Amazon India Is Giving Away Free Ebooks

 
Amazon launched in India a week ago.  

Amazon India is now selling Books, Kindle eReader including all new Kindle Paperwhite priced at Rs 10,999(only WiFi) & Rs 13, 999 (WiFi + 3G), and Movies.

As part their inaugural promotion they are giving away one free Ebook every day for fifteen days. The deal is called "Free Kindle eBook Fortnight".

Amazon India: Free Kindle eBook 

Details of the deal:

Free Kindle eBook Fortnight
For the next two weeks Amazon.com will be giving away popular bestselling titles for free, one eBook each day -- for that day only. The free eBook of the day goes live at midnight (IST) and ends at 11:59 pm the same day. From biographies to business and travels to Tendulkar, they’ve all been covered; so be sure to bookmark this page or follow us on Twitter and Facebook to ensure you don’t miss any of the featured titles. Customers who have their country of residence set as India in their Amazon profile are eligible to avail this offer. This can be modified in the "Country Settings" section on Manage Your Kindle. Additional Terms and Conditions apply.

So, why wait? Go grab a free eBook. Today's(14th June) free book is Dongri to Dubai - Six Decades of the Mumbai Mafia. I just got my copy!

The offer ends on 26th June. Go get a free eBook every day.

Happy reading!

Facebook Gifts

Facebook is introducing a new feature, Gifts!

This new feature allows you to send real gifts to your Facebook friends. When I logged in to Facebook this morning, I saw this:

Facebook Gift link on profile

A new entry called Gifts between  App Center and Games Feed. As you can see in the next screenshot, Facebook has made it really easy to send gifts to friends.

How to send gifts to Facebook Friends

You can send gifts in a few simple steps. Browse for the right gift to send to your friend, Add your message and send!

Facebook Wine Gift

They have a decent collection of gift items, from chocolates to cards to variety of wines.

What are the countries supported by Facebook Gifts?
According to their help page:

Counties supported by Facebook Gifts

"Please note, the ability to send or receive a gift is currently limited to people located within the United States. If you are located within the US, you will only see the option to give a gift to friends also located in the US."

So, if you are living outside of US, you have to wait for Facebook to launch this feature in your country.

Some interesting things to know about Facebook Gifts:

• You don't need to know your friend's address to be able to send gifts!
• Your friend won't see the price of the gift!
• They can choose a different size, color or style(if it's available)
• They can even swap it for another similarly priced gift before it ships!
• Your friends gets to decide the shipping address.

Sounds interesting right?  Go to https://www.facebook.com/about/gifts to watch introductory video.Or head to their help page for more information.

Happy Gifting!

What Are Testimonials

A testimonial is a statement made by a person in praise of a particular product or service. Wikipedia says:

"In promotion and of advertising, a testimonial or show consists of a person's written or spoken statement extolling the virtue of some product. The term "testimonial" most commonly applies to the sales-pitches attributed to ordinary citizens, whereas the word "endorsement" usually applies to pitches by celebrities. Testimonials can be part of communal marketing."

You can go to Wikipedia page for Testimonials to read more.

This is the first post in a series of blog posts I plan to write about the importance of testimonials for your business and personal life.

Testimonials play an important role in social connections. The first thing you do after meeting an interesting person is to find her on Facebook/LinkedIn/Twitter. Reason to do that is very simple. You are always looking for some references while making new connections. Common friends, common connections, common social groups. Something to find a connection some how. You ask common friends about the new person. In summary, you are trying to get a handle on her Reputation.

Testimonials are important for both individuals and businesses. In this post, I will talk about testimonials for businesses.

Testimonials can be used as a powerful marketing tool. It's through testimonials that you tell the world what your past and current customers think about your business.

Due to the increased use of Internet, customers have access to many more tools and services than ever before. Internet users use Google and other search engines to find products and services. That makes online presence a must for even offline businesses. Whether your business is offline or online in nature, you have to have a strong online presence. 

Search engine visibility and a good page rank are crucial for getting prospects(prospective customers) to your website. However, having more people visit your business website is not your end goal. The end goal is to make them trust your business and do business with you. It could be purchasing a downloadable software package or signing up for a web service. This is where Testimonials come into picture.

In future blog posts, I will be writing more on testimonials.

Uhuru Lifetime Free Hosting Competition

Uhuru Software has announced a competition for websites. Winning 5 websites will get a Lifetime Free Premium Hosting from Uhuru. Winners will be decided by community voting.

According to Uhuru:

Further information regarding the contest, and where to vote, will be announced on the Uhuru e-mail community discussion list. 

RULES OF THE CONTEST:

- The nominated web sites with the most votes from the community will win lifetime free premium hosting on the Uhuru service.
- The owners of winning web sites will be invited to be guests on the Uhuru podcast show.
- Nominated web sites must be hosted on the Uhuru service.
- There is no restriction on the type of web site eligible for the contest. Just some examples are:

• A mobile Android app that just uses the Uhuru service as a back-end database.
• A customer resource management web site for managing sales engagements for your own products.
• An application for managing students and grades at a college.
• A blog about cuddly dogs.

- Nominations for web sites engaged in illegal or immoral activities will be rejected and cannot participate in the contest. Read the Uhuru service terms of use for details about which activities violate our hosting policies.
- The voting tool will require that voting participants register to vote. Only one vote per registered account is allowed.
- You are allowed to nominate any web site running on the Uhuru service whether it is your own or someone else's.
- You can nominate as many of your own web sites as you choose.
- Nominations which leave incomplete information on the registration form will be rejected.
- Lifetime hosting is defined as the period of time that Uhuru continues to offer a hosting service for web applications. As long as Uhuru is operating a hosting service a site with lifetime hosting will continue to get free service.
- Premium hosting is defined as 1GB RAM, 512MB shared file storage and 512MB shared database storage.
- If a web site which exceeds the free resources offered in the lifetime premium hosting offer should win the web the contest the free hosting prize will be extended to whichever site the owner of the winning web site chooses. In other words, there is no obligation for the winning site itself to be the site which recieves the lifetime free hosting. The free hosting prize can be transfered to whichever web site the winner chooses.
- The URL submitted for the nominated web site does not have to be in the uhurucloud.com format. It can be a private domain that has been redirected to uhurucloud.com.
- Uhuru reserves the right to extend the voting period.
- A web site must receive at least 10 unique votes to win the contest.

Important dates to remember.

Voting starts: Monday, February 20th, 2013.
Last date to submit nominations: March 23rd.
Competition ends at 12:00pm Pacific Time on March 29th, 2013.

Good luck.

Google Health Is Dead!

 If you have ever signed up for Google Health, you probably know that Google is shutting down it's Google Health service. So, you are left with a very few days to back up any data you may have in your Google Health account. I recently got an email from The Google Health Team and followed the instruction to download all my data and deleted my account. In this blog post I'll walk you through this process.

Here's the email I got.

This is an important Google Health service announcement. You are receiving this email because you have an active Google Health account.

As we announced in June, 2011, the Google Health service will be discontinued as of January 1, 2013. After that date, any remaining data in your Google Health account will be permanently deleted, and you will no longer be able to access or download any data from Google Health.

If you want to keep using the data you have stored in Google Health, you will need to take action before December 31st, 2012 to download it or transfer it to another online health service. We've made this easy for you. All you have to do is:
 - go to the Google Health site at https://health.google.com
 - log in with your Google account
 - follow the on-screen instructions to download your information and close your Google Health account.
For more information, see our help center article at http://www.google.com/support/health/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=1347989

Note that, if you log in to Google Health, and are not given an option to download your data, it means that you do not have any data stored in Google Health and you do not need to do anything more.

If you have not retrieved your Google Health data by January 1, 2013, it will be removed from Google's systems and permanently and irrevocably deleted. Google will be unable to recover any Google Health data for any user after this date.

For more details on the discontinuation of Google Health, see our blog post at http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2011/06/update-on-google-health-and-google.html, and see answers to frequently-asked questions at http://www.google.com/intl/en/health/faq.html.

Note: you will continue to receive periodic service announcements as long as you have an active Google Health account. If you do not wish to receive further announcements, simply go to https://health.google.com and follow the process to download your data (if desired) and delete your Health account.

Thank you for your support and use of Google Health.

The Google Health Team

1. Go to https://health.google.com and login with you Google account.
   
2. Now you'll see a 'Download as ZIP' button.
   
3. Click on the 'Yes, download' button. Open the downloaded file and verify the contents before continuing.
   
4.  Now that you have safely backed up your health data, it's time to close the account. Click on "Close my Google Health account" button
   
5. Select the check box and click on "Remove Google Health" button.
   
6. That's all! Make sure you keep the downloaded health records in a safe place!

Cheers!

Facebook Year In Review

Facebook just introduced a new feature that showcases 20 important stories from your timeline. This personalized custom story is called Year In Review.

When I logged in to my Facebook account this morning, I saw this new box:

Facebook Year In Review

The box has a link that says "See Your 2012 Year in Review" Look back at your 20 biggest moments from the past year.

Clicking on the link took me to a customized page, that looked like this:

Facebook 2012 Year In Review

The page shows 20 selected stories from your timeline. A big popup shows a familiar Share button that lets you share your Year In Review on your timeline. I noticed the URL of this page. It's
http://www.facebook.com/yearinreview/<my-user-name>

I did some experiment and figured out that

• You can see your friends Year In Review by using their facebook id in above URL
• If you are logged in, http://www.facebook.com/yearinreview/ will take you to your Year In Review(there's no need to append your facebook id.

As you can see in the above screenshot, the pop up has one more link See Facebook Trends from 2012. That will take you to page listing Facebook Trends for 2012. Check it out. It reveals some special and interesting stories about how people use Facebook in extraordinary ways.

I liked this feature. Click here to see YOUR 2012 Year In Review. Kudos to Facebook for this.

Updates To Facebook Data Use Policy & SRR

Facebook today announced some proposed updates to their Data Use Policy and Statement of Rights and Responsibilities (SRR).

A new document on their Facebook Site Governance Page announces the proposed change and also gives us links to the new documents.

Excerpt from the document:

Today we are proposing some updates to two documents which govern our site: our Data Use Policy, which explains how we collect and use data when people use Facebook, and our Statement of Rights and Responsibilities (SRR), which explains the terms governing the use of our services. These updates provide more detailed information about our practices, reflect changes to our products, and improve how we conduct our site governance process.

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• Ask the Chief Privacy Officer. We’ll be launching a new feature on our Facebook and Privacy Page to let you submit questions about privacy to our Chief Privacy Officer of Policy, Erin Egan.

• Facebook Live Events. Erin Egan will host webcasts on a regular basis to address your comments and questions about privacy, safety and security.

As you can see from the document they are adding a new feature to address questions about the changes. The document highlights the following changes:

• New tools for managing your Facebook Messages – replacing the “Who can send you Facebook messages” setting with new filters for managing incoming messages.
• Changes to how we refer to certain products, like instant personalization.
• Reminders about what’s visible to other people on Facebook. For instance, when you hide things from your timeline, those posts are visible elsewhere, like in news feed, on other people’s timelines, or in search results.
• Tips on managing your timeline. For example, you can use tools on your timeline or activity log to delete your own posts, or you can ask someone else to delete a post in which you’re tagged.

However to know what all has changed wrt Data Use Policy and Statement of Rights and Responsibilities (SRR), we have to read the new documents.

Use the following links to see the proposed changes. You can leave your comments on those pages. 

• Proposed Statement of Rights and Responsibilities 
• Proposed SRR Redline(PDF)
• Proposed Data Use Policy
• Proposed Data Use Policy Redline(PDF)

Click here to comment. Remember that these documents are open for comment till 9:00 AM PST on November 28, 2012. Make sure you read and understand new documents.

Happy and safe Facebooking!

How To Take Screenshot In Sony Ericsson Xperia

How to take screenshot in Sony Ericsson Xperia phone(and may be with other Sony Ericsson phones)?

Sounds trivial? Turns out it's not much so. I remember taking screenshot with this phone earlier. All I had to do is just press and hold the power button and I'd get option for screenshot.

Problem started  after I updated my phone to Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich). The old method stopped working and it took quite a bit of Googling before I found out the new method.

The new method to capture screenshot is little tricky.

Simultaneously hold 'Power' and 'Volume Low' button for ~2 seconds. 

I'll show how to do that in this video.

Bye Bye Meebo Messenger

Meebo Messenger is going away.

If you are a meebo user you would have got an email by now to let you know the same.
I got the following email couple of days ago:

You may have heard the news recently that Google has acquired Meebo. 

The Meebo Bar for site publishers will continue to be available and will see continued improvements and new features in the weeks and months ahead. 

However, as part of this transition, Meebo Messenger will be retired on July 11, 2012. 

As a past Messenger user, we wanted you to know that until July 11 you can download your archived Messenger chat logs. Log into your account on Meebo Messenger for a download link. Please act soon — after July 11, chat archives will be deleted. 

If you don't want to retrieve your chat logs, no action needs to be taken. 

This is a one-time courtesy email to let you know about the upcoming changes and the availability of your chat logs for download; there is no need to unsubscribe. 

Thank you for being a part of the Meebo community. The team here has loved every minute of the past seven years, and we're honored that you chose to trust Meebo as a place to have conversations with friends, family and colleagues. As we turn our attention to a new chapter, joining forces with the Google+ team, we look back with great appreciation to everyone who used and loved Meebo Messenger along the way. 

Sincerely,
Sandy, Seth, and the Meebo Team

As noted in the email, if you want to retrieve your chat logs, you have to do so before July 11, 2012. You can start by downloading the Meebo Messenger from https://www.meebo.com/messenger.

How To Change LinkedIn Password

A hacker has claimed to have hacked LinkedIn to get access to account details of ~6.5 million LinkedIn users. You can read more about the news here, here and here.

Vicente Silveira, Director at LinkedIn confirmed the password leak in his blog post.

So, if you are on LinkedIn change your password immediately!


If you are wondering how, here are the steps:

1. Login to your LinkedIn account.
2. Hover your mouse pointer over your name on the right top corner of the website, and click on the "Settings".
   
   
3. In the "Settings" page, Click on "Account" in the left vertical Menu, then click on "Change password" as shown in the following image.
   
   
4. Enter your old password and new password(twice)
   
   
5. Make sure your new password is strong enough. Include uppercase letters, numbers and special characters. Click on the "Change password" button.
6. That's all! Your password is changed!.

Important note: If you are using the same password for any other accounts, change them all ASAP.

Links:

• Millions of LinkedIn passwords reportedly leaked online
• LinkedIn confirms passwords were 'compromised' 
• An Update on LinkedIn Member Passwords Compromised

Facebook Messenger for Windows

Facebook recently announced launch of Facebook Messenger for desktop. They are promoting this new Windows app. They want us to keep using Facebook even when we are not using a browser. From their website:

Messenger is a new app that brings Facebook to your desktop. While you surf the web or use other applications on your computer, you can: 

• Chat and message with your friends on Facebook
• See the latest updates from your friends in ticker
• Get quick notifications about what’s going on

Messenger lets you use Facebook without being on www.facebook.com. You will now be able to stay in touch anytime, no matter what you're doing. 

When I logged into my Facebook account today, I saw a small popup box in the bottom right corner of the page suggesting me to install the Windows App.

Facebook Windows app banner

Though I do not use Facebook chat much, nor I like to receive ticker updates from friends, I decided to give this a try. So, I started by clicking on the "Install Messenger" button.

Installing Facebook Messenger for Windows 7
You will need to Windows 7 to run this app. If you are on Windows 7, follow these steps.

1. Go to Facebook Messenger home page  http://www.facebook.com/about/messenger
   
   
2. Click on the Install button seen on that page. This will download a small setup file called FacebookMessengerSetup.exe 
3. Double click on the downloaded file to run it. Click on the "Run" button on Windows security alert.
4. Continue the installation by clicking Install button. 
5. Make sure your firewall(if you have one) is configured to allow this new application to connect to internet.
6. You are ready to go! Now you should be able to use the messenger to see ticker updates from friends and to chat with friends.
                                                  
7. Enjoy Facebooking!
8. For more information and help, visit Frequently Asked Questions(FAQs).

Google Knol Is Going Away

Google is shutting down Google Knol!

Here's an email I recently received from the Knol team:

As part of Google’s prioritization of product efforts, we will be retiring Knol.  From now through April 30th, 2012, Knol will work as usual, but we’ve made it easy for you to download your knols to file and/or export them to Wordpress.com.  From May 1, 2012 through October 1, 2012, knols will no longer be viewable, but can be downloaded and exported.  After that time, knol content will no longer be accessible.  We hope that this timeline provides you ample time to transition your content.  For more information, please visit our FAQ: https://knol-redirects.appspot.com/faq.html

Thank you,
The Knol team

© 2012 Google Inc. 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043 

Some FAQs

What is Knol?

Knol launched in 2007 as a method for authors to work together to create authoritative articles about specific topics that they know about.

Why is Knol being discontinued?

Google is prioritizing our product efforts so we can make things much simpler for our users and devote more resources to high impact products.

When is Knol being discontinued?

From now through April 30th, 2012, Knol will work as usual, but we’ve made it easy for you to download your knols to file and/or export them to WordPress.com. From May 1, 2012 through October 1, 2012, knols will no longer be viewable, but can be downloaded and exported. After that time, Knol content will no longer be accessible.

How do I download my knols?

From now through October 1, 2012, you can download your knols from knol.google.com. There will be a large section at the top of the page with links to either export your knols to WordPress.com or download them to a file. Clicking the latter will take you to Google Takeout where you can create your archive.

 Find answers for more FAQs here.

You'll see a Big notice on Knol Website

with links to Export my knols to WordPress.com and Download my knols to a file.

Read Wikipedia entry for Knol to know more about Knol. For an alternative to Google Knol, check Annotum.

Annotum helps you to easily migrate your knol data. They have a neat Getting Started Guide.

Google Introduces Google Play

Google is introducing Google Play, that replaces and extends Android Market.

See this video: Android Apps on Google Play



Google Play is not just a new name for Android Market. It's going to be an integrated destination for Music, Movies, Books and Apps.

Read more:

• Introducing Google Play On Android Developers Blog.
• Introducing Google Play: All your entertainment, anywhere you go On Google Official Blog.

Also watch this cool video


Learn more about Google Play https://play.google.com/about/.

When Larry Met Sergey

Created by Online PhD

A friend shared this on Google+. I liked it so much, I had to share it here!
Enjoy!
-SN

How To Apply For Ration Card Online

Getting a Ration Card in Karnataka has become little easier now. Thanks to The Department of Food, Civil Supplies & Consumer Affairs, you can now apply for a Ration Card Online! That's a good news. Isn't it?

I had read the news long back. But Today I tried it. They have a decent interface and don't ask for too much information.

Here's how you do it:

1. Head to the website of  The Department of Food, Civil Supplies & Consumer Affairs, Government of Karnataka (http://ahara.kar.nic.in/)
   



Apply For Ration Card Online

2. Click on the scrolling link with text Click here to apply for Ration Card - New or Using Surrender Certificate.  Click on the above image to see where to click.
3. Step 2 above opens a new window with a form. Choose your language (English/Kannada) to proceed.
4. Subsequent  requires you to fill in information about your full address, Ward number etc.
5. You will need to enter the R R Number. You can get it from your later electricity bill.
6. If you already have a ration card and want to split it, you will have to give the Ration Card number of the existing card.
7. Keep clicking on the 'next' button after filling every page, and submit at the end.
8. If you have filled all mandatory fields with valid data, the system will accept your application and generate a receipt.
9. Print this receipt. You will need it for future despondence, especially, your receipt number and Receipt Date.

Once you have submitted the application here, you can check the status of your online application by going to http://web1.kar.nic.in/fcslpg1/

I did this immediately after submitting and got the following response:

Your application no. 1234969 dated on 12/13/2011 2:22:00 PM has been received by the dept. Please wait for Food Inspector's visit plan.

So, I'm waiting for Food Inspector's visit!

If you don't have a ration card, go apply now and share your experience.

Cucumber - Very interesting

WHAT A LITTLE GEM THE CUCUMBER IS.   I WILL LOOK AT IT DIFFERENTLY NOW. 1. Cucumbers contain most of the vitamins you need every day, just one cucumber contains Vitamin B1, Vitamin B2, Vitamin B3, Vitamin B5, Vitamin B6, Folic Acid, Vitamin C, Calcium, Iron, Magnesium, Phosphorus, Potassium and Zinc. 2. Feeling tired in the afternoon, put down the caffeinated soda and pick up a cucumber.    Cucumbers are a good source of B Vitamins and Carbohydrates that can provide that quick pick-me-up that can last for hours. 3. Tired of your bathroom mirror fogging up after a shower?    Try rubbing a cucumber slice along the mirror, it will eliminate the fog and provide a soothing, spa-like fragrance. 4. Are grubs and slugs ruining your planting beds? Place a few slices in a small pie tin and your garden will be free of pests all season long. The chemicals in the cucumber react with the aluminum to give off a scent undetectable to humans but drive garden pests crazy and make them flee the area. 5 Looking for a fast and easy way to remove cellulite before going out or to the pool?    Try rubbing a slice or two of cucumbers along your problem area for a few minutes, the phytochemicals in the cucumber cause the collagen in your skin to tighten, firming up the outer layer and reducing the visibility of cellulite.    Works great on wrinkles too! 6.. Want to avoid a hangover or terrible headache? Eat a few cucumber slices before going to bed and wake up refreshed and headache free.    Cucumbers contain enough sugar, B vitamins and electrolytes to replenish essential nutrients the body lost, keeping everything in equilibrium, avoiding both a hangover and headache! 7. Looking to fight off that afternoon or evening snacking binge?    Cucumbers have been used for centuries and often used by European trappers, traders and explores for quick meals to thwart off starvation. 8. Have an important meeting or job interview and you realize that you don't have enough time to polish your shoes? Rub a freshly cut cucumber over the shoe, its chemicals will provide a quick and durable shine that not only looks great but also repels water. 9. Out of WD 40 and need to fix a squeaky hinge?    Take a cucumber slice and rub it along the problematic hinge, and voila, the squeak is gone! 10. Stressed out and don't have time for massage, facial or visit to the spa? Cut up an entire cucumber and place it in a boiling pot of water, the chemicals and nutrients from the cucumber with react with the boiling water and be released in the steam, creating a soothing, relaxing aroma that has been shown the reduce stress in new mothers and college students during final exams. 11. Just finish a business lunch and realize you don't have gum or mints?    Take a slice of cucumber and press it to the roof of your mouth with your tongue for 30 seconds to eliminate bad breath, the phytochemcials will kill the bacteria in your mouth responsible for causing bad breath. 12. Looking for a 'green' way to clean your faucets, sinks or stainless steel?    Take a slice of cucumber and rub it on the surface you want to clean, not only will it remove years of tarnish and bring back the shine, but is won't leave streaks and won't harm you fingers or fingernails while you clean. 13. Using a pen and made a mistake?    Take the outside of the cucumber and slowly use it to erase the pen writing, also works great on crayons and markers that the kids have used to decorate the walls!! P.S: This is from a forwarded email.

A Website Full Of C Programs

C is my first love. I wrote my first computer program in C language. That was 13 years ago. I didn't quite understand what was going behind the screen. 'Programming' meant typing programs from lecture/senior's notes or books, compile the programs, fix any syntax(typing errors!:) ) and pray!

It's only much later that I got a bit serious about programming. Then I started with The C Programming Language, 2nd ed. By Brian W. Kernighan and Dennis M. Ritchie, popularly known as K&R C book.

K&R C is a must-read for every C enthusiast. There are of course, many more books on C Language in the market. And the internet is full of C tutorials, guides and sample programs.

There are so many options to learn C programming on your own that you get where to start. I started with K&R book, trying all the programs in the book, and solving all the exercises.

To make it easy for others to find C programs, I have started a website completely dedicated for C Programs. The website is live at www.c-program-example.com

Visit C Program Examples website and browse through the list of programs, including exercise programs from K&R C.

P.S: K&R C exercises section is work-in-progress.

Like the websites's Facebook page(https://www.facebook.com/cprogramexample)to stay connected and get updates.

Happy coding!

Blue Re-volution: Nokia Developer Conference 2011

The Nokia Annual Developer Conference is here. It's scheduled for 4th November 2011 at ITC Gardenia, Bangalore.

I got the details from this emailer. Head to the Conference Website for more details.

P.S: This (surprisingly) is not a free event. They charge a participation fee of INR 750!

Google Buzz is going away

I got the following notification when I logged in to my gmail account last evening.

it read: "Google Buzz is going away, but your posts are yours to keep." With a link to more info on how can I keep my posts.

Google announced their plan to shutdown Buzz (along with Jaiku and iGoogle) in a blog post on Official Google Blog. Click on Official Google Blog: A fall sweep to read the full post.


However, even after the Google Buzz is shutdown, you can access all your previous Buzz data on your Google Profile.


According to this page on Gmail help, you can download your Buzz data using Google Takeout.


Download your Buzz data and share your experience in comments.

National Innovation Council Calls For Proposals

National Innovation Council is calling for innovative ideas.


Here's the full text of official announcement from their web page:

The National Innovation Council looks forward to proposals for innovation to reduce the drudgery of our working-class population.

These could be in the areas of design improvement of work implements, models for business opportunities, better processes, new equipment and techniques for different occupational groups like blue-collar workers, street-vendors, construction workers and soon.

Proposals should not be labour-displacing.

Professionals, young people, professional groups and students are encouraged to apply. Selected proposals will be awarded and supported. These proposals may be sent via hard copy or email to:

NATIONAL INNOVATION COUNCIL

Office of Adviser to the Prime Minister 
on Public Information Infrastructure & Innovations
Room No: 125, Yojana Bhawan
Parliament Street
New Delhi 110001
Ph: +91 11 23096622

Email your ideas at: officepiii[at]nic[dot]in

Do visit NIC's website(http://www.innovationcouncil.gov.in) to know more about the council.