Partha Srinivasan

Thursday, June 5, 2008

Are Social Networks making enough to sustain themselves??

So we are all part of some or the other Social Networking website like Facebook, Pownce, Twitter, Myspace, etc. But have you ever wondered how they are able to sustain themselves - I mean they are delivering world class content to your inbox. How do they pay for it??

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Plurk takes on Twitter, Pownce

Plurk is what happens when Twitter fails to innovate. Plurk, Pownce and Twitter are all focussing on sharing info, and updates!! But Plurk makes it more fun. What happens eventually is that one will find stark differences in the pros and cons, but will share the same contacts across the board.

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Wednesday, June 4, 2008

What is Plurk?

It is a fun social IM system - read the article - and it will give you the story in a nutshell

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LinkNotes: Incredible Levitation Effects

According to calculations done by physicists of the University of St Andrews the normally attractive Casimir force between two surfaces can be made repulsive. The repulsive force may even be strong enough to levitate a tiny mirror. In theory the discovery could be used to levitate bigger objects too.

clipped from www.st-andrews.ac.uk

Scientist float levitation theory

St Andrews scientists have discovered a new way of levitating tiny objects - paving the way for future applications in nanotechnology.

Theoretical physicists at the University of St Andrews have created `incredible levitation effects' by engineering the force of nature which normally causes objects to stick together by quantum force. By reversing this phenomenon, known as `Casimir force', the scientists hope to solve the problem of tiny objects sticking together in existing novel nanomachines.

clipped from www.telegraph.co.uk

Physicists have 'solved' mystery of levitation

In theory the discovery could be used to levitate a person

clipped from en.wikipedia.org

Casimir effect

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Casimir forces on parallel plates.

Radiohead's Pre-Rainbows Catalog Now on iTunes

Radiohead have long expressed reluctance at the prospect of offering their music for download via iTunes, apparently stemming from concern over folks downloading individual tracks in lieu of listening to the band's albums in their full, glorious entireties. Well, so much for that.

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