovation for his talk on a community that is getting destroyed and seems to be forgotten by mainstream America. The town of Braddock is on the Monongahela River , 10 miles from downtown Pittsburgh. In a New York times article in Jan 200…
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October 22, 2009

Event Saturday, November 7, 2009 American Independent Writers “Going Freelance”

I spoke at this event last year in what began as a great association with the American Independent Writers and will be speaking this year too Details : http://www.americanindependentwriters.org/ SAVE THE DATE Saturday, November 7, 2009 “Going Freelance” Sponsored jointly by American Independent Writers and The Johns Hopkins University Master of Arts in Writing Program and presented at the Dupont Circ…
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October 21, 2009

Event November 6, 2009 : INNOVATIONS 2009 Regional Chamber Science and Technology Expo!

INNOVATIONS 2009 Regional Chamber Science and Technology Expo November 6, 2009 2:00-6:30 p.m. George Mason University Prince William Campus - Bull Run Hall SCOPE INNOVATIONS 2009 is an event designed to educate attendees on how to grow their opportunities and enhance their skills by gaining a better understanding of how to leverage today’s new and emerging technologies.  Attendees and exhibitors will ha…
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October 21, 2009

Livestream is partnering with PopTech in 2009 to present the PopTech conference live via simulcast.

POPTECH 2009: AMERICA REIMAGINED Free, Live Webcast, http://poptech.com/live ! October 22-24 (Thursday – Saturday), 2009 9 AM – 6:30 PM EST DAILY Watch and participate here! PopTech’s annual ideas summit will be presented live via simulcast. Join more than 70 extraordinary speakers and performers, and even submit questions live to our stage! Come along on our shared exploration of the issues, tren…
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October 19, 2009

Headlines this week

Headlines this week , originally uploaded by ShashiBellamkonda . Usually it is easy to buy two magazines and they have the same cover story. I was inspired to take this picture because of the variety in the cover stories in these magazines. I love the feel of holding newsprint so I am one of those who hope that the physical paper does not go away. What magazines do you read ? What do you think of thes…
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October 19, 2009

Event : Thursday, November 5, 2009 - DMAW Optimizing Social Media Day

I am on a panel with my friend Gayle Weiswasser (@gWeiswasser) and Josh Green of Shop.org for the  DMAW Optimizing Social Media Day When : Thursday, November 5, 2009 - 9:00 AM – 4:30 PM Where : National Trust for Historic Preservation  |  1785 Massachusetts Ave, NW  | Washington, DC Whether you’re a social media newbie or you’re already managing social media campaigns, you’ll leave this one-day soci…
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October 19, 2009

ThinkBusiness presents Leveraging Social Media for Business

This video is from the breakfast panel on Leveraging Social Media for Business held on September 23, 2009 at the Ritz Carlton, Tysons Corner. orgnaized by the ThinkBusiness Media it was on the topic -Social media: by now you know what it is.  But do you know what it means for your business?  Can it really impact your bottom line?  How can Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn or any of the other social med…
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October 17, 2009

2009 Chamber's Choice Awards Gala (DC Chamber of Commerce); Washington, DC; October 17, 2009

I am thrilled  that I am going to the DC Chamber of Commerce Annual Gala today . I hope to get a lot of pictures and will watch to see if DC Chamber Chairman and Washington Business Journal Publisher Alex Orfinger tweets from the event.  Stay tuned for more info on this blog. Details of the event : The Chamber's Choice Awards will be the year's largest gathering of Washington's brighte…
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October 16, 2009

Technorati : 2009 State of the Blogosphere

Technorati SOTB 2009 - This a  presentation from Richard Jalichandra of Technorati who shared the findings of the annual State of the Blogosphere report today at BlogWorld in Las Vegas. 72% say Blogs attract new clients to their business. 53% blog to attract new clients for the business they work for. Currently have an average of 4 blogs 73% of all Bloggers use Twitter Professional Bloggers care about …
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October 16, 2009

40th anniversary of the Internet on October 29th at UCLA

I got this event from my friend Gabriel Goldberg, Computers and Publishing, Inc.     LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/gabegold On October 29, 2009, UCLA Engineering will celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Internet with a Symposium that focuses not on the history or even on the technology, but rather on the impact the Internet has had on society, business, communities, lifestyles, culture, …
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