November 24, 2015 - SoftBank-backed Housing.com to form new board soon; newly appointed CEO Jason Kothari considered for a greater role

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Blog Sree Vijaykumar From the Editor's Desk Think of your online information consumption in much the same way as you think about food. As Winfred Gallagher argues in his book 'New', a healthy information diet requires the self-control necessary to focus on the nutritious new things that have long-term value and ignore the junk that compromises our mental and emotional fitness. Empty Internet calories can play havoc with your information metabolism and interfere with your ability to think, but like greasy fries and supersized sodas, the bad stuff doesn't force itself on us. We need discipline and better taste. - Comment Digital SoftBank-backed Housing.com to form new board soon; newly appointed CEO Jason Kothari considered for a greater role CEO Jason Kothari is considered for a greater role. Caught up in Social Media clutter? 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Ecommerce Meet The Three Startups That Won The Delhi Leg Of 1776 Challenge Cup Inc42 Magazine (press release) (blog)Inc42 Magazine (press release) (blog)Lenin Srinivasan of Maxx Market also shared his views with us, he said, We came all the way from Chennai in train to participate in this 1776 challenge cup. Throughout our three-day train journey, we were afraid about our participation Ecommerce Gionee Marathon M5 could be a Flipkart exclusive: Specifications, features - Gionee is hosting an event tomorrow where it is expected to launch the Marathon M5. While the price and availability details are currently under … HR Modi pays tribute to Singapore leaders, hails close bilateral ties Paying fulsome tribute to Singapore and its leaders who, he said, had inspired many of his own initiatives, Prime Minister Narendra Modi described the island as a "metaphor for the reality of dreams".. Read more at straitstimes.com. 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