Weekend Reading

Bloom Energy unveils 'power plant in a box'

Bloom Energy Corp., one of Silicon Valley's most secretive startups, unveiled on Wednesday its long-awaited "power plant in a box," a collection of fuel cells that the company says can provide clean electricity to homes, office buildings - even whole villages in the developing world

My 2 bits - Revolutionary to say the least...imagine distributed power generation down to each house / village, coupled with benefits of clean-tech! Too good to be true but Bloom already counts Coca-cola, Google and Cox enterprises amongst its clients and subsidy support from US goverments...so, it's not all fairy tales!

Indian media hails 'God Tendulkar'

Indian media lined up on Thursday to shower the "God" Sachin Tendulkar with front-page tributes and predict the record-shattering batsman was not finished yet.

Tendulkar, who turns 37 in April, smashed the first-ever double century in One-Day International on Wednesday, pounding the South African bowlers with 25 boundaries and three sixes.

My 2 bits - Here's a role model in every sense; best-in-class yet most humble person, achieved everything in his field yet the drive and hunger remains, operates under intense scrutiny of over a billion people yet remains so calm...undoubtedly, India's most prized and proudest possession!

How Google's algorithm rules the web

My 2 bits - okay, everyone knows about Google and also, most probably about the Google story....so, what's new. The 'New' part is the in-depth analysis of google's ongoing quality improvement exercises, how the company is constantly learning and innovating to keep itself at the forefront

Web Strategy Matrix: Google Buzz vs. Facebook vs. MySpace vs. Twitter

My 2 bits - Neatly compiled comparison matrix between the leading players on the social networking scene....though this has to be a living matrix to stay relevant.

Why Happiness is still a mystery

PBS has just finished a three-part special on human emotions, with the final episode devoted to happiness...The PBS series, entitled This Emotional Life, wound up with a rather weak conclusion: the secret to happiness lies in strong social relationships. When you are embedded in a nurturing circle of family, friends, and co-workers, you are most likely to be happy.

Well, yes, but surely there’s more to the mystery. Countless people cry out for help every day, suffering from depression, anxiety, loneliness, and grief. Telling them to get better relationships is a bit like turning to someone with a broken leg and saying, “Get a better leg.” Also, it’s just as likely that imperfect family, friends, and work situations create the sense of unhappiness than people can’t resolve. Or maybe their unhappiness, if it’s deep enough, turned their relationships sour....

My 2 bits - Always liked listening or reading Deepak Chopra's thoughts; the details look simple enough yet so meaningful. What makes you happy?....a simple question but very difficult to answer and achieve...interesting article to get you thinking