I had previously written about several fallacies in the model of Facebook in my earlier post , however the acquisition of Whatsapp for nearly USD 19 billion has definitely turned the tide in its favor. In terms of value,...

Facebook, the world’s most popular social network, has recently eclipsed Amazon.com in terms of market capitalization. For a company that was started hardly a decade back, that is quite an achievement. Facebook today has over 1 billion registered users,...

Google’s android is by far the most popular operating system in the mobile space. Its dominance is even more relevant in the Chinese mobile market where it enjoys nearly 85% market share. However does market share necessarily translate to...

“The whole pace of business is moving faster. Globalization is forcing companies to do things in new ways.” -Bill Gates The world has shrunk. The seven seas are no more capable of keeping people distant. Nor are they able to keep...

Abstract Women are great influencers when it comes to buying decision of the family. No doubt that when it comes to individual buying, women are the sole decision makers in the decision. Most often we think why women take longer...

Keep your friends close, and enemies closer.- Sun Tzu, Art of War The term “Frenemy” refers to someone who doubles up both as a friend as well as a rival – it can refer to an individual, a corporate or...

The Volcker rule, the centre piece of the benchmark “Dodd-Frank Act”, was passed in December this year and is widely expected to impact financial institutions all over the world and particularly the US.  Named after Paul Volcker, the former...