Enter new year with PageRank 1!

Google has just updated the pagerank values of websites which used to be shown in the google toolbar.
If you don't know what is pagerank then put it simply, it is the indicator of how authoritative your page/blog/site is. It is calculated on a scale of ten.Higher the pagerank, greater the importance of that page, hence more prominence in searches and hence more traffic to that page.
I m glad to announce that the pagerank of this blog which till y'day was 0 is now updated to 1. Wow how ecstatic I am!

Hence I have put up the page rank button as you can see in the left sidebar.

Site which has made it to the elite 10/10 PageRank this year is CNN.com. Wordpress.com and Twitter.com is now on 9/10.
If you own a blog quickly check your page rank.Maybe it has increased !
So what is your pagerank? Check it here .
Boy, what a way to usher in the new year! I am sure Google has made a lot of people happy today!

I wish a successful and a prosperous year ahead to all the readers of my Weblog. Thank you for all your support and participation in the year 2008. You can expect a lot of improvement in all areas in 2009.(Who knows maybe a change of domain itself?)
For now,lets celebrate and welcome the year of the OX!

How much is your blog worth?

I came across through a nice tool to compute how much your blog is worth from Dane Carlson’s Business Opportunities Weblog. The tool computes a dollar value for your blog using the same link-to-dollar ratio as the recent sale of Weblogs, Inc. to America Online:
How Much Is Your Blog Worth?

I would not have even given it a shot except that it was endorsed by Technorati(the google of blogging?) 
So actually all you have to do is give the url of the blog and it magically computes the value of your blog using some algorithms of technorating ranking,backlinks etc. 
I tried it for this blog and this is what came out:

        My blog is worth $2,822.70.
How much is your blog worth?

 Now I don't know what can I do with that data but it sure feels nice to know that your blog is worth something.!
This is what technorati has to say about this tool:

"We here at Technorati think that all your blogs are priceless. But when Weblogs Inc. was bought by AOL a few weeks ago, Tristan Louis did the math. He figured out how much each blog in the Weblogs Inc. stable was worth, based on their Technorati rank.
Inspired, Dane Carlson whipped up a handy little calculator with the Technorati API. Just enter your blog URL to see how much it's "worth" using the Weblogs/AOL math. Give it a try!

Let me know how much is your blog worth.

Is war an option?

I did not think that things would come to this. When Mumbai happened and the whole nation erupted with anger and lamentation, it seemed that the nation has come together but for what? Now since the grief has settled there's a possibility doing rounds in emails,blogs,smses and the news is as usual filled with it. The possibility of an INDO-PAK war.

Even if I remove the basic fact that I am an Indian, the opinion still exists that Pakistan should have behaved more responsibly not only as a neighbouring state but also as a global citizen. After all which country will deny one of its own sons whose identity is established beyond all doubt.
And yes, I know most of us agree on the theory and know Pakistan should have done better but still I never imagined that in this age , even speculation about a war between two nuclear powered nations could come up.And it has not remained a coffee table discussion any more with the nuclear committees in both the countries having secret meetings, the option seems really an option.

I received an sms which said " vote:  should india go for war? count :  war:69  no war:10 dont break the count".Clearly , we are stretched far beyond our limits.
So should India go for war? What is your opinion?

Remembering Christ.

"The kingdom of God is within you.
                                                                                    - Luke 17:21

 

Christmas is the time to refresh our memories with the teachings of the great one.Let us all once again pause and listen, he is speaking.... and with his words in our hearts let us celebrate.

Merry Christmas to all of you!

The Art of Living provides a healing touch in SA.

The Art of Living has been continuously working towards providing relief for prisoners. This is a recent article covering the programme by BBC.

"Breathe in... And let go," she repeats.
The prisoners have their eyes shut, listening to her soothing voice.
They appear at peace with themselves.
"I can't see any smiles!" Ansuya says, and wide, honest grins appear on their faces.
They stand in their bright orange uniforms, flinging their arms up in a flurry of stretches.
Some inmates take it very seriously, others treat it like a bit of a lark, but it is clear that the lessons are popular. .......

Read the whole article here : BBC LINK