In November 2009 I posted a series of X updates (UTC timestamps) that mixed political commentary, business news, technology observations, social‑media tool notes, environmental advocacy, personal motivations and several promotional links. The stream shows my early engagement with emerging platforms like Google Wave, experiments with CRM tools, and a tendency to share shortened URLs (ow.ly, bit.ly).
“Elections are only visible proof of our democracy. If they lose legitimacy then India is sunk.” – political sentiment expressed on 23 Nov 2009.
Goldman Sachs and Warren Buffett announced assistance to small businesses (19 Nov 2009).
Tata/Indicom charged 15 paise per SMS (2 Nov 2009).
Nasscom reported “75 percent Indian techies unemployable” (4 Nov 2009).
I owned 8 Google Wave invites and asked for more (16 Nov 2009).
Encountered Hootsuite performance issues, noting “ow.ly not working again. This will be the only reason i might leave #hootsuite in favor of #cotweet” (13 Nov 2009).
I explored CRM options and wrote “think i finally found a CRM tool worth paying for…lot of testing to be done now”, indicating a decision to evaluate a paid CRM but without asserting a final choice.
Shared a “Live Chat” feature launch on imserves.com (14 Nov 2009).
Promoted the article “5 Ways To Use Twitter's New List Feature For Marketers” (5 Nov 2009).
Quoted Ralph Nader via Osler: “The use of solar energy has not been opened up because the oil industry does not own the sun.” (6 Nov 2009).
Shared Greenpeace India’s statement on solar energy (6 Nov 2009).
Noted environmental concern: “Deforestation making Mumbai cyclone‑prone” (11 Nov 2009).
Commented on global warming link to melting glaciers: India “arrogant” to deny it (12 Nov 2009).
Self‑authored motivation: “We are here to add what we can to life, not to get what we can from life.” (6 Nov 2009).
These posts illustrate my early strategy of testing emerging platforms, sharing curated content, and experimenting with tools like Hootsuite, CRM solutions and Google Wave while maintaining a mix of political, technical and personal commentary. See also x posts december 2009 for the following month’s activity.