In September 2009 I posted a stream of short X updates (UTC timestamps) that covered marketing initiatives, product observations, social trends, personal projects, events and a handful of inspirational quotes.
I Marketing announced a new “second Marketing Service: SMS Marketing” to be launched in 3 days.
I was booking vanity URLs for I Marketing on 13 Sep 2009 at 16:29 UTC.
I observed that Windows 7 supposedly hot features lacked a wow effect.
The latest Microsoft E4000 KB took a month to obtain and cost 6x the usual price.
Wordpress 2.8.4 was hacked; I decided to invest more in Drupal because it promised more money and peace of mind.
Azureus/Vuze latest version was praised for torrent searching.
@cute_divya seemed to be the most popular Indian twitter personality.
Regional tweet trends: “Bengalis tweeting pandal, puja… Maharshtians Ishant Sharma, aussies”.
I flagged “genetically contaminated” food products (Nestlé, Maggi, Kit‑kat, etc.) with multiple links.
I launched the real‑estate portal businessforsaleuk.net in testing (UK‑only).
I launched the ecommerce site pianoindia.com in testing.
I redesigned my personal site deeptijhangiani.com – “Black looks good”.
I planned a blog migration to standandstare.net.
I attended the Manhattan Short Film Festival.
I watched “Gone with the Wind” on a big screen with Imtiaz Ali.
I re‑watched “Hotel Rwanda” and praised the performance.
I completed 20 projects in the first 3 months.
Google Analytics registered 7 users from Brazil per profile.
My typing speed felt thrown back 7 years.
“Effort pays. Excellence pays exponentially.”
Benjamin Franklin: “Most people return small favors, acknowledge medium ones and repay greater ones with ingratitude.”
Abraham Maslow: “If you only have a hammer, you tend to see every problem as a nail.”