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Domain Name considerations when going international

by Jiyan • March 31, 2011

For businesses whose success is strongly tied to an online strategy, there are a variety of factors to consider when thinking about your domain and brand as part of global expansion.  This article will outline some of the major considerations and help provide a loose framework that can be used to design and evaluate your […]


Applications that startups should consider

by Jiyan • February 4, 2011

I’m in my early thirties and it seems like these days all of my friend are getting married, having kids and starting businesses.  Being the Web nerd amongst those who know me (who don’t work in the Web industry), I’m often asked for advice on the topic so I’ve spent a lot of time thinking […]


Declining quality of Google search results

by Jiyan • January 26, 2011

Google has certainly been catching a good dose of hell lately for the perceived decline in the quality of their search results however a closer look at some of the actual criticism raises some questions. Earlier this month, TechCrunch published an article from Vivek Wadhwa entitled, “Why We Desperately Need a New (and Better) Google,” […]


Is Facebook on the peak of inflated expectations?

by Jiyan • December 9, 2010

There has been a lot of recent discussion around Facebook’s traction with respect to Google.  Back in September, comScore announced that according to their panel-driven data, total time spent on Facebook properties actually surpassed the total time spent across Google properties (including YouTube, Gmail and Google search).  Stan Schroeder from Mashable speculated that”it’s a worrying […]