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We're live streaming Tesla's shareholder meeting Tesla CEO Elon Musk is talking to shareholders, starting with a history of the company. 5:21 p.m. -- At the beginning, Tesla's creators didn't know what they were doing, Musk says. "Completely clueless," he says. "At times,we couldn't get suppliers to ... read moreTesla (TSLA) Motors Shareholder Meeting 2016: Business As Usual Expected Tesla Motors Inc. will hold its annual shareholders' meeting Tuesday at the Computer History Museum ... Continue Reading Below Two of the top three popular questions, as of 1:00 a.m. EDT, were related to Tesla's recently announced Model 3, for which ... read more
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Freed From Prison, Ethiopian Bloggers Still Can’t Leave The Country
At a 2015 press conference with President Obama in Addis Ababa, Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn asked the foreign press corps to "help our journalists to increase their capacity." (Getty Images) NPR
May 31, 2016
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Zelalem Kibret remembers the day: July 8, 2015. He was in a prison library reading a biography of Malcolm X, his own copy, when some guards called his name and handed him a piece of paper. The message: All charges against him were withdrawn. He was being released.
"I was asking why," says Zelalem, a 29-year-old lawyer and blogger. "And nobody was giving us a reason."
Zelalem, who'd been in jail for more than a year on terrorism charges related to his blog posts, suspected the reason. His release, he believes, was a "personal gift" to President Obama, then three weeks away from an official visit to Ethiopia, the first ever by a U.S. president.
The U.S. had been pushing quietly the release of Zelalem and five other members of Zone 9, his blogging crew. Zone 9 takes its name from the eight zones of the infamous Kality Prison outside Addis Ababa, where political prisoners and journalists are held. Activists joke that the 9th Zone is everything outside the prison walls — the rest of Ethiopia.
"Zone 9 is Ethiopia with relative freedom, but still you felt that you are in detention," Zelalem explains.
Zelalem and the other Zone 9 bloggers had been critical of corruption and repression by the Ethiopian government, but their blogs and Facebook posts were seen as a relatively safe space for criticism in a country with about 3 percent Internet penetration.
But the arrest of six bloggers, including Zelalem, and three other journalists in 2014 sent a signal that as Facebook was becoming more popular in Ethiopia, digital reportage might now become just as censored as print journalism. Journalists are regularly imprisoned under Ethiopia's wide-ranging anti-terrorism law, which makes it a crime to have contact with any group that the Ethiopian government deems is trying to overthrow it.
At a press conference during Obama's visit, Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn conceded, "We need many young journalists to come up." But, he said, "We need ethical journalism. There is also capacity limitations in journalism."
The phrase "capacity limitations" — and its cousin, "capacity building" — came out of development lingo of the 1990s. Ethiopian officials often use "capacity" explanations to assert that journalists are jailed not because they are critical of the government — but because they are less professional, more unethical and more incendiary than Ethiopia's fledgling democracy can tolerate.
In keeping with this theme, Hailemariam nodded to Obama's traveling press corps and asked them to "help our journalists to increase their capacity."
Obama had offered an opportunity for just that, promoting his Young African Leaders Initiative, which gives scholarships for 1,000 African leaders to study in the U.S. each summer.
Zelalem, out of prison but unable to get back his university teaching job, followed Obama's advice. He applied and was accepted to the Young African Leaders Initiative. This summer, he was supposed to study civic leadership at the University of Virginia.
He won't be going. Ethiopian immigration officials confiscated his passport at Bole International Airport in November. They also took away the passports of four of his five colleagues who were released in advance of Obama's visit.
That's when Zone 9 became more than a metaphor. They were literally imprisoned in their own country.
Zelalem sees this as evidence of a new strategy. In past years, Ethiopia has been willing to let its critical citizens flee the country. (For several years, Ethiopia has ranked on or near the top of the list of countries with the most exiled journalists, according to the Committee to Protect Journalists.) Now, Zelalem says, the government may be deciding that it's better to keep critics close by.
"Especially for people like us working on social media," Zelalem says. "Whether we are here or in America or somewhere else, we may write and we can reach our audiences. Therefore, it's better to keep [us] here and silence [us]."
When I brought up Zelalem's case with Ethiopia's Minister of Communication, Getachew Redda, he said he wasn't familiar with it. But he offered a different explanation for the blogger's rough treatment at the hands of Ethiopian Immigration: Ethiopia's young institutions, he said — including its judges and immigration officials — could zealously overstep their bounds. They could even make mistakes that would take months or years to correct.
The minister's solution? "More capacity building."
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The Inside Pitch with LC: What the WCWS Means to Us
May 31, 2016
Senior catcher Lauren Connell will be blogging throughout the softball season to let Michigan fans in on what happens outside of the field of play. Check back to MGoBlue.com each Monday to read "The Inside Pitch with LC."
This past weekend's thrilling NCAA Super Regional win against Missouri brought with it a true whirlwind of emotions for the players, coaches, staff and fans of Michigan softball. The clinching of the super regional title signified that Team 39 had earned its ticket to the Women's College World Series in Oklahoma City. After having a day to process Sunday's crazy victory, here are eight things that clinching a spot in the Women's College World Series means to us.
1. We are one of just eight teams in the entire country that are still playing.This is the time of year when every game could be our last, and we are simply trying to play for the opportunity to have another game in our season. Only eight teams in the country GET to have practice on Wednesday ... and we GET to run cone sprints for yet another week!! Not a lot of teams get to play into the month of June, and it truly is a huge honor and achievement to have extended our season this far.
2. All of our hard work has paid off.All of the rope slams, the tire flips, the grueling 4 a.m. pool workout with a former Navy SEAL and every single foul pole that we ran helped to earn us a spot in the WCWS. In September when we were running the conditioning test, postseason seemed like a far-off future. Now that postseason is here, we know that we are as physically prepared as possible because of our "one more" mentality in the offseason, even when there was snow on the ground and six months before the start of season.
3. We are part of an elite group of teams that get to travel to Oklahoma City.This week at the WCWS, the University of Michigan's name is among a very special and respected group of teams that have a rich tradition of success. The nation's best softball players will be playing in Oklahoma City this weekend, and we are extremely proud to say that 24 of those players will be representing the maize and blue block M.
4. All of the things Hutch told us for the past year came true.Why is she always right? *Sigh* Hutch has always told us that the toughest teams come out on top. She told us to believe and trust each other. She told us that when the other team throws a punch, we need to throw a punch back (figuratively of course). She told us to have fun and not worry about the outcome. This past weekend against Missouri, we internalized and exemplified all of the lessons and teaching points that Hutch has been telling us all year -- and the result was nothing short of spectacular. I guess you can say that she told us so ...
5. Anything can happen.In the Women's College World Series, records do not matter. Rankings do not matter. Batting averages do not matter. The only thing that matters is which team battles the hardest. It is truly a thrilling time of year for everyone both participating and watching, because the national championship title is up for grabs like the last open seat in a game of musical chairs. Our goal all year was to make it to the Women's College World Series, and when the music stops, we could be holding a national championship trophy.
6. Our team of 24 girls gets to take on Oklahoma City.Team 39 has earned an extra week of singing, dancing and having fun -- and we get to do it all in Oklahoma City! We are grateful to have more time together on the field, but we are also just as excited to have time left together off the field as well. Michigan softball is truly a family, and our group of silly girls will head on one last trip together to Women's College World Series. What more could we want?
7. Our dreams have become a reality.Since we were young children, we have all dreamed of playing in the Women's College World Series. We talked about how someday we would be playing on ESPN while practicing with our 12U teams. We would close our eyes at night after getting tucked in, thinking about what it would be like to play in front of thousands of fans on the biggest stage of college softball. This week, we will literally be living our dream as we step foot on ASA Hall of Fame Stadium's field as millions of people watch. The coaches post a collage of all of our childhood softball pictures in the dugout for every game, and this week we will without a doubt be playing for the little 6-year-old girl in each and every one of us that dreamt so ridiculously big to someday play in the Women's College World Series.
8. The Michigan softball community has come together to do something incredible.It takes something special to get a team to Oklahoma City. No team goes to the WCWS on talent alone. Team 39 has been incredibly lucky to have such an amazing community surrounding us -- the players, the coaches, the support staff, and most importantly, the fans. Alumni Field was bleeding maize and blue this past weekend as we all rallied through every single pitch together to earn a spot in the Women's College World Series. On Thursday at 8:30 p.m. CDT, we are not just taking on Louisiana State with our nine players on the field; we are going to battle against the Tigers with our giant army of the thousands of Michigan softball fans that all have the same common goal -- for the Wolverines to be the last team standing. Fire up.
Go Blue!
LC
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Monday, May 30, 2016
So You Think You Can Dance Premiere Recap – Former Dance Moms Kid Auditions: Season 13 Episode 1 “The Next Generation: Auditions #1â€
Tonight on FOX, So You Think You Can Dance continues with an all new Monday, May 30 season 13 premiere called "The Next Generation: Auditions #1," and we've got your recap down below. On tonight's episode, the 13th season begins and features contestants between the ages of 8 and 13. Teen dancer Maddie Ziegler joins the panel of judges.
This season's dancers between the ages of 8-13, who are skilled in various dance styles, such as contemporary, tap, hip-hop, ballroom, animation or breaking, will be paired up with All-Stars to compete.
On tonight's show as per the FOX synopsis, "the Emmy Award-winning dance competition returns with an all-new format! After twelve seasons showcasing the most talented dancers in the nation, it's time to see what America's youngest dancers can do. Season Thirteen will feature the best of the best from ages eight to thirteen and as the competition heats up, each dancer will work alongside an All-Star favorite from the past. See which young dancers have what it takes to become America's Favorite Dancer."
The premiere episode of So You Think You Can Dance season 13 airs tonight at 8PM and you don't want to miss it. Celeb Dirty Laundry will be live blogging the show, so don't forget to come back to this spot at 8PM EST for our live recap!
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#SYTYCD tonight is the new season for just kids age 8 to 13. Tonight's auditions were in LA. Paul Abdul, Jason Derulo, and Nigel Lythgoe will select kids to move on to a dance academy. Merrick is up first and he's from Cardiff-by-the-Sea, California.
He heads to the stage and he's got his family there. He says he's going to do hip-hop freestyle and says he's been dancing for two years and started classes a year ago. He's pretty amazing and does these full body jitters that stun the judges and crowd.
All three judges are on their feet clapping when he's done. Nigel says it was ridiculous. Paul says he's incredible and fluid. Jason says it shocked them all. All three judges say yes and he scores the first ticket to the academy.
Avery is next and she's 11 and a ballet dancer. Her mom teases her about her imaginary alter ego. Her dance is amazing and the judges are again all three on their feet. Nigel says she's so mature in her movement and says it's beautiful to watch.
Nigel says she's got a big career ahead. Paula says she exudes so much emotion and is way beyond her years. Jason says he can't wait to see her work with an all-star later and she also gets a ticket to the academy.
Next is Kida who is 13 and brought his whole family. He says his brother taught him how to dance and talks about losing his dad to a really bad flu a few years ago and is upset because his dad's birthday is today. He says his family has to stay strong.
Kida dances and does a really cool hip-hop number. Again all the judges are on their feet. Nigel says he didn't expect him to be that good and Jason says his musicality is well beyond his years. Paul says he's magical and seamless. He also gets an academy ticket.
We see a montage of other auditions including a handful of refusals. The judges are nice to all the kids, though, and encourage them to keep on dancing. Next is Lev, who's 10, and talks about being Russian but born in France. He loves ballroom dancing.
He has Sofia, his dance partner, with him but she's too young to audition but will get to dance with him for his audition. He says the kids at school laugh at him for dancing and that makes him sad. Lev's mom says she's really proud of her son.
They dance to Uptown Funk. The crowd loves them and the judges stand to applaud the tiny couple. Nigel says he's the first young ballroom dancer that has good facial expressions. Jason says he's never seen a little kid dance like that.
Jason says when he slowed down he nailed it and made the chorus better. Paula says he's one of a kind and she can tell he loves what he does. They all say yes and he gets his dance academy ticket. Lev says Sofia is the best partner.
Ivan and Camila are also ballroom dancers but their respective partners couldn't come to auditions. Camila gets her ticket even though she went solo. Ivan's mom steps up to dance with him. Jason loved him too and he even managed to dip his mom. He gets a ticket too.
Next is Ava Cota who is from Dance Moms! She's the daughter of Jeanette who is one of Abby's rivals on the Lifetime show. That would be odd to have her on the show since Maddie Ziegerl is one of the featured judges this season. Her mom Jeanette is there at the audition.
She gets applaud but no standing o's from the judges. Paula says she's a beautiful dancer and says she was told she was too short to dance and asks if Ava had the same experience. She says she was kicked off a team for being too tall and has been attacked on social media for her height and weight.
Jason says it's hard to be in the spotlight and says it happens at every level. Nigel says she's brilliant and she gets three yesses and gets her ticket to the dance academy. There are more contemporary dancers that also got tickets from the judges in a montage we see.
Next are some tap dancers and a montage of embarrassing parents. Ava, age 11, takes the stage and does her tap routine. Nigel says she has great ankles. She gets a stand up from the judges. Nigel says that type of jazz type is beautiful and calls it great tap work.
Paula says every beat is on point and she's very agile. Jason says the piano was going so fast and she brought in new rhythm and says it's next level. She gets three yesses and is handed a ticket to the SYTYCD academy.
Next is a duo of Stella and Geramy. They are doing ballroom. Stella is the better of the two. Nigel says Geramy wasn't strong enough. Stella freaks and says she's been practicing for months and Geramy lost 25 pounds the past few months to be here – she asks for 20 more seconds to show them more.
The judges relent and tell them yes. Nigel thanks her for being brave enough to ask. They get their shot and it was better. Jason says if he had to decide, he would tell Stella yes and Geramy no this time. Paul says his determination is commendable.
Paula says she thinks Stella could be a professional dancer and agrees with Jason. Nigel says she's going through to the academy then Nigel says he can tell Geramy worked hard and says he thinks getting him to the academy would be a good thing for him. They end up sending both.
THE END!
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What Is Behind the Unstoppable Rise of the Oratorians, O Joyful Catholics Where Are You and More!
What Is Behind the Unstoppable Rise of the Oratorians, O Joyful Catholics Where Are You and More! Quæritur: Was It Right To Leave a "Mass" with a String of Serious Abuses? - Fr. John Zuhlsdorf, Fr. Z's Blog In Praise of Carl E. Olson – Donald R. McClarey J.D., The American Catholic A Young Priest Sets the Record Straight to Fr. Phillip J. read moreNumber of Confessions in England and Wales is on the rise, says report The number of Catholics attending ... But now we have a much more individual, personal conversation with the priest." Fr Tim Finigan, parish priest of Our Lady of the Rosary, Blackfen, Kent, said: "I have also noticed a rise in Confessions ... read more
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Sushma Swaraj to the rescue? Pakistani Hindu student Mashal gets MEA helping hand
In 2014, a twenty-year-old Pakistani Hindu Mashal moved to India along with her family. She was hoping for a brighter future and an escape from religious persecution.
Two years later, she aced her CBSE results with a score of 91 percent. She aimed to be a doctor. Only one glitch – she couldn't give the pre-medical test, as according to the rules, one either has to be an Indian or an Overseas citizen of India (NRI) to qualify for the All India pre-medical test (AIPMT).
A file photo of Sushma Swaraj. PTI
Subsequently, in interviews to the media, her middle-class doctor parents discussed how they quit their jobs in Sindh and how they moved to Jaipur on a long-term visa following which they secured admissions in private schools for their children.
When Mashal moved to India, she lost an academic year when her Level A exams (under the Cambridge IGCSE curriculum) were due. She said that she wouldn't like to lose another year, as she wanted to sit for the centrally-organised all-India NEET-2 entrance exam scheduled for 24 July.
Keeping the deadline in mind, the family sought help from the ministries of External Affairs, Health and HRD. They also placed a request on the Prime Minister's portal, as per a report in Hindustan Times.
Subsequently, the 20-year-old received help via social media. After following the news reports on Mashal's plight, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj, expressed her support on Twitter and assured her that she would personally take up her case in a medical college.
She also shared her contact number on the micro-blogging platform Twitter and asked Mashal to get in touch with her.
Here's hoping this cross-border story has a happy ending.
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Sunday, May 29, 2016
#Twitter has paid $322,420 to bug hunters so far
Twitter has paid $322,420 to bug hunters so far Micro-blogging website Twitter has paid $322,420 to researchers and bug hunters who, under its bug bounty " HackerOne " program, have disclosed vulnerabilities in the last two years. "We maintain a secure development lifecycle that includes secure ... read moreTwitter awarded bug bounty hunters more than $300,000 in two years The minimum payout anyone has got from the company was $140, while the maximum was $12,040. The average payout through the programme is $835. In 2015, one bug hunter for Twitter reportedly ... a cash reward from Facebook so far. Uber also launched its ... read more
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Twitter has paid $322,420 to bug hunters so far
Micro-blogging website Twitter has paid $322,420 to researchers and bug hunters who, under its bug bounty "HackerOne" program, have disclosed vulnerabilities in the last two years.
"We maintain a secure development lifecycle that includes secure development training to everyone that ships code, security review processes, hardened security libraries and robust testing through internal and external services -- all to maximise the security we provide to our users," Arkadiy Tetelman, software engineer at Twitter, said in a blog post on Friday.
On top of these measures, the company also engages the broader information security community through their bug bounty program, allowing security researchers to responsibly disclose vulnerabilities to the company so that they can can respond and address these issues before they are exploited by others.
The company has been utilising "HackerOne" since May 2014 and has found the program to be an invaluable resource for finding and fixing security vulnerabilities ranging from the mundane to severe, Tetelman added.
He noted that in two years, the company has received 5,171 submissions to the program from 1,662 researchers and 20 percent of resolved bugs were publicly disclosed (at the request of the researcher).
"We have paid out a total of $322,420 (USD) to researchers. Our average payout is $835. Our minimum payout is $140 and our highest payout to date was $12,040 (our payouts are always a multiple of 140)," Tetelman noted.
In 2015 alone, a single researcher made over $54,000 for reporting vulnerabilities, the software engineer said.
"We also offer a minimum of $15,000 for remote code execution vulnerabilities, but we have yet to receive such a report," he added.
Tetelman noted some great bugs exposed through the program, including XSS inside Crashlytics Android app that renders part of its content inside a webview, which did not have adequate protection against cross site scripting attacks.
He also mentioned "IDOR allowing credit card deletion" -- a simple insecure direct object reference bug on the credit card deletion endpoint allowed an attacker to delete, but not view, credit cards not belonging to them.
"If you are interested in helping keep Twitter safe and secure too then head on over to our bug bounty program, or apply to one of our open security positions!" he said.
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How a bunch of bloggers are monetising their passion
Blogging about your passions is a great way to express your thoughts and opinions and seek out people with similar interests. It gets even better when you can monetise those passions when the people you connect with acknowledge you as an expert. The idea is to first create content that resonates with followers; and then create products or services that can turn those followers into customers.
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It is, of course, no simple task, but evolving a niche blog — in, say, fashion, beauty, food, or travel — into an ecommerce startup with revenue streams to boot may be a logical progression. "Traditionally, bloggers make money via advertising, but the ad rates are very low. To turn blogs into successful ecommerce businesses, there are significant hurdles, since ecommerce is a far more logistically complex business," says Sramana Mitra, a Silicon Valley-based strategy consultant and founder and CEO of global virtual accelerator One Million by One Million. Mitra says that issues such as inve ntory financing and merchandising are the big challenges for bloggers turned entrepreneurs. Although the transition isn't duck soup, some do make it to the next level. Here are five bloggers who are aiming for a slice of commerce:
Bloggers for JoggersModel Surelee Joseph and stylist Marvin D'Souza started BandraRoad as a blog over a year back. "We started it as a vertical covering street style from around the world, under MissMalini.com (a fashion and entertainment portal). We would post on trends, style and shopping on BandraRoad and that's how our audience grew," says Joseph. It was feedback from their audience that made the duo realise that there was a tangible demand for products. Result? An e-store and a debut fashion line. A year of blogging and social posting helped them figure out a demand for comfort wear for men and women. "We had to decide what our brand would stand for and what our first collection would be. Going by our mantra of comfort, we tried to focus on one item that we could use as the flagship product of BandraRoad," says Joseph.
Her own sense of style helped in zeroing in on joggers as the target audience. "I've been studying international trends, and joggers have become a huge business in the US. In India, no one has really focused on the segment, and we saw an opportunity to deliver the ultimate in comfort wear for them," she says. The duo began hunting for production capabilities in India to source their products. "Although we haven't started with a wide range, we are getting great feedback from folks who have followed our blog, as well as from new customers," says Joseph.
Over the next few quarters, BandraRoad will continue to add new styles as well as have some fun versions of classic fashion staples even as the blog continues to engage with its followers.
Having His CakeHe just turned 20 last month and is now busy preparing for his Delhi University exams. But Hindu College student Shivesh Bhatia already has a huge following on his blog Bake With Shivesh and has been featured by Instagram on its official page. Although he went commercial with his blog only last year, his huge number of followers has made big brands take notice.
These include Foodhall, Del Monte, KitchenAid India, Britannia , Tupperware, Fujihoro, Flipkart and Amazon, labels with which he has kicked off activities as diverse as social-media collaborations, recipe development, culinary consultancy and baking workshops. Bhatia started baking when he was in Class XI at Delhi's Sardar Patel Vidyalaya. "I have always loved cakes and desserts and believe in using basic techniques and tools," he says.
"Anyone can use them to create the most wonderful desserts in their home kitchens." Next on the agenda is a course in pastry from Paris after which he will set up his own patisserie in Delhi. Bhatia says he only picks up offers that are centred on desserts since baking is his speciality. "I feel I add a personalised element to every collaboration. Everything from baking and styling to photography and social-media sharing is done by me."
Equally important is interacting with his followers — and that has helped him build a vibrant community around his work. No surprises then that some of Bhatia's ardent followers are chefs and home bakers who love to try out his new recipes. There are even college students and kids who are passionate about baking, inspired by Bhatia. "This community of diverse people with the same love for desserts makes my reach unique," he says.
Style in IndiaIt started as a styling platform simply because every other fashion website was focusing on ecommerce. "There wasn't a single platform that was into personalised fashion based on data such as body type, age and individual style. We have filled that gap rapidly," says Dhimaan Shah, cofounder of StyleCracker. From a pure-play styling service, the challenge was to make all the recommendations shoppable for users and become a one-stop shop for their fashion needs. "Now, as personal stylists, we don't just give recommendations.
Procuring what we recommend is a big part of what we do. So we haven't switched, but have naturally added commerce to our platform," says Shah. While Shah was an investment banker, Archana Walavalkar is a stylist, who has worked with actors such as Deepika Padukone , Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Shahid Kapoor, Ranbir Kapoor Alia Bhatt and Varun Dhawan. They don't see their venture as just another ecommerce platform. "Being personal stylists, our job is to answer three vital questions on every consumer's mind: What do I wear, how do I wear it and where do I find it," says Walavalkar. Users range from A-list Bollywood celebrities to tens of thousands of women across the country.
"Stylecracker seeks to make personalised fashion accessible, available and relevant to all. Our mission is to make India stylish," she says. StyleCracker raised around $1 million last year and the aim is to drive business to generate cash flow and scale profitably. "Technology will be at the heart of our growth and we are investing sensibly to drive innovation," says Shah. StyleCracker hopes to deepen its engagement with brands across the board and focus on the personalised aspect of styling for its users.
Eating Their Heart OutShuchir Suri developed a passion for food at his last job as an account manager at Encompass-JWT, for which he had to travel globally. "It was with the idea of sharing conversations around food and travel that I created an exclusive, invite-on ly group on Facebook with 50 foodie friends in 2013," recalls Suri. Soon the group became a crowdsourced platform where people answered questions such as what to order at a particular restaurant or where to find the best Peking duck in the city. "By January 2014 the group had over 18,000 members and was growing rapidly; that is when Anjali Batra and I joined hands and decided to take this platform to another level," says Suri who gave up his job to focus on the food foray. What Suri and Batra noticed was that everyone was taking photos of food and uploading them on the Facebook group.
"We wanted to structure their photos, match them to where these people were eating and make it easier for others to find these dishes. More importantly, we were inspired, seeing so many dishes being eaten by people in the online community. There were dishes we had not tried — we didn't know what they were or where to find them in our city," says Suri. This is how Food Talk came about. "It is a visual platform to discover, share and rate great dishes around you. Instead of reviewing restaurants, you can recommend and rate dishes and see what others recommend based on your location. Currently, it is a Delhi-only product on iOS. Soon we will be on Android and the web too," says Suri.
As for making money, he believes that the future of the food and beverages sector is in hyperlocal, real-time and targeted advertising. "We believe that we are pioneers in this space and aspire to be the largest location-driven platform powered by the consumer," he says. The goal is to build a platform-agnostic tool so that restaurants and brands are able to reach their target group. "In the long run, Food Talk is going to become a lot smarter, almost like a personal concierge helping you discover food based on your palate," says Suri.
Gender Blenderor a young woman, starting a blog on alcoholic beverages proved difficult, even though she had done some courses on wine and whisky. "I was in a field mostly cornered by men and it took a great effort to be taken seriously," says Karina Aggarwal . The other challenge was running the blog independently and staying away from paid content. She soon figured out that just sharing information through the blog wasn't enough and decided to expand to on-ground activities since there was so much interest in food and beverages.
While the reach and repute of her blog has grown, Aggarwal still finds an ignorant bartender pushing something pink and fruity towards her or a waiter who will give her only the food menu. Aggarwal has become an influential voice in the alcoholic beverages space and has ventured into curating beverage experiences for individuals and corporates. "From single malts and beers to cocktails and wines, I cover everything through tailor-made sessions that will speak to the crowd, giving them useful tips for their next soiree or social gathering," says Aggarwal. Recently, she launched Smarty Pints Society , a woman-only beer club in Delhi, which aims at educating its members about beer.
"The idea is to bring together a spunky group of women who enjoy their brews and enable them to hold forth on the subject with authority. We will soon travel to other metros with this concept," she says. Aggarwal also works with beverage brands, helping them evolve an effective strategy to showcase their product to the right target group and travels extensively to international wines and spirits competitions and events.
Source: How a bunch of bloggers are monetising their passion
Saturday, May 28, 2016
Solar airship weekend #Blogging
Solar airship weekend blogging An interpretation of Jules Verne's heavier-than-air airship from 1886: It is possible, in the real world not fiction, to land a plane on an airship. From an airship buff website: The United States Navy airships U.S.S. Akron (ZRS-4) and U.S.S. Macon (ZRS ... read moreWeekend Watchlist: The Summer Blockbuster Edition If you're looking to skip the crowded theaters this weekend, stream our favorite film from each of ... Earth is faced with a new extra-Solar threat. But will mankind's new space defenses be enough? Our favorite related film available to stream: Indepen ... read more
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‘Blogging to make money is not easy’
Doing anything online is risky. Buying with your bank card is even worse.
Everything has its pros and cons and online buying right now is a killing. The youth has gravitated more towards online everything. Just like having a whole conversation online well, people want to buy clothes at the comfort of their homes. In that case, one does not have to go to that particular place; you can get things from as far as Europe within a shot space of time.
Lindokuhle Adequate Zwane is a 23-year- -old online fashion boutique owner. Her zeal for fashion and buying things online motivated her towards opening her own boutique. Lindokuhle saw the need for such a market since people kept bugging her about her outfits; where she had bought them and would be amazed at the prices so she decided to start selling those things. "I am passionate about fashion, I know it never ends, but just revolves," she says.
Ambitious
Without overselling her, but Lindokuhle admits to being overly ambitious, which drives her to excel at anything she does. The Industrial Psychology student says she wants to be independent; which is why even though studying, it does not make her lose focus of her passion. "I am just a girly girl, and could have studied anything regarded manly but would still want to be fashionable."
"I would wake up early and sleep late because I would be checking trends out there, when people play games on their phones and laptops. I will be browsing through online shops. And I also enjoyed helping people with putting their outfits together. That is exactly how I knew I want to be in the fashion industry," she says with a shrug. Lindo, as affectionately known, has a simple style and right now is working on opening a 'simple but neat' shop with good lighting.
Fashion
"Fashion is about expressing my identity. It will mean showing people who I am through fashion choices and using my clothes to tell them something about me. I have the desire to continually grow in fashion. I am looking forward to be a well known professional stylist. It is always good to have something to fall back on; to have so much in your plate so you can never go hungry," she states.
To think that young people want to do certain things with friends, Lindo has managed to stand on her own and make something good she can admire as hers. "I learnt that you can always stand up on your own and do incredible things. My successful online boutique has helped me be myself. I plan and choose hours which are suitable for my blogging. I use productive hours efficiently to take care of my blog and studies. Because I love what I do, I wake up everyday excited about it. I never have to consult anybody about anything and it really keeps me financially stable."
@adequate_onlineboutique
Lindo has her own style icons she looks up to, but it is not your typical Beyoncé's. She says it is Thuli Mola who owns a fashion brand called Style Alert South Africa. "She is an influential style blogger, and recently launched Style Master Classes. She has influenced me to grow my business, because she also uses social media to market her brand. She shares that 'girl power' that just drives me. I would say she has helped me to be financially independent,"" she says.
Plans & Aspirations
"I never really have spare time, but always make time for my friends, because I enjoy going out and exploring with them. Being out going exposes one to a lot of things. It actually broadens your mind. Otherwise, there's so much I want to do. My boutique started small last year and right now I am working on expanding it. I have to," Lindo says.
Lindokuhle is always on the lookout for latest trends. She checks out fashion bloggers daily for inspiration. "I love dressing up neatly and appropriately. So, helping people on what to wear for different occasions really helped me in fashion. Advertising, networking, and marketing increase my fashion sense. My frustration is juggling time between my business and studies. Blogging on its own requires so much time, and so is studying," she states.
She says right now she is looking forward to sharing her fervour for style with a variety of people, which includes styling models for photo shoots, and styling celebrities for television shows and movies. "Advertising on Instagram really gets visitors. And allowing my client to advertise what they bought from me drives more visitors. I was lucky enough to turn my hobby into a profession."
Blogging to make money is not easy; it comes with passion, determination and hard work. "Having to give all my clients full attention is a challenge but I try to give the best of my ability to everyone and good service. I wear trends; I am always simple and elegant. Promise Motau is my fashion inspiration; she motivates me to blog often."
"I get to dress a person for occasions, which really gives me a great feeling of pleasure. I also do get invites to attend fashion events. Fashion blogging really is interesting, because by the time new trends reach on popular magazines, and television, we already know about it," she humble brags. You can follow Lindokuhle on Instagram: @adequate_onlineboutique
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#Women too posting sexist comments on #Twitter, reveals #Study
Women too posting sexist comments on Twitter, reveals study New Delhi: A new research has found that women too post sexist comments on social networking sites as men do. Half of abusive words women face on micro blogging site Twitter come from fellow women. After analysing British Twitter users over a three-week ... read moreWomen too post sexist comments on Twitter, reveals study Study was conducted on British Twitter users. We do not live in a world where women are the sole targets of sexism. Similarly, men are also not the only ones who trigger sexism. In the bittersweet world of social media alone, one can easily see how women ... read more
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28th May News in Nutshell: Important stories of the day
National News-
Pakistan should seek India's help in curbing terror, Rajnath Singh tells Aap Ki Adalat
Home Minister Rajnath Singh today said that if Pakistan "does not have the capability to curb terrorist activity in its territory, it should seek India's help". Read more.
Committed to dignified return of Kashmiri Pandits to Valley, says Mehbooba Mufti
Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir Mehbooba Mufti today stressed that the government was committed to the return of Kashmiri Pandits and other migrants into the valley and that a transit accommodation would be set up for them until the situation becomes conducive for them to return to their native places. Read more.
Congress picks V Narayanasamy as new Chief Minister of Puducherry
General Secretary of the All India Congress Committee and former Union minister in the UPA regime V Narayanasamy was today unanimously elected as the leader of the Congress Legislature Party, paving way for his appointment as the Chief Minister of Puducherry. Read more.
CBSE Class X results declared, pass percentage down
The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) today announced the results of Class X board examinations. The pass percentage of students has fallen marginally to 96.21 as compared to 97.32 in 2015. Read more.
In a first, EC cancels polls to two Tamil Nadu Assembly seats
In a first in India's electoral history, the Election Commission (EC) today decided to rescind the notification and conduct polls afresh "in due course of time" in two Tamil Nadu Assembly seats following evidence of use of money to influence voters. Read more.
ISRO to launch record 22 satellites in single mission in June
Indian Space Reserch Organisation (ISRO) said today that it will launch a record 22 satellites in a single mission next month. Read more.
International News-
India's NSG membership is not about arms: US snubs Pakistan
In an apparent dissatisfaction over Pakistan's opposition to India becoming a member of the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG), the US has said it is not about an arms race, but about civilian use of nuclear energy. Read more.
Pakistan's F-16 deal with US expires amid row over financing: Report
Pakistan's much talked about F-16 deal with United States has actually expired on May 24, according to a report published in The Dawn. The report says that Pakistan's reluctance to fully fund the cost of 8 F-16 jets led to the expiry of the US offer on these jets. Read more.
Sadhguru to lead yoga session at UN on 2nd International Yoga Day
Spiritual leader and Isha Foundation founder Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev will lead a yoga session at the UN on the occasion of the second International Yoga Day next month. Read more.
Business News-
Flipkart effect: IITs, IIMs to draft new guidelines for placements
India's largest e-commerce firm Flipkart is giving sleepless nights to the students and managements of IITs and IIMs and the impact of Flipkart's move appears to have inspired other employers to follow suit. Read more.
Rules may spoil BSNL, MTNL's asset monetization plans: Ravi Shankar Prasad
ven as state-run BSNL and MTNL look at monetizing their realty assets, Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad today said the precondition of using the land for telecom infrastructure at time of allotment may prove to be a hurdle. Read more.
Twitter has paid more than Rs. 2 cr to bug hunters in two years
Micro-blogging website Twitter has paid $322,420 (Rs. 2 cr approx.) to researchers and bug hunters who, under its bug bounty "HackerOne" program, have disclosed vulnerabilities in the last two years. Read more.
Entertainment News-
Bhai's anger broke my heart, says Arijit Singh, hoping for 'mercy' from Salman this time
Singer Arijit Singh, who has been in the news for posting a public apology to Salman Khan on social media, says he has no regrets about the impact of his action, and that he is hopeful that the superstar will "forgive" him someday. Read more.
Poster of Vidya Balan's first Marathi film out, she plays Geeta Bali
The first look of Vidya Balan's upcoming Marathi debut film "Ekk Albela" has been unveiled. The film is set to release on June 24. Read more.
Sports News-
IPL 2016 final: RCB, Sunrisers to clash for maiden title win
Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) and Sunrisers Hyderbad (SRH), after their excellent performance in the tournament, will eye their maiden IPL title win when they face-off in the much-awaited summit clash at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru tomorrow. Read more.
No changes in venue or schedule of Rio Olympics due to Zika outbreak, confirms WHO
The World Health Organisation (WHO) today rejected a call to move or postpone the impending Rio Olympics over the Zika virus outbreak. Read more.
9-time champion Rafael Nadal out of French Open with injured wrist
Nine-time French Open champion Rafael Nadal pulled out of the Grand Slam tournament on Friday, citing an injury to his left wrist. Read more.
Source: 28th May News in Nutshell: Important stories of the day
Friday, May 27, 2016
Andrew Sullivan on quitting #Blogging, fearing political correctness, and stopping Donald Trump
Andrew Sullivan on quitting blogging, fearing political correctness, and stopping Donald Trump | Latest News Andrew Sullivan on quitting blogging, fearing political correctness, and stopping Donald Trump Last year, Andrew Sullivan quit blogging — the medium he had done so much to create. And you know what? He was pretty damn happy about it. He was taking walks, meditating, exercising, reading, and generally living the good life. Of course, then Donald ... read moreI Love You, Madame Librarian And on the subject of burning books: I want to congratulate librarians, not famous for their physical strength or their powerful political connections or their great wealth, who, all over this country, have staunchly resisted anti-democratic bullies who ... read more
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Reenchantment after Skepticism
Richard Beck has been blogging about the process of daring to doubt, question, and bring one's facile assumptions crashing down to the ground.
And he is blogging about what happens after that. There are alternatives to merely living amid the rubble. If doubt can play a crucial role in relation to faith, it is too easy to forget that the reverse is also true.
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#Blogging from Silicon Valley: Incremental Innovation vs. Invention
Blogging from Silicon Valley: Incremental Innovation vs. Invention The Telfer Executive MBA Class of 2017 continued the momentum of our Silicon Valley experience with an enlightening visit to the IBM research laboratories in San Jose, a pivotal lecture at Stanford University, and a University of Ottawa alumni event. read moreThe 6 Ways Big Companies are Innovating against Silicon Valley While many disruptions are often unforeseen, and many Silicon Valley startups ... be present in banks vs retailers. These organizations have not yet built or decided to eschew dedicated innovation approaches, instead focusing on incremental innovation ... read more
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