There are several news items which are floating in the newspapers and online media. Some of them claim that NASA’s Voyager 2 spaceship has been hijacked by Aliens and they are now trying to reach us. NASA Voyager 2 is a very ambitious program and the spaceship has been functional for last 33 years. It suddenly began to send the data in very unusual format which could not be decoded.
There are several experts who are voicing their views and probably the most notable is Hartwig Hausdorf who is a German researcher having the interest in extraterrestrials. According to him the disk on-board the ship may have reached the Aliens and they have reprogrammed the data structure which is being received by the earth-stations.
There are many interesting notes from this incident. The scientists on the earth are not able to read the data which is being sent to them. They have shut down the data streams and reprogrammed the computer send the health status only.
There may be some truth in these news items. Sometime back, Stephen Hawking pointed that any contact with aliens may not prove to be good. We must remain cautious if we are going to have contact with aliens in future. Earth bound civilization does not have the technology to reach stars as of now. There exist few stations of SETI who ware trying listen to the signals and find if an intelligent WOW signal arrives.
El Mundo Deportivo scores above many well known sports sites. Is it coincidence or fair result?
One of my friend told me about the el mundo deportivo and its coverage online. It is surprising to see such a great site coming from Spain. It clearly an example of the highest reporting procedures which are rare in journalism related to sports.
The first view of the site www.elmundodeportivo.es really makes an impressive impact. There are very few sports related sites which does not sell anything. It covers mainly three sports; Football, Motor and Basketball. The coverage of these sports is pretty extensive and the well written reports in Spanish offer great details. El Mundo Deportivo is offering the news and views about World Cup 2010.
It is great news site if you look at its content. According to an estimate, the total worth of El Mundo Deportivo is $2.09 million. I would rather rate it much higher. Such sports reporting networks are not made in a day. It takes long time to produce something like that.
And no journalism school teaches how to report sports related events. El Mundo Deportivo must be having its own training programs to train the people. An average journalist without training in sports related matters, would make several mistakes. El Mundo Deportivo ’s hard work is visible on the ground and it has reached to the audiences in many countries.
El Mundo Deportivo must work towards making the English version of its site. Present website is in Spanish and its online translation can be made using Google’s tools. If you are looking for the well established sports news site, check this one for sure.
Short Case Study of Chatroulette. How Giants are Formed. And Rise of the New Voice in Marketing and Media.
Andrey Ternovskiy borrowed $10,000 or so, and created the newest form of marketing platform. Andrey Ternovskiy was 17 year old when he created Chatroulette. He is Russian and he is supposed to be high-school student.
Chatroulette is an example of creativity and luck working together in favor of unknown but positive factors. Chatroulette connects you to randomly selected stranger online who would have his or her online webcam. The conversation begins and it leads to thousands of the people talking together and seeing each other without disclosing the true identity of either parties.
Now comes, the money. The advertisements are served to each of the user online. And when you look at the established user base which is online always, the revenues are real big. According to an estimate, it has more than 1.5 million registered users. At one point of time, more than 35,000 users are online. It is sweet and exciting for the companies to see such a size of audiences on single site at one time.
So, truly, you are Welcome to the world of Chatroulette! and the same goes for the advertisers and ad networks. There are 4 networks which are serving ads. The language of Chatroulette is blablablabla and these simple but meaningless words created the newest marketing platform.
Andrey Ternovskiy has been interviewed by the leading magazines and newspapers all over the world. His online venture has found the air-time on major media networks and subsequently featured in many news channels.
What made this site so much successful. It has simple interface without confusing you. You get to the page and start talking to someone without wait. It is early success for 17 year old Andrey Ternovskiy and has his own time of glory till a new online competitor emerges.
Success of Chatroulette is surely inspiring in the world of chaos where you find the random selection of the survivors and the successful ventures.
Ken Blackwell is back in the news with his book titled The Blueprint: Obama’s Plan to Subvert the Constitution and Build an Imperial Presidency. Apart from being author, he is Vice Chairman of the Republican National Committee and is political per opinion. According to the Ken Blackwell wiki page, he is well matured politician who knows the ways to corridors of the power and politics.
Why is he in news this time? One reason is, he has a book to sell and sell it to several people so that publisher can cover the cost of publishing material. There are lot many guys who need to be paid and publisher and author know well that they have to sell the books to have money.
What is other reason, He made a TV appearance recently and as I read on many boards, he has style to charm the people. Ken Blackwell is known for his successful campaign for the 2004 Ohio Constitution Amendment. Now coming back to his book. The synopsis of book at Amazon, does not point to anything surprising. His book looks like any other book which has more over the theories than the facts. There are several point of views to look at single event. Ken Blackwell and other writers with credible past, use the scattered events and facts to weave a convincing story. We have seen such books during the George Bush time as well. None of those books stood the tough test of time and not many are sold for more than few copies at stands.
A publisher of such books knows that such books do have a period when the sale can occur and they need some surprise elements. Who cares even if those are twisted.
Thousands of the people hope to make money with online programs everyday and lucky ones get partial success while other end up loosing money rather earning it.
People have lots of time to spare when they are not doing anything. Such people want to fill the time and earn some money doing some jobs. Well legitimate work online is not more than 5% of total opportunities. There are many scamsters who charge money in the name of security deposit and ask you to pay to join the network. My advise to you is to stay away from such people and programs.
There are many sites and forums available to freelancers which do not ask you to pay to earn. Never pay the money to earn money. And if anyone asks you to pay, the world is fishy there. You can search for the sites which are acting as marketplace for both freelancers and the companies. You can approach many clients and pitch for your services.
Your talent and skills are most important factor in finding the work online. The online job market has competition from the best and worst people. You have to find a way to work. If you have presentable skills, you can find the work easily just in few days.
Just remember, Never pay the money to get paid.
Clash of the Titans Review and Themes in the Movie
Clash of the Titans raises few fundamental questions about God and the world. It raises the questions but does not answer them. The movie Clash of the Titans has Anti-God theme and goes on the line that Gods are out there to create trouble and arouse the feeling of fear in the humans so that humans learn to respect and worship them. Complete movie goes on towing the line which makes few God angry and the elements who are just there to take advantage.
It may be true that movie reveals the design of the Gods and Evil both working for each other so that both can co-exist.
Here is a quick list of the top 10 questions movie Clash of the Titans raised but did not answer.
- Does God exist because people are scared of him?
- Does God needs the love and worship of humans to become powerful?
- Does God exist because people are pained?
- Other reasons according to the movie are, diseases, natural calamities and other painful experiences.
- Can God spare the humans to be free from him?
- Can God still exist if there is no pain in the world?
- Can God afford to loose the control on humans?
- Can God let people be from religious practices?
- Is it necessary to worship God and live life in fear?
- Are those who live life on free will, defy God?
These are basic questions which are derived from the theme of the movie. There are no probable or correct answers because much of it depends upon how God is perceived by the humans and different races in the world.
Polish President Lech Kaczynski dies in Plane Crash which occurred in Russian town of Smolensk. Poor visibility led to crash with the trees and it is being reported that around 97 persons died in the crash.
The plane involved in the crash is a Tupolev Tu-154 or Tu-154. It is reported that the plane was 20 years old and in excellent condition. Plane was owned by Poland’s Air-force.
World is paying tribute to Polish President. Polish PM is expected to visit crash site soon. The investigations are going on. The Russian investigators have found black box. More details to emerge on the exact cause of the crash.
Felix Baumgartner’s jump date is 11th April. I just caught this news from the TV. It is going to be 23 miles journey towards earth. It will have 6 minutes of free-fall. The stakes are high and important tests are being conducted according to his blog site.
I will post the details as they emerge in due course of time. His jump is being awaited eagerly.
The source of this news is a newspaper article and news on the TV. Read complete story at the news site:
http://www.hindustantimes.com/rssfeed/sportfeatures/The-fall-guy/Article1-518797.aspx
This case study is not a political or non-political commentary on Berlusconi’s life. This case study neither is a political material nor is it being written to ask voters to favor him.
So, what this case study is all about. There are many shades in Berlusconi’s life and his love for life. This case study tries to explore the facts and information which are available from many sources. I am going to keep this case study as lively as possible without sounding academic or just read-aloud type. So let’s begin!
As one hears the name Berlusconi for the first time, he thinks that he is hearing a name of someone from history who has invented the scientific material in the past. The other ways, also, his name for the people who hear it first time, offers some weight of the name and the man with this name is particularly very popular among his fans and critics. One person in my office asked a question “Why Berlusconi gets elected every time and remains in the office?” at the time when Berlusconi was in news due to some controversies. The question is straight but the answers are not that simple.
Berlusconi was born on 29 September 1936 and is the eldest son in the family. He has two other siblings. Being born in Italy and its city Milan offers ambitious outlook towards rest of his life. Italian culture and its education system made him what he is today. He has educational background of law and business. Berlusconi began his career in business in 1960 and had tasted the success in his initial ventures into construction industry. Since then, there is no looking back for him. He marched ahead with his ambitions.
In present times, he owns Italian football club A.C. Milan, TV Channels, Magazines, News Papers and others. Top of that, he is the longest serving Prime Minister of Italy. He is completing his third term in the office and now facing the election. The recent news articles point that he may come back.
Having successful football team, being 3rd richest person in Italy and being Premier of Italy, Where does he go from here?
His age is 73. He looks perfect in health and he may have one more term at max before retiring from the politics. A man like him has to manage his business and his political career well without mixing the two together. Two sometimes can not be separated many times and that’s what media noise is. Even his opponents could not criticize his abilities to run business and country.
Let’s separate the noise from the facts, His political career of 3 terms and a very successful party which he founded, point to an important fact that he is an elected leader. He is not a dictator. Italian people chose him to lead the country three times. Has he failed the Italians? No, he has not failed as prime minister of the country. Did he fail as businessman? No, He did not. He is one of the most powerful people in Italy and has the status of celebrity in media circles. A man like him either can be hated or loved, can not be ignored. Berlusconi understands well the properties of the noise media creates and properties of his political career.
Berlusconi said “I will have two memories from these days: the hatred of few and the love of many, so many Italians. Neither the violence of stones nor the worse violence of word, will prevail”
Italian or European politics does not have the political agendas as you would find in third-world countries. More over political battles are ideological there in Italy. General public is wealthy and has better schools and other basic to advanced amenities. Berlusconi is popular among the voters and recent trend points that his coalition may again come back to the power.
Berlusconi has been subjected to attacks which were very personal and targeted his integrity. Berlusconi may be involved in some controversies and media hyping everything that sells its news, does not affect the mood of the voters.
How may his next years look?
At the age of 73, he may remain in healthy condition for next 5-6 years. He will become 80 years after that and it becomes difficult for someone of that age to manage everything by himself. He must be looking for the person whom he can pass the legacy of his business and political career. His party may already be having someone taking shape of future leader who will replace Berlusconi one day. He would need to find someone who can carry the business and the political party after him. He may choose one of his children or someone from his circle of the confidants.
Berlusconi speaks his mind and is absolutely clear about what he says. He has no hesitation to own the mistake and accomplishments in the same way. The leader has to be brave and of course Berlusconi shows the traits and qualities of the finest businessman and mature political leader.
I end this here with the words, the leaders have always been subjected to trial by media and he is not immune to media attacks which lead to his private life being inspected and torn by media in open.
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If anyone from Berlusconi’s office read this case study and wants to change few things in this case study, the request is welcome and the changes will be made. You may leave the request with your email id and message to me in the comments section. I will get back to you. — Swati.
The name is Felix Baumgartner and his fans call him Fearless Felix. He is considered the God of Skies. He deserves to be called so. In his career, he has attempted many dangerous sky diving stunts. He has jumped from almost all the tallest buildings in the world.
His next move is to set the world record by jumping from the height of 23 miles. It is considered to be the impossible jump for many reasons. There are many health hazards involved in this jump. No one has attempted such a jump before and it is considered extremely dangerous to do so. If he is going to jump, he will face the -72c temperature and speed more than of sound. His body is going experience the many laws of aero-dynamics and physics. His free fall will break the speed of sound barrier as well.
Red bull Stratos have sponsored his mission. During the mission, at least four new world records will be set. Red Bull has team of scientists planning and designing the complete mission. Joseph Kittinger is assisting the teams there. He holds the previous world record of highest jump ever attempted.
There was a news on TV, sometime before that he is going to attempt the jump somtime in next few months in 2010. There is no official words on Felix Baumgartner mission dates. Felix Baumgartner jump date may be announced soon. The official site of both Felix Baumgartner and Red Bull Stratos have no details on the final date.
The news is being watched and internet is being searched for the final date. As more information is released, the post will be updated.
Now the date is 11th April 2010.
http://www.thedirectnews.com/felix-baumgartner-jump-date-is-11th-april/