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A latest report indicates that preservative used in Cold drinks might damage the vital parts of DNA. The E211 has been used by the soft drinks industry for decades & used for killing fungi, yeast & bacteria. The report says it damages the Mitochondria & thus depriving the energy process in the body. Already Softdrinks have been involved in controversy in India with high level of Pesticides content. This new report is sure to kick off another round of problems for the industry.

Google’s investment of $3.9 million in a biotech startup cofounded by Bryn’s wife is raising lots of eye brows in the wall street. The money involved is no small amount. How will Google justify to its shareholders of investment? Is it just because it is co founded by G’s cofounders wife? Bio Tech’s slogan is Genetics is about to get personal & Google is always about personalizing the services. So any Idea where Google is heading………

The rise of social networking & Digg Centric websites has created a new source of traffic for the websites. A few years ago Search engines ware the major source of traffic. These days a well dugg story would drive more traffic than the search engines. Myspace & Digg are the early trend setters in the Social Media optimization. The titles in the Dugg story play a very important role in getting votes & hence more traffic. This is called as link bait. The dugg story can be about Breaking news, polls, Pics, Tech news(particularly Apple news) & others. The recent HD-DVD password code at Digg showed how powerful the users can be. So while optimizing the websites we should not just think of Search engines, we have to optimize it for Social sites as well. Even Google gives more imprtance to stories which are dugg by users & have obtained top votes. The chart shows how SMO drives traffic to my blog over a period of 3 months. (Indian pad & rambhai are Indian Social Media websites)

Michael Dell has donated the 1985 PC limited, Dell’s Original brand of PC, his employee badge & Dell’s newest PC to the Smithsonian Museum. Dell’S PC will be displayed along with others first generation PC’s like IBM’s & Apple’s mac. Michael Dell, who dropped off the college at 23 to start the PC business also donated graphics, videos & other materials which would show off how he transformed the company into a household name in computers. Dell had to face stiff competition from HP, IBM, Compaq & others in the last few years. Now Michael Dell is back at the helm of Dell & has plans to make Dell again the top brand for PC’s. After 2000, the lead time for the introduction of new products has reduced & in a few months new products are obsolete. However, the first product is always the greatest one however advanced the technology may be.

Blair has announced that he will step down as PM on June 27. Blair will long be remebered for his War on terror with the US. His decade long at the office was not without controversy. Gordon Brown, Blair’s closest friend, if all goes well will shift to 10 Downing Street. Blair has crafted a new relationship with the US during his stay as PM. After Harold Wilson in 1976, Blair is the First PM to leave on his own will rather than losing an election. Being the nearest ally of the US, the world will be watching closely how the new PM will work on War on Terror. Though his first two terms in office was marked by significant work, his third term was not without the problems. India has developed good relations with Britain under Blair & has resulted in increased trade between the two.