Monthly Archives: December 2009

Test

Posted on December 30, 2009 by manu prasad

This is a restructuring exercise. brants has now moved to www.manuprasad.com/blog

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Newsmakers

Posted on December 24, 2009 by manu prasad

Its ironic that I have to start the post this way, but Disclosure: I work with The Times Group There was some amount of Twitter buzz a couple of days ago on the article carried in the (city edition) Times … Continue reading →

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Trust & Context

Posted on December 17, 2009 by manu prasad

The Tiger Woods saga continues. And though I have had fun (like this) at his and Accenture’s expense, the entire series of events did make me wonder again on endorsements, especially after Accenture dropped Woods. The topic of endorsements is … Continue reading →

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#In Business

Posted on December 3, 2009 by manu prasad

In spite of being the gold standard in business networking, I’ve always felt that LinkedIn has been a bit slow in adapting to the needs of its audience. Quite some time back, I’d written about the ‘news’ and ‘groups’ features, … Continue reading →

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(Non) User Generated Content

Posted on December 1, 2009 by manu prasad

World AIDS Day – a humble contribution Much to the brand’s credit, they RT ed my work, on Twitter. And that little stunt led to the image being viewed some 2000+ times and my 15 seconds of fame as India’s … Continue reading →

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