Facebook.. an inspiring story

This is for those who suspects and laughs at people who have a dream. It's your dreams which can take you places, and who can tell this story better than Mark Zuckerberg, co-founder of the social networking giant, facebook!

When Mark Zuckerberg showed up in Palo Alto three years ago, he had no car, no house, and no job. Today, he's at the helm of a smokin'-hot social-networking site, Facebook, and turning down billion-dollar offers. Can this kid be for real?

It was then, and it is now. The site hit the 500 million user mark, is now setting its sights on Russia, Japan, Korea and China in its quest for world domination.

"If we succeed (in innovating and remaining relevant) there is a good chance of bringing this to a billion people… it will be interesting to see how it plays out," Zuckerberg told two packed auditoriums via video link at the Cannes Lions International Advertising Festival. "We are down to just four countries where we aren't the leading social network." he added.

In Russia, just 1 million users currenty use Facebook, though the user figures are 'doubling every six months'. Japan and Korea have similar user bases.

"It's all been very interesting," says Zuckerberg, sitting in a conference room in Facebook's Palo Alto headquarters. He looks every bit the geek in his zippered brown sweatshirt, baggy khakis, and Adidas sandals. He came into the room eating breakfast cereal from a paper bowl with a plastic spoon. He still lives in a rented apartment, with a mattress on the floor and only two chairs and a table for furniture. ("I cooked dinner for a girlfriend once," he admits at one point. "It didn't work well.") He walks or bikes to the office every day.

Zuckerberg's college-kid style reinforces the doubts of those who see the decision to keep Facebook independent as a lapse in judgment. In less than two years, the two reigning Web 2.0 titans have sold out to major corporations: MySpace accepted $580 million to join News Corp., and YouTube took $1.5 billion from Google. Surely any smart entrepreneur would jump at a chance to piggyback on those deals.

You can become a fan of Mark Zuckerberg on facebook. Visit http://www.facebook.com/pages/Mark-Zuckerberg-The-unofficial-fan-page/129577587077073

Sources:

http://www.fastcompany.com, http://www.metro.co.uk

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BikersDNA!!

Okay! Finally the wait is over! Anurag got married, went on his honeymoon and even got back, but I haven't been able to get active on blogger. Well, there were far more important things going on. Let me take this opportunity to share the same with you.

There is another venture I was working on. It was on it's implementation stage and that was what was keeping my so preoccupied. The idea was conceived a few months ago but we guys never found the right time to implement it. Nevertheless, better late than never, so here we are!!

This venture is called BikersDNA. Engines always fascinated me and I was always curious to know how they worked, right from the time I was 7 years old! Even now, engines of all types interest me a lot and I, alongwith a friend of mine have been pretty active with bike modification, performance enhancements and performance tuning. This being our passion, we never found the right guidance when we came across some problem regarding our bikes. Even the best of roadside mechanics were of no use, forget the ones sitting at big service stations. There was no organized market when it came to going one step below the usual bike servicing and even the best in the industry people were skeptical when it came to touching the engine. It was then when it occurred to us to venture out into something like this, where we have our interests and passions to back it up, and we can contribute A LOT to the bikers community with our knowledge and expertize.

Upon working and reworking on the business plan, we finally came up with BikersDNA (www.bikersdna.com). Here at BikersDNA, we want to serve the community in a different manner, since I've always been a person who doesn't like to follow what others do. What different can it get? We currently work on a concept of home servicing, the ONLY OF IT'S KIND IN INDIA. We are the pioneers in promoting the service when a technician will visit your work place or residence and service your vehicle right in front of your eyes. We have taken into account the problems faced by people in maintaining their vehicles, when they are busy with their office chores and personal life and rarely find time to take care of their bikes/ scooty. The vehicle which provides you with life long service and safety while traveling on the road, also demands certain love and care. We do exactly that. Give us a call, write to us, or SMS us, and we'll be right there at your doorstep!

Another difference is that we modify and tweak bike engines to unleash their hidden potential. Many of the bike's engines are underpowered and tuned for mileage. For those who really want to get the maximum out of their bikes, it's gonna be a treat for them. No wonder, there are many people doing the same, but our expertise, and passion will definitely get us an edge over others. Just as an example, we modified a P - 150 CC bike last month and tweaked it to get the maximum performance. The same bike beats any P 200 on the road! Well, if it's a little difficult for you to believe, give us a call and test drive the same bike! You shall surely feel the difference!

Well, let me end here with an open end. Check out http://www.bikersdna.com for all the latest updates. You can also see our blog which is parked at http://blog.bikersdna.com. Do call us if there's anything we can help you with!! Happy revving!

Cheers!

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