Holla Recession. How you been

U.S. is in a recession for the last four quarters and its official. 

Is recession a really bad thing? Will this not stand as a time of introspection, lifestyle checks, non gaping the west and digging deep into what we really have. If so, I am all geared up for this. 

Holla Recession. How have you been. Like a coffee. Fuck CCD and Barista. I make good coffee and am good at conversations too!

On non monetary blogging.

1. It sucks to be on the negative end of a bad appraisal or one that never happens
2. It sucks to be on the listening side of the table – even if you are the smarter one
3. It sucks to have a blog that does not earn you money

However, there could be better things one could do like blog without looking at the monetary benefits. Try one for publishing your ideas. Speaking them out can become a rather difficult proposal. Idea once out can never be replayed. Also, you would come ‘down’ in some time

Looking around at things with economics in mind does not always pay. Common mistake seen around everywhere.

“Lets get a few posts in, get some eyeballs and start monetizing on them,”

The above statement involves –

1. Getting the eye balls. These balls have too many things to bother about. Its the Internet Bob.
2. Get a few posts in. Its quite an effort. Actually!
3. Monetizing them. Its recession time. YEAH!!!

Maybe its time we take to blogging in the old fashioned way again. Yes, Twitter, no personal blog in top 10, The long tail is getting longer, Blah, Blah Blah!

Stumbled on this rather interesting “comic” by Jessica Hagy.

Would blogging come back? Is 140 characters enough?

Obama – u got work!

Is impossible to miss out Obama on the net these days. People got enough and more work for him these days. Huge optimism and fresh air after 8 years. Neat!

A lot works on the assumption that US reflects the entire mood of the world. Sitting half way across the globe, that sounds dangerous and dull. Sad but true! Credits, outsourcing, globalization and a whole bunch of smart kids in colleges dreaming U.S. (scene was so when I graduated in 2005).

The situation is similar to President Kalam sometime back. Kalam used to take a set of “Answer the following Questions” wherever he visited – schools, financial institutions, R&D centers etc. Our man sure had some questions, answers and a lot of fans. Obama is Level 2.

I was going through a few of these lists recently. Interesting reads they are.

1. Green Energy – Go green, cut down the oil consumption, solar, wind, alternate sources is the mantra everywhere. Alternate is cool. Obama himself is alternative. A definite go ahead.

2. Fair trade? Hell no! We want Free trade! – Bollywood sure would be glad to hear that. No more troubles in getting your slick cars to the Mumbai traffic jams.

3. Cut the taxes – well just cut them 100% – If you don’t have the money, why bother paying? How will the government make its money then – look beyond taxes. The pro-poor Obama is being looked upon to cut taxes majorly. Senior citizens get an onus.

4. Healthcare – If health is lost, something is lost!
Get a healthy United States first. Think about ruling the world next!

5. Jobs – US lost a lot of jobs to India – ha ha suckers! Now they want some jobs back. India would not like to lose the jobs herself. Got ideas, Mr. Obama?

6. Internet – Social Media got you into power. What are you going to give back to the medium. Are we looking at some infrastructure with lightning speeds across the globe. Obama could use this infrastructure to spread his message. Sounds a little like Jesus a couple of millenia back. But, if this man could prove the power of a concept which was doubted, there is nothing wrong in expecting a few miracles more. If only Obama could give me Youtube videos which starts running just like TV at Vellayani, Trivandrum, Kerala, India!

7. Recession Proofing – Are the stocks gonna look up again. I had invested some money in Feb 2008. I am FUBAR (Fucked up beyond repair)

8. Iraq, Iran – Get the nukes pacified without using your bombs, planes and more lives

9. Affordable oil – I am a complete novice in economics of oil. If only some mojo could be done to unscrew the scene, then I would get myself a new car!