Jim Buckmaster(sitting left) , CTO of Craiglist talks on how craiglist successfully built an online community. It took twelve years though and didn't come easy!

Online communities are one of the latest tools of communication companies around the world are trying to explore.

Ancient Chinese traditions would have people keep money close to the dead ... what I don't know is why they assumed they'd go to hell!

According to a recent survey by Merrill Lynch, an investement bank; millionaires in S Korea, India, Russia and S. Africa are rising by 15-21% per year. There are already 2.4m millionairs in Asia Pacific, compared to 2.8m in Europe and 2.9 in America!...the economic divide doesn't quite show.

The beach in St Andrews

Oldest Hindu in Scotland endorses Irn Bru, Mr. Jairam Chadha celebrates his 100th birthday...here's the story .

The oldest till machine in the world..

Pictures from Canary Wharf (the financial district) in london; probably one of the few places you could see high rise towers in London, the city authorities are concious of this and are vying to add new skyscrapers to the city.
Reuters global headquarters, recently moved to Canary Wharf.
London is seriously posing a threat to New York as a financial capital post Sarbanes Oxley!

On our way to St. Andrews on the east coast of Scotland..

St. Andrews Castle facing the North Sea
The St. Andrews University, one of the world's oldest..

Here existed a cathedral once..

The Centre for Contemporary Arts in glasgow

A suburban London Train Station ..

The London Eye, on the south bank of the thames operated by the Tussauds Group (also owns Madame Tussauds) owned by Dubai International Capital. It is believed that a large portions of Middle East money is invested in London, most often in infrastructure projects!

Some successful enterpreneurs ...

Went to this great enterprise fair by the Prince's Scottish Youth Business trust to promote enterpreneurship!

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change finally agree on Human involvement behind climate change ...better late than never!
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/6321351.stm

View of the thames river and the London city from the 7th floor cafe at Tate Modern. (Bad picture, but trust me the view was awesome :) )




London's fascination with modern art can be seen everywhere, from tate that is actually a renovated power house on the banks of thames to the entire promenade besides the river.