Omar “El Gato” Ortiz y la Mercadotecnia Política
No niego estar decepcionado del caso de Omar “El Gato” Ortiz como seguidor del futbol y creyente en la figura del deportista como ejemplo de disciplina. Pero por otro lado por alguna razón no me sorprende tanto. De hecho, desde el incendio en el Casino Royal he querido pensar que ese es el límite al […]
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. […]
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 […]
Euro Crisis: Is Italy too big to be rescued?
I was curious to visualize the size of the rescued economies in Europe considering the current crisis turmoil about Italian debt, which by the way represents the biggest challenge so far in the Euro crisis. Just to start, take a look at the size GDP (in USD) of the following countries: *Google Public Data Explorer […]
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 […]
Lobbying Bailouts
Putting in context the amount of U.S. taxpayer’s money from the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 U.S. (a.k.a. Bank Bailout) and the amount of money that those bailed out companies spent in lobbying over the last years. Evidently, there is no point of comparison, but it was interesting to visualize that their lobbying efforts […]
Taxi Prices at Bangalore’s Airport? Just walk to save!
How much to pay for a taxi? This is when expat tips come handy so you don’t get ripped off. I realized today that it´s been just the second time I arrive to Bangalore through airport. Since the first time the company taxi picked me I didn´t noticed this… here is a little chart to […]