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My Top 10 Photo Editing Mobile Apps for 2014

January 27, 2015
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| Categories: Android, Apps, Camera, Mobile, Mobile apps, Photo Editing, Top 10

I have been trying my hand at photography for a few years now. I started with a point and shoot camera before moving to a DSLR. The most interesting advice I read about photography was that the best camera is the one you have when you need it. Now I use the mobile phone more than any other camera. DSLR is too bulky to carry around all the time and gets used only on special occasions. I bought my phone based on the camera it has. The camera was one…

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My Top 10 Productivity Mobile Apps for 2014

January 20, 2015
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| Categories: Andriod, Apps, Google, iPhone, Lists, Microsoft, Mobile, Mobile apps, Productivity, Tools, Top 10

Continuing my post of My Top 10 Mobile Apps for 2014, I share my top 10 productivity enhancing mobile apps. In the last year, I found myself using the smartphone mobile more and more, not requiring me to use my laptop many a times. These apps allowed me to access my data anywhere and allowed me to be ubiquitous online.My Top 10 Productivity Mobile Apps:Calendar: While there are many Calendar apps available, I settled for native HTC Calendar app as my preferred app. The native app allow me to sync…

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My Top 10 Mobile Apps for 2014

January 18, 2015
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| Categories: Andriod, Apps, Google, iPhone, Lists, Mobile, Mobile apps, Top 10, Windows Phone

The year 2014 was the year when I feel I actually started using my smartphone smartly. I could get much of my work done on my mobile, many a times not requiring me to switch on my laptop. In the new few posts I will share with you my top apps for networking, productivity, music, photography, chats, reading/news and games. Since I use an Android phone, the links below are Google Play links. I am sure you can get most of these apps for iPhone and perhaps Windows Phone.My Top…

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What Kind of a CLO Are You?

October 31, 2014
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| Categories: Chief Learning Officer, CLO, Learning, Learning Management Systems, LMS, Management, Systems

Inspired by a recent post by Anand (who btw has just turned to become an independent Learning Consultant, give him a shout out in case you are looking for someone) where he categorizes variety of stakeholders who want to get on the LMS bandwagon as Yell, Yum and Yes.In my view there are three kinds a CLOs implementing or having implemented a Learning Management System (LMS). They are the Learning CLO, Management CLO and the Systems CLO.The Learning CLOs are all about learning and not so much about training. In…

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Is Social Media Overrated for Brands?

October 28, 2014
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| Categories: Brands, Marketing, Online marketing, Social Media

A lot has been written about how social media is impacting brands. Eventually that would mean that what gets written on social media should start to impact the company’s financial performance. However I wonder if there is a critical size that once companies achieve, they will have less to worry about social media? For these brands, social media, or rather bad publicity in social media is perhaps overrated. Now it doesn’t mean that they should stop ignoring what’s written but it is unlikely to impact them significantly.I came across these…

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Hiring Introverts and Extroverts

September 25, 2014
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| Categories: hiring, Job Advice, Jobs, Recruitment

I recently became a little active on Quora. I came across a question there that caught my attention."As a decision-maker, when did you hire an introvert over an extrovert? Did you find them more productive or less?"I think it depends on the role you are hiring for. I have seen that when hiring for an individual contributor role, I might be okay to select introverts. I might even consider introverts for roles like testing, editing, proof reading etc. I am more likely to select an extrovert for leadership roles, sales roles…

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Top 10 Technology Trends 2014

August 31, 2014
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| Categories: 2014, Technology, technology trends, Trends

I was recently researching top technology trends and compiled the top 10 technology trends for 2014 from different sources.While Internet of Things, Wearable Technology and Big Data are of course common trends that most people are predicting, I was surprised to find 3D Printing as a key technology trend to watch out for.Here’s the compiled document with links to the original sources: Top 10 technology trends for 2014 from Manish Mohan

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How to Decide Whether to Insource or Outsource Elearning Development?

August 31, 2014
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| Categories: decision, eLearning, insourcing, Outsourcing

I recently got a query on LinkedIn about needing help with decision between insourcing and outsourcing elearning content development. " I have a small request - is there a way to get a ball-park figure to develop one hour of e-learning content in India using rapid development software such as Articulate Studio/Storyline? We have been doing e-learning development in house and our new VP of HR wants to consider the possibility of outsourcing it. I am in the process of doing a cost-benefit analysis and so, need this information. I…

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6 Tips to Motivate Yourself

July 31, 2014
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| Categories: Motivation, self motivation, Tips

I am such a sucker for questions. So how could I resist when Mahindra Experience (@MahindraExp) tweeted to my handle, “@manishmoCan you share some tips that will motivate one to work harder and help them reach their goals?”Here are 6 tips to motivate yourself to work towards your goals:Write your goals and make them visible to you all the time (e.g. pin them on your soft board).Break down your goals into smaller goals with timelines.Celebrate small successes in your journey to reach your goals.Share your goals with someone you trust.…

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Cool Augmented Reality Apps

July 18, 2014
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| Categories: Apps, Augment, Augmentation, Augmented technology, Cool stuff, Layar, Mobile, Mobile apps, Mobile technology, Technology, Translation, Word Lens

Came across this video blog by Matt Gonzalez in which he talks about augmented reality apps. I tried three of these apps and found two of them quite cool.Word Lens Translator app is a translation app that is really useful while traveling. You can just point to the words and viola, you get the translated version. Here's a sample of what I tried.Augment is a little harder to master but once you do, it seems quite cool. You can select objects and place them on real time camera pictures to…

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