TRUMP'S TRIUMPH TRUMPET

TRUMP'S TRIUMPH TRUMPET

NEWS:

• US Presidential election results saw Donald Trump emerge victorious and he will be in sworn in as the forty-fifth President of the country in January 2017. 

• The Republican presidential nominee secured the 270 electoral votes needed to win the White House. In doing so, he completed the biggest upset in modern political history, beating his Democratic challenger, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, as well as one of the most promising fields of Republican candidates in a generation.

• While Clinton had a higher share of the popular vote than Trump, the Republican was able to take a series of battleground states including Florida, Ohio and North Carolina, before stunningly carrying Pennsylvania, a state that had not backed a Republican for president since 1988.

VIEWS:

• President Barak Obama on Wednesday said he was heartened by Donald Trump's call for unity after his stunning victory .

• Satya Nadella in a LinkedIn post congratulated president-elect Donald Trump, and said that Microsoft looks forward to "working with all those elected yesterday. Our commitment to our mission and values are steadfast, and in particular fostering a diverse and inclusive culture."

• "I pledge to every citizen of our land, that I will be a president for all Americans," Trump said. "And this is so important to me. He added: "It is time for us to come together as one united people."

THE MUSE:

• President-elect Donald Trump once said, “I will build a great, great wall on our southern border.” But it turns out that glorious promise may wind up being a modest fence.

• 'Americans have just screwed the world yet again,' said Syed Tashfin Chowdhury, a Bangladeshi who has several close friends in the US. 

• 'I'm very afraid, will there be more wars? Will America attack Muslim countries again?' asked Indonesian activist Alijah Diete as Donald Trump edged closer to a shock victory in the US election.

• Rebecca Gomez, 22, told NBC News. "I'm Mexican, but I was born in the United States. I'm afraid people won't care about that, though. I'm afraid they will be violent."

• Trump's radical views on immigration, if practiced in real life, will turn out to be a nightmare for Indians holding the H1B visas in the US. Given the implications, Indians followed the US elections closely. And as Trump delivered his victory speech, many took to Twitter to respond to the news and his seeming reformed, civil self.

MODI’S BIG BLOW ON BLACK MONEY

MODI’S BIG BLOW ON BLACK MONEY

News:

• Rs 500, Rs 1000 notes are banned and Rs 2000 notes are introduced from 12 AM 9th November 2016.

• Citizens have 50 days from November 10th to December 30 to return notes and Banks and Post offices.

Views:

• Prime Minister of India, Modi :  India takes a historic step to fight corruption, black money, terrorism and counterfeited currency. 

• Union Finance Minister, Arun Jaitley: A lot of black money will be forced into the banking system with the demonetization move.

• Former Attorney General of India and eminent lawyer, Soli Sorabjee: A bold and innovative move. However taxpayers nothing to worry about.

The Muse:

• Demonetization in Indian history: 
• The first was when Rs 1,000, Rs 5,000, and Rs 10,000 notes were taken out of circulation in January 1946, a year and a half before the country won independence from British.

• It was on 16 January 1978 that the country was told that the janata party coalition, which had assumed office a year earlier, has decided to scrap Rs 1,000. Rs 5,000, Rs 10.000 notes.

• History tells, nothing great resulted with the two previous demonetization steps in independent India in last 69 years.

• Former Finance Minister and senior Congress leader, P. Chidambaram: I don’t understand why Rs 2000 notes have been introduced when Rs 500 and Rs1000 have been demonetized.

• All India Bank Employees Association general secretary CH Venkatachalam:"Everyone knows that black money is mostly in foreign currency, in foreign banks, in gold or in properties and less in cash. Hence, this steps alone is not going to help in unearthing black money".

How To Customize Unique LinkedIn Background Image With Simple Steps?

In the free version of LinkedIn, the most difficult part of uploading is the background image. (Premium subscribers get customized background image templates) The real problem is about half of the background image is blocked by photo, name, personal headline and other details of the profile. The solution is we have to demark the blocked part and the visible part.

 Here, I show how I customized my background image with simple steps.

 1.    Open Microsoft excel sheet.

2.    Fill cell addresses A to O horizontally.

3.    Then vertically A1 to A15, B1 to B15….likewise up to O1 to O 15

•     Copy all the above cells and open in Microsoft paint brush.

 

•    Save the file in PNG format and upload as the background image of your profile as shown below.

• Open in Microsoft paint brush and demark the visible part of your background image as shown below.

• Customize the visible part with your own border.

• Erase everything except your border, demarking the back ground image and the blocked part of your profile.

• Finally, customize your background image with in the visible part of the boarder as shown below.

Your background image is looked differently if you see from your friend’s login. Seek a friend’s help and see your background image from his logged profile. Check, recheck and fix it—fit and perfect within the visible part.

With 450 million professional users and 40 million student users, LinkedIn is a powerful platform to project your profile. Don’t miss the opportunity to make your LinkedIn profile more visually effective to catch the eye of your employer.

FACEBOOK AS A MARKETPLACE

FACEBOOK AS A MARKETPLACE

News:

• Facebook on October 3rd announced a new feature called Marketplace, an e- commerce hub that will initially be available through its mobile app.

• It's designed to provide a single place for users to buy and sell goods and services through the social network.

• Marketplace is currently only available in the US, UK, Australia, and New Zealand on mobile, but the company plans to roll out to other countries and on the desktop in the coming months.

• Selling an item in Marketplace is just as easy as browsing for one. Simply:

         1.    Take a photo of your item, or add it from your camera roll

         2.    Enter a product name, description and price
         3.    Confirm your location and select a category

         4.    Post

• Now anyone looking in your area can find your item and message you if they want to buy it. You can also choose to post to Marketplace and a specific buy and sell group at the same time.

• To keep track of all of your current and past transactions in Marketplace, visit the Your Items section. There, you can view your saved items, products you’ve posted for sale, and all your messages with people.

Views:

•  Mary Ku, Director of Project Management of Facebook:

"450 million people access "buy and sell" groups on the platform monthly, a number that the social network is looking to tap into with Marketplace".

• Moor Insights & Strategy analyst Patrick Moorhead:

"Marketplace brings it with spontaneity. Users go on Craigslist and eBay to shop for products, but on Marketplace, impulse buys will be a thing. This is because browsing through the social network could allow users to see if certain items for sale would catch their eye, and so they might spend more time on the social network". 

The Muse:

• Facebook Marketplace is how different from other online e-commerce competitors? Will Marketplace grow into a service that will challenge the likes of Craigslist’s and eBay’s?

  

Salman Khan’s Mix of Charity and Business

 Salman Khan’s Mix of Charity and Business

News:

• On 30^th September 2016 Actor Salman Khan’s Being Human Foundation ventured into the jewellery segment with the launch of an independent line of diamond jewellery in collaboration with Style Quotient Jewellery Pvt. Ltd. in New Delhi.

• Salman's Mother Salma Khan, sister Arpita Khan Sharma  nephew Ahil sharma and actress waluscha de sousa attended the event.

• The collection includes fashion and fine diamond jewelleries, designed by Style Quotient Jewellery.

• Priced between Rs5,000 and Rs50,000, the jewellery is crafted in 18-carat gold for both women and men.

• A portion of the income for the venture would be spent on charity works.

• The jewellery will be sold through retail stores across the country, with Amazon being the exclusive online partner.

Views:

• Arpita says:
  “The Being Human jewellery is affordable to all the consumers. It’s 70 per cent ladies’ collection and 30 per cent men’s. It is based on the values of Being Human Foundation which is share, care, love and joy”.

• Prasad Kapre, CEO and director at Style Quotient Jewellery :
  Salman Khan’s presence will boost our brand equity and will assist us to move effortlessly into the western and northern regions, which is our focus currently.”

• Sharik Khan(Fan of Salman on Being Human Facebook page):
  “Salman khan is having the biggest heart. Love you bhaijaan may allah give you all the happiness you want our all good wishes are with you love you bhaijaan. A real life hero Salman khan person with the golden heart."

The Muse:

• “I want my fans to buy the product for the quality and value of the products and not for charity,” said Salman khan.

• At a time when the entire nation is debating on whether Pakistani artists should be sent back to their country, Khan shares a different opinion. “They are artists. We have killed the terrorists. Artists are not terrorists. These are two different subjects. They come to our country after acquiring visa, and it’s our government who allows them with the work permit in our country.”