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June 30, 2020

First Indian blogger oldest blog

This blog was started in 2005 by an amateur who continues to have a full time job... fellow bloggers who started much later have a full fledged career out of such initiative.

Now with career’s getting reset and the world being under the fear of a life threatening disease; personal thoughts are being entertained on how to monitise this property.

Trying to crowd source ideas on how to utilise time and this forum?

Please leave your comments and encouragement.

Feeling left behind

Old blog from 15 years ago, from a novice, vintage blog, Which blog was started 20 years ago?

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STILL CONFUSED

December 31, 2012

What a Year India !

Will 2012 be a watershed year for India, its politicians and more importantly its Mango People!

As we look forward to 2013, will 2012 mark the year when India’s history changed forever? And for Good!

Or will India still be a country of Aam Aadmi looking for a Haath for his Saath

October 04, 2012

September 17, 2012

TV screen clutter in India TRAI v/s IBF -- what the viewer thinks?

TV channel's self-promotional advertisements occupying disproportionate screen space in case of part screen advertisements!

Star Gold Ferrari ki Sawaari counter on screen

Some examples of frequent part screen advertisements in distracting advertisement formats which were captured on a random Sunday

There are no exceptions all channels occupy a considerable portion of screen space and cause distraction to the viewer who has paid for the content.

Excerpts on in programme advertising from TRAI’s CONSULTATION PAPER ON ADVERTISEMENTS ON TV CHANNELS

"It is quite obvious that cluttering of the TV screens may not be a desirable trend as far as the consumers viewing experience is concerned.

All advertisements should be clearly distinguishable from the programme and should not in any manner interfere with the programme viz., use of lower part of screen to carry captions, static or moving alongside the programme.

In case of part screen advertisements, the advertisement shares the screen space with the regular programme content. In this case, the size of the programme screen is reduced and either a bar at the sides or bottom or a combination thereof is used to feed the advertisements. Part screen advertisements could also be in the form of miniaturised video clips, generally displayed without audio, overlapping the regular programme. The different forms of part screen advertisements are Picture-in-Picture(PIP), popups, scrolls, tickers etc. The examples of this form of advertisements are the ones, in the bottom portion of the screen in news channels, in the left and bottom portion of the screen in a live cricket telecast when the bowler is preparing to bowl, pop ups or falling images during movies, self-promotional video clips of upcoming programmes etc."

Broadcasters on their part question Trai’s mandate to regulate content and advertising norms, they are not bothered by viewer experience.

Excerpts from IBF’s RESPONSE TO THE TRAI’s CONSULTATIONPAPER ON ADVERTISEMENTS ON TV CHANNELS

"The broadcaster must deliver viewers to advertisers and does so by judicious choice of the level (and perhaps the type) of advertising it proposes along with an attractive enough vehicle to attract the prospective buyers of the advertisers products to watch.

For TRAI to view advertisements as an inherent nuisance that impedes viewing reflects a basic lack of understanding of the business model of the broadcasting industry"

Who will listen to what we have to say and what we want?

June 22, 2012

My Blog Tag Cloud

created at TagCrowd.com

June 16, 2012

After Amway it is Tupperware for tvc india

Direct marketing giants have to advertise on TV in India, the latest is Tupperware to air a commercial on TV

"She Can You Can" stories and the same crowd sourcing strategy to gather content

Saloni Malhotra's story being told here

According to estimates Direct selling biz to reach Rs 10843 cr size which may be a strong enough reson to move away from "No advertising route for Tupperware, it’s direct selling "

Though in the past Tupperware has done product placement in movies like Bodyguard and We are Family

Watch Chhavi Rajawat story here the campaign conceptualized and executed by IBD India

In the past Amway’s TVC has become a regular on prime-time GEC while Avon ad campaigns have been run on FM radio and across the print medium.

June 14, 2012

My blog redirect to a country-specific URL

Silently Google changed my blog URL from

http://dontknowhatodo.blogspot.com/ to http://dontknowhatodo.blogspot.in

I don’t understand HTML so much and I don't know if it affects my search ranking.

Official version here why this has been done
http://support.google.com/blogger/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=2402711

June 03, 2012

Save Mumbai from Political Banners

http://www.facebook.com/save4mumbai

When it comes to flexing power it comes to flex banners on Mumbai Streets

April 02, 2012

Intimate Advertisements: Indian TVC

What's with the keys, ladies and married men?

Seductive ways to sell feminine products through bizarre commercials on TV

Parachute Advansed Body Lotion (You need to be licking fresh in summer)

Clean and Dry Intimate Wash (Offers fairness and freshness - God knows where)

As they say - beat the heat and enliven your senses though suggestive marketing!
Whitness down there..

January 31, 2012

Why TOI is better than The Hindu

Their strategy for readership is based on data and reading habits..

When God bows down to celebrity news, it shows our interest in famous people.

My post “Jay Dev Jai Dev” was on top since it debuted in 2006 just to be upstaged by the more popular “Famous celebrity deaths” in a short span of 45 days since it came online.

TOI always "Stay ahead of the Times"

They connect to the urban youth and that's what advertisers want

January 02, 2012

Blog posts data since first blogging - Indian Blog Statistics

Frequency of posting since the blog started in May 2005

2nd highest post in numbers for 2011
Post per month - highest for 2005
Top post by visitors September 01, 2006

*Only 8 months of 2005- the blog started in May 2005

December 13, 2011

Indian Celebrity Deaths: 2011 Famous Deaths List

The year 2011 - Fond Farewells
List of personalities and luminaries from India who passed away this year!

December

Sarekoppa Bangarappa

Satyadev Dubey

Mario Miranda
Ambika Charan Choudhury
Dev Anand

November

Sultan Khan
Har Gobind Khorana
Bhupen Hazarika

October
Jagjit Singh

September
Surinder Kapoor
Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi
Gautam Rajadhyaksha
Jag Mundhra

August
Shammi Kapoor
P. C. Alexander

July
Rasika Joshi

June
Asad Ali Khan
Jyotirmoy Dey
M. F. Husain
Bhajan Lal

April
Sathya Sai Baba
Dorjee Khandu

March
Bob Christo
Navin Nischol
Arjun Singh
Goga Kapoor

February
Anant Pai

January
Bhimsen Joshi
Bali Ram Bhagat
Vivek Shauq

RIP and fond remembrance
Please suggest names of Famous celebrities which may have been missed

Deaths of famous and notable people from India in 2012

October 25, 2011

“Diwali ki Hardik Shubhkamnayein”

Aapko Deepavali ki Shubhkamnayein..

October 18, 2011

Dadari Mela Ballia

See more pictures of ददरी मेला here and here

ददरी के मेला

- Posted by kaushikey

फ़रहर डेगर गर , चल चले के सरसर ।
मेला ददरी जायेके , गंगाजी नहायेके ,
मुंह हाथ धोई के पानी मे समाये के ,
देहि करी थरथर ,
... धोती करी फ़रफ़र , चल चले के सर सर ।
बैल जाई बेचे के , लीटी परी सेंके के ,
सातू खा के गप - गप , मुरई चबाये के ,
मुरई करी कर कर ,
लोर गिरी भर भर , चल चले के सर सर
मुंह ला के बानर के , लोग के डेरावे के ,
चरखी ले हाथ मे , ठाट से उड़ावे के ,
चरखी करे चर चर ,
धक्का देके दर दर , चल चले के सर सर ।
सरकस होई खेला , लागल रही मेला ,
टाटी फ़ार के घूसे के , चलत रही ढेला ,
ढेला गिरी भर भर ।
कही केहू धर धर , भाग चले के सर सर ।

via शिवकुमार सिंह कौशिकेय

ददरी मेले के भीड़ को नियंत्रित करने में पुलिस हलकान !