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Living Without Google: A Story in Tweets

Could you live without Google for a week?

I survived just that harrowing experience, despite being a very heavy user of the wide breath of Google services and products. I was happy to be joined in this crazy little experiment by Nitesh Arora, a relatively light Google user; the contrast in our experiences by the end of the week was very surprising indeed.

Here is our story, in tweets:

Could You Live Without Google for a Week?

Google, in little over a decade, has become the most pervasive company on the Internet. They freely give away their best products and we have correspondingly embraced them.

Off the top of my head, here’s a quick list of the Google products I frequently use (and you probably do too):

  • Google Search
  • Gmail
  • Google Calendar
  • Google Docs
  • Google Maps
  • Google Reader
  • Google Voice
  • Google Chrome

843 Days (or, How NOT to Relaunch A Blog)

More than 2 years. 120-plus weeks. 843 DAYS.  Has it really been that long since I last posted anything to this site?  I honestly can’t believe that much time has elapsed. Where has the time gone, you might ask? Since I last posted:

  • Barack Obama, predicted Presidential also-ran, became a Nobel Peace Prize winner,
  • Michael Phelps won 8 gold medals at the Olympics and became the new Jared,
  • Britney Spears released a terrible album and was on suicide watch,
  • Britney Spears released a great album and became the new Miley Cyrus,
  • The country faced the worst recession in a century,
  • People actually started using Twitter,
  • The Writers’ Guild Strike of 2007-2008 nearly ruined an entire season of TV, and
  • iPhone hype has become iPad hype.

Those are just some of the things that have happened during my hiatus. But fear not, I’ve been keeping busy myself during this time too. In fact, over the past 2 years, I:

Welcome to the new RaviUdeshi.com!

Ladies and gentleman, start your engines….the phenomenon is back!

That’s right, RaviUdeshi.com is proud to announce its relaunch today, the second anniversary of its original launch, as hinted at previously. RaviUdeshi.com v3.1 features a brand-new look and is streamlined to present valuable content first and foremost.

In the past, this site has focused on personal narratives that were only interesting to friends and family; that will no longer be the focus from here on out. All such posts have been deleted to make room for brand new content…

A look back at the previous version of this site…

Beginning today, RaviUdeshi.com will feature articles that aim to help people with personal productivity and development, injected with that …

Exclusive Preview: How to Call Yourself a “Blogger” And Never Write Anything

If you don’t write anything for more than a year, are you still a blogger? This author sure think so. In preparation for this blog’s official relaunch on October 25th, I present you with this exclusive preview of content to come. Read on to learn about how you can be a blogger with (apparently) minimal work – and the ultimate step to start writing again.

5 Ways to Keep “Blogging” Without Actually Writing Posts

1. Keep Up With Blogging News

To call yourself a professional blogger, you have to keep up with news in the blogosphere. There’s no better way to do that than reading some of the best blogs about blogging


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