Diary of an inquisitive mind: July 2012

Tuesday, July 17, 2012

Android 4.1 Jelly Bean: First Google OS to fully implement address space layout randomization (ASLR)

Android 4.1 Jelly Bean: First Google OS to fully implement address space layout randomization (ASLR), which makes it harder for malware attacks.

Android 4.1 Jelly Bean: First Google OS to Fully Implement ASLR, Makes It Harder For Malware Attacks - TheUnlockr
Since its inception the Android platform has been no stranger to malware attacks. While these incidents seem unavoidable at times, Google has committed to

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Android 4.1 Jelly Bean: First Google OS to Fully Implement ASLR, Makes It Harder For Malware Attacks
Android 4.1 Jelly Bean: First Google OS to Fully Implement ASLR, Makes It Harder For Malware Attacks

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Google IO 2008 Keynote by Marissa Mayer on Split A/B testing and UX

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+Google IO 2008 Keynote by +Marissa Mayer on Split A/B testing and look and feel of Google products. Imagination, Immediacy, and Innovation... and a little glimpse under the hood at Google.

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@Google IO 2008 Keynote by @MarissaMayer on Split A/B testing and look and feel of Google products.

Google I/O '08 Keynote by Marissa Mayer
Imagination, Immediacy, and Innovation... and a little glimpse under the hood at Google.

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Monday, July 16, 2012

Google's long time executive Marissa Mayer is Yahoo's new CEO

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Double congratulations to +Marissa Mayer on her appointment as +Yahoo!'s new CEO and her pregnancy. Ms Mayer has ended her 13 years stint as 20th employee of +Google to take up a new role as President, Chief Executive Officer, and Member of the Board of Directors at Yahoo, effective July 17, 2012.

Ms Mayer will be Yahoo's fifth CEO in last five years as the company struggles to rebound from financial malaise and internal turmoil. She, a math whiz, grew up in Wausau, Wisconsin and began her career at Google in 1999 after getting her master's degree in computer science from +Stanford University.

Ms Mayer, during her time at Google, led teams that produced many of the Google’s most popular products such as search, iconic and patented homepage, +Gmail, Google News, etc. Her talk on uncluttered look and feel of Google products and Split A/B testing at 2008 Google IO Keynote is one of the most popular videos on the Internet.

Going from managing simple and sober Google homepage to cluttered and crowded Yahoo homepage, Ms Mayer has her work cut out for her. With dwindling shares, massive layoffs, internal turbulent work environment, innovation-wise dead in the water perception about Yahoo galore, I think it is a bold move that she has made by moving to Yahoo. If she is looking for a challenge, I believe she has found herself a big one. And if she pulls it off then it will be one of the biggest turnaround in history of Silicon Valley. Pressure is ON. Is Yahoo feeling lucky?

Yahoo! Appoints Marissa Mayer Chief Executive Officer / Yahoo
Yahoo! Appoints Marissa Mayer Chief Executive Officer / Yahoo

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Double congratulations to @MarissaMayer on her appointment as @Yahoo's new CEO and her pregnancy. Ms Mayer has ended her 13 years stint as 20th employee of Google to take up a new role as President, Chief Executive Officer, and Member of the Board of Directors at Yahoo!, effective July 17, 2012.

Ms Mayer will be Yahoo's fifth CEO in last five years as the company struggles to rebound from financial malaise and internal turmoil. She, a math whiz, grew up in Wausau, Wisconsin and began her career at Google in 1999 after getting her master's degree in computer science from Stanford University.

Ms Mayer, during her time at Google, led teams that produced many of the Google’s most popular products such as search, iconic and patented homepage, Gmail, Google News, etc. Her talk on uncluttered look and feel of Google products and Split A/B testing at 2008 Google IO Keynote is one of the most popular videos on the Internet.

Going from managing simple and sober Google homepage to cluttered and crowded Yahoo homepage, Ms Mayer has her work cut out for her. With dwindling shares, massive layoffs, internal turbulent work environment, innovation-wise dead in the water perception about Yahoo galore, I think it is a bold move that she has made. If she is looking for a challenge, I believe she has found herself a big one. And if she pulls it off then it will be one of the biggest turnaround in history of Silicon Valley. Pressure is ON. Is Yahoo feeling lucky?

Yahoo! Appoints Marissa Mayer Chief Executive Officer
Yahoo! has appointed Marissa Mayer as President and Chief Executive Officer and Member of the Board of Directors effective July 17, 2012.

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Is India Innovative?

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Is India Innovative?

S&P May Downgrade India's Credit Rating Compared to Other BRIC Nations | Business | TIME.com
Just a few weeks ago, global credit rating agency Standard and Poor’s (S&P) released a study titled, “Will India be the first BRIC fallen angel?” The report suggests that India may become the firs...

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Is India Innovative?
Global credit rating agency Standard and Poor’s (S&P) released a study titled, “Will India be the first BRIC fallen angel?” The report suggests that India may become the first “BRIC” country (Brazil, Russia, India and China) to lose its investment grade rating.

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5 things remarkable bosses never do

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5 Things Remarkable Bosses Never Do | Business | TIME.com
I recently described what remarkable bosses do. A number of people emailed and asked, "That's a great list, but flip it around: What things should I not do?" Glad you asked. As a leader what you don't...

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5 Things Remarkable Bosses Never Do
As a leader what you don't do can sometimes make as much or even more impact than what you do.

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5 qualities of remarkable bosses

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The 5 Qualities of Remarkable Bosses
Consistently do these five things and the results you want from your employees--and your business--will follow.

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The 5 Qualities of Remarkable Bosses
Consistently do these five things and the results you want from your employees--and your business--will follow.

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What can we learn from Amazon business model

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Why +Amazon.com is arguably one of the most disruptive companies in the world? Amazon is a behemoth of ecommerce business. It is the 56th largest company in America by market capitalization. It is the 15th biggest retailer in America by revenue and by far the largest Internet retailer. But what is the secret of Amazon's success?

Back when mom-and-pop retailers ruled the land, one-on-one relationships between purveyors and customers were easy to foster. As chain stores began to dominate, however, this one-on-one relationship was lost. There was no way those running a national retail operation to understand their customers on such an individual basis. But Amazon changed that.

While brick and mortar stores are black boxes wherein customer behavior inside the store is effectively invisible to managers, Amazon is able to collect endlessly useful information about shoppers, and use it to sell more stuff by targeting customers through email and the website itself.

“Whenever a customer buys something from Amazon, or logs in without buying something, Amazon is collecting all kinds of information about that person. There’s a lot of data that can be mined about how they peruse the website, what they put in the cart, what they abandon, and how the customer actually goes about searching for a product.”, says Greg Girard, an analyst for IDC Retail Insights.

Will Amazon Take Over the World?
Amazon is poised to integrate itself in Americans lives in ways that no other company is capable

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Why Amazon.com is arguably one of the most disruptive companies in the world? Amazon is a behemoth of ecommerce business. It is the 56th largest company in America by market capitalization. It is the 15th biggest retailer in America by revenue and by far the largest Internet retailer. But what is the secret of Amazon's success?

Back when mom-and-pop retailers ruled the land, one-on-one relationships between purveyors and customers were easy to foster. As chain stores began to dominate, however, this one-on-one relationship was lost. There was no way those running a national retail operation to understand their customers on such an individual basis. But Amazon changed that.

While brick and mortar stores are black boxes wherein customer behavior inside the store is effectively invisible to managers, Amazon is able to collect endlessly useful information about shoppers, and use it to sell more stuff by targeting customers through email and the website itself.

“Whenever a customer buys something from Amazon, or logs in without buying something, Amazon is collecting all kinds of information about that person. There’s a lot of data that can be mined about how they peruse the website, what they put in the cart, what they abandon, and how the customer actually goes about searching for a product.”, says Greg Girard, an analyst for IDC Retail Insights.

Will Amazon Take Over the World?
Amazon is poised to integrate itself in Americans lives in ways that no other company is capable

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Amazing Photos from the Space Shuttle Discovery

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Amazing Photos from the Space Shuttle Discovery - Photo Essays
After 39 missions totaling 365 days, 22 hrs., spent in space, Discovery touched down for the final time in March 2011 and will spend its retirement on display at a Smithsonian Institute annex.

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