Mahendra (SkepticGeek)

Editor at TechMeme. Writer at MakeUseOf.com. http://www.skepticgeek.com
How Techmeme Became The Must-Read News Site For Everyone In The Multibillion-Dollar Tech Industry http://www.businessinsider.com/techmem...
RT @renesys: Twitter is no longer blocked in Turkey. Google/Level3/etc DNS still hijacked. YouTube still DNS poisoned.
Someone finally outdid the NSA. It wasn't a tech giant or a security firm, just the 'humanitarian' arm of the US govt USAID.
"This was a program paid for and run by USAID, best known for overseeing billions of dollars in humanitarian aid" http://bigstory.ap.org/article...
US secretly created 'Cuban Twitter' to stir unrest. At peak, it had 40,000 Cuban subscribers. http://bigstory.ap.org/article...
"One-third of American consumers who have owned a wearable product stopped using it within six months" http://www.theguardian.com/technol... /via @Techmeme
"The world is a better place with a relevant Microsoft. We’re all better off in that world." ~ @parislemon http://parislemon.com/post...
Indian companies generated 81,000 jobs in US in 2013: CII survey http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story...
RT @owenthomas: I'm happy that everyone else is freaking out about Office for iPad, because Azure Active Directory is the real story here. #cloud4mobile
YouTube audio recording purports to show Turkish officials discussing Syria operation http://www.reuters.com/article... #YouTubeBlockedInTurkey
How long before Twitter uses photo tags for facial recognition software?
RT @gaberivera: .@reckless has contributed a great deal to tech reportage in recent years, so losing him in this role is our loss: http://www.techmeme.com/140324...
Thank you Turkish PM for raising Twitter awareness. Turkish tweets at record high 17K/min http://www.theguardian.com/world... #StreisandEffect
Dear Twitter, along with ability to discover first tweets, also please let us easily block new tweets about first tweet.
“Newsworthiness is defined by timeliness, relevance, significance, prominence, and human interest” —@bekahgrant https://t.co/7gTgwXlKA1
What Viacom Has to Show for Seven Years of Pursuing YouTube (Analysis) - Hollywood Reporter http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr-esq... /via @mediagazer
The Everything Store: Jeff Bezos and the Age of Amazon - http://www.goodreads.com/review...
Dumbstruck by a poem from my 7-yr old niece - http://skeptic.skepticgeek.com/2014...
The Prodigal Daughter (Kane & Abel, #2) - http://www.goodreads.com/review...
"Hi Anand, Yes, changing routine often helps me too. But sometimes even that requires an extra push that sometimes eludes me :)" - Mahendra (SkepticGeek)
Re: Role Playing and Entrepreneurship - http://www.skepticgeek.com/persona...
"Hi Rupa, yes, have always tried to explore that, however haven't reached any concrete conclusions yet that can be articulated." - Mahendra (SkepticGeek)
Re: Looking back at 2013 - http://skeptic.skepticgeek.com/2013...
"Thank you @TheRomit, I know 2013 was another big move for you - hope you settle down comfortably and have a great 2014!" - Mahendra (SkepticGeek)
American Assassin (Mitch Rapp, #1) - http://www.goodreads.com/review...
The Ipcress File (Secret File, #1) - http://www.goodreads.com/review...
Re: A Photo Essay on Friendship and Criticism - http://skeptic.skepticgeek.com/2013...
"Wow, thanks so much. And I can't think of any higher compliment either! Will take time for me to digest this truly - you made my day!" - Mahendra (SkepticGeek)