Recently read a highly provocative article on WSJ - "Why Chinese mothers are superior" which sparked so many comments and reads that has become the most read article on WSJ.com and facebook for 2-3 days now. The article is written by a Yale professor of Taiwanese /Chinese descent and argues that "eastern" parenting style of shaming their children to work hard is better than the "often too soft" permissive "western" parenting style. The article is so polarizing and full of stereotypes that I am surprised it passed the editorial filter at the journal. However, it does make a very entertaining read. I guess this is another sign of Murdochification of the journal (similar to what we see on Fox) - Entertainment sells, news /fact don't!
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Wednesday, November 10, 2010
Need powerpoint with 10 slides for new fathers!
We were recently blessed with twins....between changing diapers and short naps I have been reading up on books for new parents - I know more about sleep cycles, parenting styles, +/- of breast feeding etc than I would have ever imagined. However, I found most of these books falling short on multiple ways:
1. They are boring as hell - though have some nuggets of useful information but they are written in a very 50s, 60s verbose style - takes 2 pages to say what can be said in 1-2 sentences.
2. Mostly written for women audience in mind - hey what new age fathers who need punchy, to the point, actionable list of things to do / don't!
Hope somebody is listening - we need a powerpoint presentation with 10 slides for new fathers!
Wednesday, July 08, 2009
I will watch Ryan Seacrest over Maria Bartiromo, anyday!
I am more than happy to switch to E! news and watch some trashy story about a celebrity that I don't care about. At least they don't pretend to be something else. All these years - I used to wonder why would CNBC run "informercials" during off-peal/non-prime business hours; something that have no connection with their branding as a "financial news" channel. Now it all makes sense - both are "high on glitz, low on substance" - one is selling things you don't need, other is selling financial advice that you don't need (and shouldn't use). Watch at your own risk!
If I have to watch somebody yap then I prefer Ryan Seacrest over Maria Bartiromo!
Saturday, July 04, 2009
Goodbye Michael Jackson!
Untimely death absolves one of bad publicity, poor judgement, and financial mismanagement!
People didn't care about MJ when he was alive, but they definitely did when he was dead! Life as a celebrity is tough!
Disclaimer: I am/was neither a fan of MJ nor a believer that he was child molester, I am just confused observer!
Tuesday, June 30, 2009
Crowdsourcing the new way to spur innovation?
Netflix paid a $1 million prize to a group of people (mostly researchers from other companies/Univ) for coming up with a new algorithm to improve its movie recommendation feature. Here is the link. http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/06/26/and-the-winner-of-the-1-million-netflix-prize-probably-is/?hpw
Some companies are already making money form this model. Check the following companies out...
Sunday, August 10, 2008
China's coming out party!
I watched the Olympics 2008 opening ceremony with a great couple friends of ours. The whole event was just awe-inspiring. I envy the people who experienced this at the bird's nest stadium. First, the Chinese have waited too long for this coming out party and the preparation and the effort reflected that. One of the commentators said - "When it comes to opening ceremony trophy, after this ceremony, they should just retire the trophy" - Well said! Second, it is so much fun to share a great experience with friendsm- it just makes the whole experience a lot more memorable!
Considering Olympics is the superbowl of all sports, I was expecting a fiesta of great ads (I hate the football analogy especially when Olympics is much bigger for at least the sports that matter to the world!). It was little disappointing on that front. Other than the ton of unimaginative ads from car companies, there was not much to write about. In fact, the car companies never fail to amaze me by the lack of imagination of their ads and I guess the lack of imagination extends to car-designing too. Anyway, I should mention the following ads - at least these made an impression that lasted this far to make it to the blog
- The coke ad - the animated birds building the nest
- The GE dragon ad
The McDonald's ad and the Omega ad were also pretty decent.
I watched the Olympics 2008 opening ceremony with a great couple friends of ours. The whole event was just awe-inspiring. I envy the people who experienced this at the bird's nest stadium. First, the Chinese have waited too long for this coming out party and the preparation and the effort reflected that. One of the commentators said - "When it comes to opening ceremony trophy, after this ceremony, they should just retire the trophy" - Well said! Second, it is so much fun to share a great experience with friendsm- it just makes the whole experience a lot more memorable!
Considering Olympics is the superbowl of all sports, I was expecting a fiesta of great ads (I hate the football analogy especially when Olympics is much bigger for at least the sports that matter to the world!). It was little disappointing on that front. Other than the ton of unimaginative ads from car companies, there was not much to write about. In fact, the car companies never fail to amaze me by the lack of imagination of their ads and I guess the lack of imagination extends to car-designing too. Anyway, I should mention the following ads - at least these made an impression that lasted this far to make it to the blog
- The coke ad - the animated birds building the nest
- The GE dragon ad
The McDonald's ad and the Omega ad were also pretty decent.
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