Mobile, Consumer Products, Product Management and the Miscellany var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push([‘_setAccount’, ‘UA-30866878-1’]); _gaq.push([‘_setDomainName’, ‘krathnavelu.com’]); _gaq.push([‘_trackPageview’]); (function() { var ga = document.createElement(‘script’); ga.type = ‘text/javascript’; ga.async = true; ga.src = (‘https:’ == document.location.protocol ? ‘https://ssl’ : ‘http://www’) + ‘.google-analytics.com/ga.js’; var s = document.getElementsByTagName(‘script’)[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(ga, s); })();Tumblr (3.0; @d-thougts)http://blog.krathnavelu.com/Adobe’s Subscription Model & Why Platform Owners Should Care: …jobs we hire a PC to do are...http://blog.krathnavelu.com/post/49959218314http://blog.krathnavelu.com/post/49959218314Wed, 08 May 2013 14:29:02 -0700Product Managementbusiness modelCloudserviceadobeGoogle Glass review (Explorer Edition):   In reality, this Explorer Edition isn’t supposed to...http://blog.krathnavelu.com/post/49305937700http://blog.krathnavelu.com/post/49305937700Tue, 30 Apr 2013 14:59:49 -0700googleGoogleGlassReviewAll The Tiny Changes Hiding in Facebook's Latest Redesign: …FB added a handful of delicate...http://blog.krathnavelu.com/post/49108182756http://blog.krathnavelu.com/post/49108182756Sun, 28 Apr 2013 11:10:01 -0700facebookdesignNetflix Tops Other Apps in Peak Internet Usage: During peak periods of internet use in the US,...http://blog.krathnavelu.com/post/48705865790http://blog.krathnavelu.com/post/48705865790Tue, 23 Apr 2013 11:15:00 -0700netflixdataInternetmobile<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/efb64f6bb405fab07a617d57a2bc6486/tumblr_mlkthpUZRS1rt0yfro1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p><span><span>iPad</span> still dominates tablet ads impression.</span></p>http://blog.krathnavelu.com/post/48475749062http://blog.krathnavelu.com/post/48475749062Sat, 20 Apr 2013 16:05:49 -0700eBay to Customize Experiences:  “…data will enable us to drive better experiences for our...http://blog.krathnavelu.com/post/47596765304http://blog.krathnavelu.com/post/47596765304Tue, 09 Apr 2013 20:52:10 -0700EBayCustomizationSapphire to Replace Gorilla Glass?: Sapphire, a crystalline form of aluminum oxide, probably won’t...http://blog.krathnavelu.com/post/47072986082http://blog.krathnavelu.com/post/47072986082Wed, 03 Apr 2013 18:56:00 -0700appleiPadIphoneTechnologyMITAmazon recommendations worked for certain categories like books – people with similar tastes bought...http://blog.krathnavelu.com/post/43593059452http://blog.krathnavelu.com/post/43593059452Wed, 20 Feb 2013 14:22:00 -0800AmazonProduct ManagementRecommendationComputational Complexity of Air Travel Planning: For the weekend!http://blog.krathnavelu.com/post/43508764776http://blog.krathnavelu.com/post/43508764776Tue, 19 Feb 2013 13:13:55 -0800TravelComputationOTAFlat Pixels: Update: Sacha Grief wrote a wonderful post on the battle between flat design and...http://blog.krathnavelu.com/post/43500513053http://blog.krathnavelu.com/post/43500513053Tue, 19 Feb 2013 11:13:00 -0800DesignUser InterfaceUser ExperienceHappiest City in the US: We plotted over 10 million geotagged tweets from 2011, coloring each point...http://blog.krathnavelu.com/post/43407731668http://blog.krathnavelu.com/post/43407731668Mon, 18 Feb 2013 08:59:59 -0800<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/e682d880da150e41fc55cb092572e84d/tumblr_mi2tqcSwur1rt0yfro1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Nice personalization - I was logged in as me and I got this personalized doodle on my birthday.</p>http://blog.krathnavelu.com/post/42870603298http://blog.krathnavelu.com/post/42870603298Mon, 11 Feb 2013 14:13:24 -0800Trend Against Skeuomorphic Textures and Effects: The trend away from skeuomorphic special effects in...http://blog.krathnavelu.com/post/42409518625http://blog.krathnavelu.com/post/42409518625Tue, 05 Feb 2013 20:45:58 -0800AppleDesigniOSWhat a Decade of Super Bowl Advertising Looks Like: Why the auto glut? According to...http://blog.krathnavelu.com/post/42235408891http://blog.krathnavelu.com/post/42235408891Sun, 03 Feb 2013 16:58:02 -0800Data<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/962946ad33a7eaefc913cbaf0d536b5a/tumblr_mho701HZtB1rt0yfro1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Not very obvious? 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