http://www.saviarora.com Broadcaster, Podcaster, Columnist, Political Blogger, Company Director, Interfaith and Media Commentator Wed, 31 Dec 2008 00:21:16 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en It has been a while since I blogged. Is it because of writers block or simply to much whizzing inside my head. Over the last few weeks the press have really 'gone to town', pardon the pun (!) over how the retail sector is suffering, especially with pre-Christmas sales attempting to ... http://www.saviarora.com/economic-solutions-for-2009/ I read http://candidculture.com/2008/11/28/the-highs-and-lows/ it raise some key issues, re: potential segmentation and the need for alignment to appropriate media channels. Terrorism in my view is not born out of frustration. It is vile and a portrayal of cowardliness. Many issues for India and Pakistan are a result of a mis-managed and ... http://www.saviarora.com/considering-solutions-for-mumbais-911/ This is a video that I picked up via a FB message. Lives maybe lost but the demand for justice is not... In November 1984 thousands of innocent Sikhs lost their lives. To date there has been no justice. The perpetrators are still free. The first video features Bhai Rubin Paul Singh highlighting human ... http://www.saviarora.com/listening-to-the-sound-of-falling-trees/ In a recent post I suggested that potentially social networks could help change the world. In the US the following advertisement has now been retracted. I am still stunned that it went out in the first place. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BmykFKjNpdY[/youtube] The following video shows how social media, especially through Twitter seems to have lead the ... http://www.saviarora.com/considering-new-media-for-social-change/ In recent days I've been getting to grips with the wide range of new tools becoming available to in theory, bring us closer together. For example, becoming more aware of what we are doing in our own lives and potentially meeting new people. When I first started blogging almost 5 years ... http://www.saviarora.com/saviaroracom-now-on-the-iphone/ When I first came across Twitter it took me time to understand and appreciate its objective. Would I really want to use a mechanism to inform people where I was and what I was doing? The following article shows 20 business uses of Twitter The following video outlines how the concept of sharing ... http://www.saviarora.com/the-value-of-twitter/ I remember running in on the streets of London in my T-shirt with the phrase 'Sanctions Yes, Apartheid No'. It was my way of defying and declaring my disgust at how the Tory regime was too slow in asking for change. In the last 2 years the momentum of the Obama campaign ... http://www.saviarora.com/obamas-historic-win/ I try not to watch kids TV in the morning but have to admit that Crazy Town is an awesome programme to inspire kids to exercise, get on with each other and eat nutritional food. However, I was appalled by a 10min film on this morning's Milkshake programme entitled 'PLAY', broadcast ... http://www.saviarora.com/when-poverty-becomes-entertainment/ Now that the iPhone can connect to my blog, I wondered about it's uses? I guess it could be another type of Twitter. Or, maybe it's key use is to capture and share life's moments. Or, are we being given yet another device to hype ouselves and who ... http://www.saviarora.com/blogging-on-the-move/ Here we see Anil one of the Knowledge Hemispheres staff updating my blog to V2.6, required for blogging on the move. http://www.saviarora.com/blogging-viathe-iphone/