A new year, a new hope. i can't believe that i actually didn't write a single blog post for the entire 2009. well, i guess that reflects a general trend for the social media community. As facebook and twitter became more popular, micro blogging becomes the buzzword. Instead of writing a paragraph or two of 100 or more words, people now like to write more frequently within the confines of 160 characters. Well, tweeting seems to be the most caught on internet innovation of 2009. From finding the latest news of events happening around the world (e.g. MJ's death), discussing about the latest movies (Avatar) and trends, to being used as game changing tool for businesses (my friend Sashank's Simpliflying is a very good example: http://simpliflying.com/), there is no doubt twitter, facebook and other novel online social media tools are changing the way we communicate.
Personally, 2009 has been a tough one for me. It has been an emotional roller coaster, though things certainly got much better as the year progressed. Work wise, several highs made up for those disappointments (got interviewed for my research project on a new NHK TV program is one!). As for 2010, i will try again to overcome the disappointments encountered in academic paper submission. Also, career-wise, 2010 would be marked as the major crossroad where i'll finally (fingers crossed!!) submit my Phd thesis, and have a successful thesis defence later on. Where will i work next? (i'm looking at university faculty positions, as well as corporate company R&D, not ruling out any new business opportunities)
I hope 2010 will bring cheer and joy for everyone!
Have a good one :D
Tuesday, January 05, 2010
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