India-The 3rd largest.

In terms of population , India stands at second rank. Its a good point but not so fascinating.
But it's really an honor to say that India is soon going to become 3rd largest in terms of internet usage.

By the end of this year, one in every 10 Indians will be an internet user, making the country the third-largest internet market in the world after China and the United States.

At the end of December, 121 million Indians will be accessing the internet at least once a week to check emails, chat or log on to a social network, a survey has found. India is adding internet users at the rate of almost 5-7 million a month, and at the current pace it will surpass the US, which has about 245 million users, in less than two years.

According to the survey by IMRB and the Internet & Mobile Association of India, the country's internet population was about 112 million by September. When this year ends, about 9 million more will be added, making India one of the world's top markets for Net-based businesses. 

For entrepreneurs such as Deepinder Goyal, founder and CEO of Zomato.com, the Internet is changing the business landscape forever in favour of India. "Now startups look to India when planning to start a business... earlier they would flock to the US," he said.

About 2 billion people worldwide access the Internet and 25% of them are from China. India contributes about 6% to the world's Net population and the US 12.5%. 

Internet is growing at an unprecedented pace in India. Businesses are experimenting with new models, creating a snowballing effect. It has got the venture capitalists interested and the kind of valuations in the e-commerce space we are seeing are phenomenal," said Upen Rai, director at Times Internet. 

 

Even though the user base is vast, the total number of internet connections is just 14.7 million, of which 11.87 million are broadband links. This indicates that most people share internet access in offices or cyber cafes. An average unlimited broadband plan costing about Rs 750 per month is still too expensive in a country where the monthly per capita income is Rs 2,810. 

Of all the broadband connections, only 12% access the internet at 1 Mbps or higher speeds. About 54% of users access internet at speeds of 256 Kbps or lower, and for 34% the speeds are between 256 Kbps and 1 Mbps. 

Mumbai has the highest number of internet users (6.2 million) followed by Delhi/NCR (5 million), Kolkata (2.4 million) and Chennai (2.2 million). While common access points such as cyber cafes continue to be important, there has been a dramatic fall in access from cyber cafes. 

Access from home, at 37%, has grown at the cost of cyber cafes and access from offices. The survey found that of the active users, 48% used the internet at least six times a week and 28% used it daily.

 These were some of the surveys that went through and came with few results. Now lets see where India stands in future... :-)))

Virtual SEX..!!

Sex and that too virtual ?? Sounds interesting isn’t it..?

 Few questions that may arise are like : How can you feel kisses that aren't truly there?

How can you caress (touch or stroke lightly in loving manner) something that exists as little more than a dream?

The theorists of the 15th and 16th centuries pondered these questions in an attempt to reconcile "confessions" of demonic sex with the metaphysics of their own faith. They compiled thick tomes of pained confessions and continually revised their mythology concerning sorcery.

How is Virtual Sexuality taking place ?

The future is bright for virtual sexuality. After all, we're human beings. Think of any great artistic or technological achievement and chances are it winds up in our pants at some point. Poetry gave us pornography, the telephone gave us sex hotlines and vulcanization gave us the modern condom. It's just part of who we are.

Today, more than 2.1 billion people surf the World Wide Web [source: CIA World Factbook]. Internet pornography is a multibillion-dollar industry and although an exact count of Web sites is difficult to formulate, we do know that at least one hardworking web-filtering service (CYBERsitter) currently blocks more than 2.5 million porn sites [source: Ruvolo].

Roughly speaking, you can divide all of our sexual uses of technology into two categories:

1.     Sexual communication with another person (sexting, sex chat rooms and webcam cybersex)

2.     Sexual interaction with a simulation (interactive sex video games)

Human telecommunication began with the mere transmission of words and ideas via the telegraph. We quickly moved on to sending sounds and sights. Today, the industry continues to work toward the seamless transmission of our entire sensory experience.

Physical Touch in a Digital World

They don't call it "carnal knowledge" for nothing. Every lover's embrace is essentially sense data, but to what extent can we truly digitize, transmit and receive that information? Let's start with the sense of touch.

Sure, a computer mouse or video game joystick allows you to manipulate items in a computer environment, but the realm of physical touch falls to the field of computer haptics. As the photo on this page illustrates, haptic technology generally takes the form of a glove that allows the user to not only control but actually feel virtual items.

Few interesting examples.

Of course, sexual touches incorporate far more than the use of our hands, and scientists are already hard at work on haptic technology for our other parts. Just consider the Hug Shirt, a Bluetooth-enabled garment from the U.K.'s CuteCircuit that uses embedded sensors and actuators to simulate the warmth and touch of an affectionate embrace. Suddenly, a transoceanic hug becomes as simple as sending a text message.

Or if you fancy something a little more randy, then take heart in the Kiss Transmitter prototype from Kajimoto Laboratory at Tokyo's University of Electro-Communications. Resembling a cross between an electric toothbrush and a joystick, the device is designed to transmit all the tongue-swirling intensity of a French kiss across the digital divide.

Ghhhosssh,,,this all sounds a bit low tech,,,isn’t it… As low-tech as that sounds (and generally is), the electronic transmission of physical pleasure takes a rather high-tech turn with Dr. Stuart Meloy's Orgasmatron. Created in 2008, this device sends an electrical pulse through nerves in the spinal cord that inform parts of the brain processing pleasurable sensations in the female genitalia. A study published in the journal Neuromodulation even reported that four women who had previously lost the ability to experience orgasms regained it with the device [source: Nuzzo].

In the example of the Orgasmatron, we see that the future of virtual sex may rely not only on haptic gloves and vibrating sensors, but also on the complex manipulation of the human nervous system.

 

Wake up and Smell the Future

OK this all was totally techie…. Now if you want to feel that your partner is besides you then most important thing that comes in mind is the “smell” , whether bad or good,,,it’s upto you.. lolzz.

Smell and taste complete the human sensory experience, and rest assured that research continues into the creation of digitally transmitted smells. Before you scoff at the importance of smell in human sexuality, just remember that about one out of every 50 genes in the human genome concern this most ancient of senses [source: Shell].

Without smell in the mix, how can we expect to fully buy into a virtual experience? And as smell plays such a vital role in our sense of taste, too, the importance of digital scent technology becomes obvious.

Printable Odors  follow the same logic of your standard laser printer. While the printer creates a wide variety of colors from a limited pallet of primary colors, so too does an odor printer create a variety of smells out of primary scents.

This brings us at last back to our sense of vision. While visual rendering technology continues to advance at an amazing rate, the addition of smell, taste and touch into the virtual reality experience actually lightens the burden for visual simulation. This is due to what scientists call crossmodal attention affects, which govern the way the brain prioritizes some sensory inputs over others.

For instance, the kiss you feel on your cheek takes sensory priority over the texture of the sofa cushion underneath you -- and it takes priority at a neurological level. In fact, the amount of brainpower allotted to sight drastically decreases once sound, smell and touch are introduced [source: Madrigal].

The technology continues to emerge, but the day is fast approaching when two lovers may slip into their virtual reality cocoons and fall into each others' arms across intercontinental or even interplanetary distances.

Still others may turn their backs on real-world romance altogether. They'll embrace simulated celebrities, impossible anime bodies and fetishes previously only imagined.

This virtual hedonaut will reach out with a haptic glove, stare into programmed eyes and touch flesh that exists as little more than a dream. 

According to me , Virtual sex is surely going to emerge . But the question stands , "When"? 

source : how stuff works website.

NITAT 8th National IT Aptitude Test

What is NITAT ? 

NATIONAL IT APTITUDE TEST

·         NITAT is India's largest and most widely recognized I.T. aptitude test conducted simultaneously across 200+ cities.

·         It is a 100-minute objective type examination specially designed by NIIT to evaluate I.T. aptitude.

·         About 4,24,070 students have benefited from this nationwide test over the last seven years.

·         The test assesses functional abilities and behavioural traits that make up I.T. aptitude which is crucial to gain a foothold in the I.T. industry.

·         The test does not evaluate I.T. skills and does not require previous knowledge of computers.

·         Functional abilities assessed are Numerical Ability, Logical Reasoning, Problem Solving and Verbal Ability (including English Comprehension).

·         Behaviourial traits assessed are Result Orientation and Teamwork. They are based upon NIIT's extensive research at Centre for Research in Cognitive Systems (CRCS) and through extensive industry interactions.

·         NITAT will be conducted simultaneously on 19th February 2012 at over 200 towns nationwide, supervised directly by NIIT personnel.

Benefits for All NITAT Test Takers

·         I.T. Aptitude Assessment Scorecard.

·         Check your I.T. aptitude ranking at a national, zonal and discipline level.

·         Software Development or Networking or Analytics.

·         Personalized I.T. Career Consultation.

Special Benefits for Meritorious Students

·         National Top 25 students - Visit to the IBM Innovation Centre,and the Green Data Centre in Bangalore.

·         Zonal Top 25 students – Individual and group sessions on 'Careers in the IT Industry' with IBM technology conducted by ‘IBM Career Education Program’.

·         National Top 1000 students - Congratulatory letter signed by Viswanathan Anand.

·         National Top 30% students - Merit Certificate from NIIT.

Eligibility Criteria

·         College/Engineering students.

·         Graduates from all discipline.

·         Students who have completed Class 12.

·         Polytechnic Students.

Important Dates

·         Last Date of Application: 18th February 2012.

·         Test Date: 19th February 2012.

·         Result Declaration: 22nd Feb 2012 onwards. Results should be collected on or before 20th March 2012.

How to Apply for NITAT?

·         Registration Process: Register for the NITAT by filling the NITAT Application form and paying the NITAT Application fee of Rs. 100.

·         Apply Online: Directly apply online by filling the NITAT Form on website mentioned below. Here, you have the option of making an online payment of the NITAT Application fee of Rs. 100 to receive the NITAT Hall Ticket No. You can also make the payment of the NITAT Application fee of Rs. 100 at your nearest NIIT centre to complete the online registration process.

http://www.niiteducation.com/NITAT2012/index.aspx?siteId=&adUnit=&technology=#

·         Walk in to your nearest NIIT centre : You also have the option of registering for NITAT at your nearest NIIT centre along with payment of NITAT Application fee of Rs. 100 and 2 passport sized photographs.

Source : NIIT website.

A small story but means alot.

A story worth to be understood.

One truck driver was doing his usual load delivery at a mental hospital, by parking his vehicle beside an open drain. He discovered a flat tyre when he was about to return from the mental hospital. He jacked up the truck and removed the flat tyre to fix the spare tyre. When he was about to fix the spare tyre, he accidentally dropped all the 4 bolts in the open drain.

As he cannot fish out the bolts from the open drain, he started to panic as to what should be done. Just then, a patient happened to walk past him and asked the driver as to why he was looking troubled.

The driver thought to himself, since there is nothing much he can do or this mental joker can, just to keep the bugging away, the truck driver informed the whole episode to the mental patient and gave a helpless look.

The patient just laughed at the truck driver and said "You just cannot even fix such a simple problem. No wonder you are destined to remain a truck driver for life".

The truck driver was astonished to hear such a comment from a mental guy. "Here is what you can do" said the mental guy." take one bolt from each of the remaining 3 tyres / wheels and fix it on to this tyre. Then drive down to the nearest workshop and replace the missing ones. Isn't it simple my friend?".

The truck driver was so impressed with this quick fix answer and asked the patient "How come you are so smart and intelligent and you are here at the mental hospital?" The patient replied "My dear friend! I stay here because I am crazy but not stupid".

No wonder, there are some people, who behave like the Truck Driver, thinking that others are just stupid.

So, guys, though you all are learned and wise, but, just watch out, there could be some CRAZY guys in our professional /personal lives, who could give us lot of quick fixes and brush our wisdom. 
Moral of the story:

Just do not conclude that you know everything and do not judge people by mere looks/ attire / stature or academic background. 

Really guys, "I have often regretted my speech - never my silence" .