Barcamp Bangalore

Brand You : Personal Branding for Sucess

Rashmi V — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 19:06:05 +0000

Leverage the power of personal branding. for success.

Emerging Trends in Publishing - POD, E-Books and Social Reading

Wed, 11 Feb 2009 19:06:03 +0000

Publishing is an industry under stress - just like the music industry of few years back. And which means that the road to future will be littered with innovative sustainable ideas. What new can happen to a book which has changed little since Gutenberg printed his first Bible? We will briefly talk about the publishing today and then point out the various directions in which innovation is pushing ahead. If there is interest, we can discuss India specific issues too.

Software testing as a mental martial art

Wed, 11 Feb 2009 19:05:59 +0000

I have been practicing software testing as a mental martial art.

Your reaction: What? That’s crazy!?

You might be aware that learning a martial art is no easy job and so is software testing. However, you might not believe that because you see people who get certified as a tester in 3 days and I think that is crazy.

I rely on skills like : Questioning, Brainstorming, Critical Thinking, Logical Thinking, Math, Lateral Thinking, General Systems Thinking, Scientific Thinking, Text Analysis…

To discover more about how to learn and practice as a mental martial art, hop in at this session.

See the mental martial art in action!

Pradeep Soundararajan - http://testertested.blogspot.com :: http://www.viddler.com/explore/testertested

Machine Translation of Indian Languages and Challenges

kakashi_ — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 19:05:57 +0000

Abstract: It will mostly focus on the aspects of Machine Translation of Indian Languages, efforts already made, new challenges and the future.

Target: People interested in NLP and Translation, Linguists, Language Enthusiasts.

lesser known aspects of yoga - the philosophy

Wed, 11 Feb 2009 19:05:55 +0000

- yoga is Asanas? or more?

- why the philosophy? aren’t the Asanas enough?

- the basic 4 questions of philosophy - what is heya (to be avoided)? what is its cause? what is its absence? and how to avoid it?

- the one line answer to ‘what is to be avoided?’ (from sage patanjali, the most prominent figure in yoga) - and its meaning

- the one line answer to ‘what is yoga?’ (from sage patanjali, the most prominent figure in yoga) - and its meaning

- which is better - gyaan, karma or bhakti yoga? and by the way, what are they? how to combine all three?

- where do Asanas fit in all this then?

- some powerful shloks that shed light on the true meaning of yoga!

- when rAma meets hanumAn for teh first time, he says, ‘you are dearer to me than my own brother’. why? where is the philosophy of yoga in there?

- the embedded system! how is sanskrit unique language? apparently the only language with inbuilt prANAyAm in it! why is that important?

http://shashikgp.blogspot.com/2009/03/barcamp-bangalore-8-sessions.html

ancient wisdom modern times

Wed, 11 Feb 2009 19:05:53 +0000

a general session on ancient wisdom of india and how it can be of use to modern hi-tech world. ideas in the form of symbols of culture and religion? how words and language convey ideas specific to a culture.

understanding ourselves in the process. demystifying concepts, clarifying misunderstanding, and sharing amazing insights, many other verbs on many other nouns

e.g.

- qualities of a good leader? - from bhAsa’s kAdambari!

- what does the visual representation of shiv mean? - the names mahAkAl, mahAdev; the snakes, ashes, two earrings? what does lakshmI, saraswatI, viShNu, durgA, ayodhyA, dharma etc mean? understanding the meaning will give a totally new insight into our ’superstitions’

- a simple daily practice that reduces chances of heart attack? - there is actual a hard science reason for this, even recent TOI news (reported too late) says heart attacks happen mostly in early morning hours, the waking hours.

- mantras for every occasion? - right from waking, bathing, eating, sleeping etc. why? and what is the psychlogical/spiritual significance.

- status of women in ancient indian society? - in the recent ‘culture protector’ events in news, this will be an eye opener.

- where not to live? - before moving to a place, what should you check out?

- do we have no rights on the results of our deeds? - the most misunderstood concept of indian philosophy!

http://shashikgp.blogspot.com/2009/03/barcamp-bangalore-8-sessions.html

Location Based Services on Mobile apps

kumarkapil — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 19:05:51 +0000

In this session I would like to discuss about some interesting mobile applications that can be build around location based services. Location based services can be of help to many ad platforms as they can allow us to target the users better and increase the advertiser ROI.

Porn startup - Legal issues in India

LalithKumar — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 19:05:49 +0000

I have been studying about the legality of porn startup in india. I would like to share and learn more about the business aspect of porn industry from my fellow entrepreneurs. Issues like funding, marketing, human-resources, channel partners and advertisers need to be brought to discussion.

How to be a power twitter user

dhempe — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 19:05:47 +0000

This session is about how you can be a power twitter user - how to get the max out of twitter! The different tools available to make your life easier and some guidelines.

Search Engine Optimization (SEO) in a Down Economy

Wed, 11 Feb 2009 19:05:45 +0000

Search Engine Optimization & Search Engine Marketing is an effective way of Online Marketing Technique

It is an era of Web 2.0 technology. We have to have a strong Online marketing standard to increase our visibility in search engines. Search Engine Optimization(SEO) & Search Engine Marketing(SEM) as a Web promotion technology is an essential part of all corporate business plan. Hence it drives traffic to the website, it brings sales, leads to a company & can convert a anonymous visitor to a potential customer.