Ethics thoughts on how Big Tech uses our data to drive us to consume
A few weeks back I wrote in Random Friends and the Matrix Reloaded about how dangerous it is to blindly trust a source like the Internet How aware are we when it comes to the ethical dilema on how the information that is being shared by us online through social networks? How is this information […]
Cracking the Rush In and Out Behavior in India
A very good friend of mine has become lately one of my Indian sociology gurus. Not only because he is Indian, but also because he is not originally from Bangalore and claims to feel like a foreigner most of the time. More important, he is a very analytical person and has his own theories about […]
Another India Story: The Funniest New Year’s Eve
Most of the people I talk to that have left India claim that life everywhere else is boring, I agree. I kind of start understanding this reasoning and think it would be something I would definitively miss whenever I have to leave. In this post, I’ll share a funny story during New Year’s Eve in […]
Poverty and Economic Development
As a Western, I always related Poverty and Economic Development to African countries, until I found out that India actually accounts for more than 1/3 of the total world´s poorest. In fact, India´s population is even larger than the whole African continent. According to India’s Planning Commission, India’s poverty line is 965 rupees per month […]
Algorithms: Do they connect or disconnect people?
The implications algorithms: Information that is given to us, rather than chosen by us. Algorithms are nothing but sets of data used to predict results and it’s used to customize everything you see online. Different variables or criteria tailor the way information, content or ads reach us through online social media, news, advertising, videos, etc. […]
Hot as México, Spicy as India: Difference between hot & spicy
It is no coincidence that the words “hot” and “spicy” are phonetically different, and this is because they also happen to have different meanings. Hot vs Spicy Especially in India for obvious reasons is a recurrent conversation and people normally ask me if I’m used to Indian food because it is spicy as Mexican. Spicy […]
India ♥’s the West: How India adopts Western Culture
The Indian Government agreed on Thursday to allow mono-brand retailers (i.e. Nike, LVMH, etc.) to have the full participation of their investments in this country. This is a strong message that fast tracks the Western Culture adoption in India. Before, they could have only 51%, leaving the remaining 49% to an Indian partner. On the […]
My Story of Metallica’s concert in Bangalore
Who would have said that I’d see Metallica, for my first and only time, in India! Metallica’s concert in Bangalore, India, was one of a kind in many many ways… here I go: The days before: The Delhi concert on Friday 28th was supposed to be the band’s first, in India and perhaps the most […]