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An EPL Franchise in New York?

Posted in Globalization, Sports, tagged , , , , , on August 18, 2013| 1 Comment »

Here in August 2013, it feels like there is unprecedented promotion, clamor, and attention for the English Premier League in the US.  (more…)

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One Day in Bangkok (plus Two Nights in Hua Hin)

Posted in Travel, tagged , , , , on August 10, 2013| 2 Comments »

A few years back, I made a weekend trip with employees from my company’s India office to Thailand as a reward for meeting company goals.   We went to the resort town of Hua Hin for two days and nights and spent the following day in Bangkok.

This post is way over due, but it was most certainly an enjoyable trip.  Following are pictures and observations from a fun filled Thai weekend. (more…)

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These Days were Made for Twitter

Posted in Blogging, Internet, Lifestyle, Pop Culture, Silicon Valley, Social Media, Technology, tagged , , , on August 8, 2013| Leave a Comment »

In the last 3 and half months, we’ve all had what I call Twitter days.   Glorious Twitter days.   Real life events that spur a frenzy of Twitter activity which just draws and sucks you in for sometimes good and sometimes bad reasons.   Times where you are constantly hitting the refresh button on Twitter to: (more…)

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Wikipedia, Google, then Twitter- is this the new Search Framework?

Posted in Internet, Silicon Valley, Social Media, Technology, tagged , , , , , , on August 3, 2013| Leave a Comment »

It just dawned on me the other day that I now have a new search framework for specific topics I want to know more about (information only, not commerce search).  It has become a three pronged approach, and surprisingly Google only plays the primary role in 1 of the 3 steps (more…)

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The Angel Investor Professional Athlete; is that the new Bay Area Trend?

Posted in Entertainment, Internet, Silicon Valley, Sports, Startups, Technology, tagged , , , , , , on August 3, 2013| Leave a Comment »

After one of their best seasons in recent history which culminated in a surprising NBA playoff run and Western Conference semi-final appearance, the exciting times just keep on rolling for the Golden State Warriors, the San Francisco Bay Area’s NBA team.   (more…)

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