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Story Time.....!!!!

Posted: 14 Jul 2011 12:02 PM PDT

Hai Friends, hope all of you love to hear stories. Well why don't we CEans try and be a little creative at story telling? Well I'm going to start a story, and i expect each of you to add a line to the story to make it a meaningful one...Let's try it out shall we??:):)?

creation of data storage via cloud computing

Posted: 14 Jul 2011 11:06 AM PDT

hii
I am in my M.E 3rd semester and working on towards creating a cloud data storage using a pool of servers available at my college . But i don't have a single faculty here who have any idea about cloud computing . Through this forum I want to find someone who can guide me for the project. Anyone who has done or is doing any work on the clouds please reply to this post as soon as possible .

thanks

Intro

Posted: 14 Jul 2011 10:51 AM PDT

Hey this is Esha Marathe...
doing E&TC engg in Cummins.... :)

Kevin Systrom - And his "Instant Telegram", Instagram.

Posted: 14 Jul 2011 09:37 AM PDT

CEans,
With the launch of Instagram in October 6th, 2009, Kevin Systrom started his entrepreneurial journey along with his co-founder, Mike Kreiger. And as they crossed 10,000 users mark within hours, it was obvious the venture was an instant success. Instagram is a popular iPhone app that allows you to apply filters to your pictures and go a step ahead and share them with your friends in a twitter kind of environment.Here are Mr.Kevin's answers to the questions we had for him.

CE: Hello Kevin, could you tell us a bit about yourself and how idea of “Instagram” came up?
Kevin: Mike and I both love taking photos. When we were working on another idea (called Burbn) we realized that other people loved taking pictures as much as we did. So, we decided to focus on the part people loved.


CE: How did you and the other co-founder of Instagram, Mike Krieger come together?
Kevin:I met Mike at Stanford University where we both were studying at the time. He was one of the first users of Burbn and I approached him about teaming up to make a company. We've been working together ever since.


CE: Was the decision to cut out the excess from Burbn to come up with Instagram difficult? What was the general reaction?
Kevin:Of course. Change is always hard. Sunk cost is difficult to get over, but honestly it had to be done. Looking back it seems so clear, but honestly it was anything but clear at the time.


CE: You had around one million users in a matter of weeks. Did you use any particular way to reach out to them?
Kevin:Nope. Just built a product that people love to use.


CE: 4 employees for a company that caters the needs of four million customers, does that increase the pressure on each of you with respect to your responsibilities?
Kevin:It's now 6 million users. It definitely increases the pressure, but also increases the need to focus on what matters... and honestly I think we've done well with that instead of running off and working on too many things at once.


CE: How different the initial reaction was to the one you expected to have after the launch?
Kevin:Honestly we thought people would like it, but we had no idea how much they'd like it. We expected to get a pop in usage after our launch, but it's consistently grown since day one.


CE: Can you tell us about the international reach your product had? (That too in such a small time gap!)
Kevin:It's pretty international (over 33%). We love seeing how Instagram reaches many cultures outside the US.


CE: Can you give us a little technical insight into how the different filters do the magic on an ordinary pic and how it is shared so quickly? Have any steps or techniques been implemented to improve the speed of uploads?
Kevin:All filters are are a map of input to output. It takes a pixel in and pushes a pixel out. In that way you can think of filters as simply a function. Or more accurately: filters are a series of functions each of which modifies the image. The secret is to come up with functions that make the pictures look interesting.

The magic of fast uploads is simply that we're not uploading full resolution. Instead of uploading 3MB we upload 60kb. There's a huge difference in reliability when you're dealing with small data.


CE: Instagram has been quoted as the one stop solution for both modification of photos and broadcasting it to any network you want (flicker/twitter/ face book/tumblr). Other than this, does Instagram have an edge over the other similar apps that are available?
Kevin:Beyond helping modify and broadcast your photos, Instagram is also a social network. In that way I'd say it's a healthy balance between something like Twitter and Hipstamatic. It's not either one, but has a nice place inbetween.


CE: What are your plans for the future of Instagram so as to stay ahead in the market?
Kevin:Keep making products we want to use and get excited by. There are a lot of folks that get into photosharing because they think it's a hot space. We got in because we love photos and it's what we do every day. The passion makes the difference.


CE: What was the biggest challenge faced by the company?
Kevin:You are your biggest challenge. Forget competitors -- it's a race against making sure you can keep up yourself, your growth, culture, etc.


CE: What has been your greatest driving force in the venture?
Kevin:Excitement to work on the things we love.


CE: What are you guys currently working on? What should we expect from you guys in the near future?
Kevin:It's a secret :)


CE: Are you planning on coming up with a similar app for android too?
Kevin:At some point, yes.


CE: What is your message for the Crazy Engineers at CE?
Kevin:We're hiring! If you want to be part of a fast growing product and have a passion for social products, don't hesitate to write us at jobs[at]instagram[dot]com !!!



Mike Kreiger and Kevin Systrom
Source: Stanford Event Calender

Hi Everyone,

Posted: 14 Jul 2011 07:55 AM PDT

i am back on crazyengineers after 3 years now.
a lot has changed( for the better) in this time.

BTW i have left TCS and now i am pursuing MBA in NITIE.

cheers!:)

Free Webinar: How to Develop HTML5 Web/Mobile Applications using .NET

Posted: 14 Jul 2011 07:51 AM PDT

Free Webinar: "How to Develop HTML5 Web/Mobile Applications using .NET", Wednesday, July 20, 2011 11:00AM EDT - Register now at https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/629189664

Description

Visual WebGui (VWG) has gained its fame for its simplicity that lets core Microsoft developers develop rich Ajax based Web, Cloud or Mobile applications the same proven way they used to develop .NET desktop. In concept, VWG is what Microsoft has been trying to achieve with Silverlight but with cross-browser, no plug-in HTML5 support.

In this session we will show you how you could save significant resources by developing Ajax based data-centric applications using productive Visual .NET concepts/tools while adding the jQuery power for creating cool, interactive HTML5 UI's. We will also explain how you could utilize your code to seamlessly deploy it securely over Web, Cloud and Mobile to allow plugin-free, cross-platform accessibility to your application.

recover data deleted from linux?

Posted: 14 Jul 2011 07:00 AM PDT

how to recover data in linux?
some data are deleted from trash in linux.
now i need some data ````
any one help to me?
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Lecture On Electric Vehicles: Nagpur Event

Posted: 14 Jul 2011 06:29 AM PDT

For people residing in Nagpur,
A presentation (lecture) on automobiles, electric scooter is arranged by Hero Electric Ltd, Giridhar Motors and Urja Shodh. At "Institute of engineers" near Hadas high school on 16 july 7 pm.

The lecture will be delivered by Er.Hemant Ambaselkar who is also actively associated with selling of Yo bikes. Those interested are requested to be present at the venue mentioned above.

Harry Potter & Deathly Hallows Part 2 Movie Review

Posted: 14 Jul 2011 06:18 AM PDT

First of all, let me confess my crime: I've not read any of the Harry Potter books but my sister told me the whole story - and it's twisted my head like anything. The Harry Potter & Deathly Hallows Part 2 is releasing tomorrow and everyone seems to be eager to watch the first day first show. I request all of them to post their reviews here so that other Harry Potter Fans get a quick update.

In India, it seems that there's an ongoing issue between the Multiplex owners and distributors on the revenue share. It's also being feared that the movie won't make it to the multiplexes tomorrow. So far, bookmyshow isn't showing the multiplexes in its list.

Anyways, keep us updated!

Formula 1 Racing Technologies

Posted: 14 Jul 2011 05:48 AM PDT

Today I was discussing with my professor in college about F1 racing. And It turned out that he is a big fan of F1. Not because of the thrill associated with the race but because of the technology associated with F1.
In his own words, he said, "Ishan, F1 is not a gamble, it has a planned strategy for every milli second". With everything he said, I got convinced of his viewpoint.

Can we discuss of the techniques used in formula 1 racing for increasing pickup and improving other parameters? :rolleyes:

plz help me...

Posted: 14 Jul 2011 05:16 AM PDT

i passed in B.E(CSE) by second div....m i eligible for IT jobs?????plz help me....:(

Manufacturing Processes II - video lectures

Posted: 14 Jul 2011 03:53 AM PDT

Instructional Objectives - I
Lecture Series on Manufacturing Processes II by Prof.A.B.Chattopadhyay, Department of Mechanical Engineering, IIT Kharagpur.

Feel Free to discuss and ask questions.

Google Photovine - Official Teaser is Out - What do you think it is?

Posted: 14 Jul 2011 03:41 AM PDT



The description says: What's YOUR "Warm and Fuzzy" moment? Share it with us on Photovine. Details coming soon.

What do you think it is? Another photo sharing website from Google? :confused:

Google Authorship Feature - Display Your Avatar In Google Search Beside Blog Articles

Posted: 14 Jul 2011 03:32 AM PDT

Google Authorship is a feature for displaying author information in search results.

This feature is being rolled out gradually and will be implemented algorithmically, so author information will not always display in search results.

If you have a blog, how do you display your photo/profile picture in the search results?

Follow these steps:

Step 1: Create an “About Me” page on your blog and link the about page to your Google Profile page.

While creating the hyperlink to your Google Profile page, do remember to add rel="me" to the link as shown below:

Code:
<a href="https://profiles.google.com/your_ID" rel="me">My Profile</a>
Step 2: Ensure that all the blog stories that you have written include a link to your “About Me” page. This hyperlink should have the rel="author" attribute as shown below:

Code:
<a href="http://yourwebsite.com/about/" rel="author">My short bio</a>
Step 3: Sign in to your Google Profiles account and under links, add a new custom link that points to your “About Me” page.

Tick the option that says “This page is specifically about me” and save the changes.

That's it.

Hide Your Email Address From Facebook Apps

Posted: 14 Jul 2011 03:21 AM PDT

If you are addict to playing games like Farmville on Facebook, you'll be required to share your email address with the game developer.

If you don't want to share your email address here's a simple step:

When you see the "Request for permission" window before accessing the game, just click Change under "Send me email" and Facebook will offer you some another anonymous email address that you can share with the app developer.

Any messages sent to this address will still reach your main inbox but your actual email address will stay hidden from the app developer.

Also, once you decide to remove the game /app from your Facebook profile, that proxy email address will be gone too.
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