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Just a couple more years, son!

shalu wasu — Sat, 07 May 2011 11:46:59 +0000

My son is 8 and carries a 12 kilo bag everyday to school. The bag is full of text books and notebooks – all of which are important and cannot be left out. I did the same when I was small and so did my dad.

However, life will surely change for my him in a couple of years. I can imagine a future where all that kids will take to school will be a handy tablet PC – much like the iPad. All the text books, syllabus and lots more will be preloaded into the tablet with the option of ‘buying’ content for a new class when required. All notes will be made on the same tablet. All assignments and exams will only require the tablet as well.

Kids (and parents) will be able to access videos, take mock tests, chat with the teacher and classmates – all from the same secure tablet.

Just hang on son!

Something to look forward to!

Shalu Wasu — Wed, 09 Feb 2011 08:51:02 +0000

There are a bunch of iPad apps that allow for the iPad to be used as a note pad. My favourite is Penultimate! I like it but it is still far away from being able to provide a real writing experience (even with the stylus). In fact when I ‘really’ need to write and am not in the mood to show off, I go back to my trusty old paper note book.

So I am looking forward to this nice looking tablet! Find out more here.

Facebook:Where will the next 500 million come from?

Shalu Wasu — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 17:43:22 +0000

Most Facebook statistics look at the top countries based only on the number of users. It gets really interesting if we combine that data with penetration rates. Take a look at the first chart -¬† I have selected countries where 40% or more of the population uses Facebook.

It is evident that the big growth for Facebook will NOT come from countries that are on this list.

So which are the biggest countries that are missing? Check out the following table of countries with low penetration rates but a high population base.

China is missing because Facebook is banned and Korea and Japan have their own local Facebook equivalents.

The biggest growth for Facebook in the next 2 years may therefore come from India, followed by Brazil and Indonesia!