Blogger got a make-over

The new views are splendid, esp mosaic and sidebar. Nice work guys.

Try mine for taste: http://mini-kp.blogspot.com/view/mosaic and http://mini-kp.blogspot.com/view/sidebar.

in reference to: All about Dynamic Views for Readers - Blogger Help (view on Google Sidewiki)

The biased indian media - exhibit #1

A google search for "raj rajaratnam" with reporting sources in India produces 62 results. Many of even those don't even deal with the crime he was accused and found guilty of.

I have seen this time and again with Indian news media: they don't cover unpleasant things about Indian expats. On the other hand, if someone of indian origin in the US commits a horrible crime, it gets scant attention from Indian media -- but if the victim is Indian, it is all over your face.

It isn't hard to gather scientific data, but this is what I see based on a casual observer. The rationale is not apparent - what does the indian media gain by reporting only the victories of the indian expat? More disturbingly, why the consistency across the different news organizations? Even in their coverage of news events within India, I see them unnervingly identical.

I've got more to rant on the subject. Coming soon!

in reference to: raj rajaratnam location:india - Google Search (view on Google Sidewiki)

Google Sidewiki entry by Praveen

Good point, but lacks substantive argument. That TV shows have much to do with the rich not feeling rich is kind of a stretch. There are more serious factors. For one: those who are earning $250,000 may really be five times the avg income in the country, but many of them are also living in areas where property and property taxes are as much or more higher. Add to that, the fact that home owners feel anything but rich when they see the housing market.

in reference to: Culture and economy: Watching rich people on TV | The Economist (view on Google Sidewiki)