The Google Story
In this information age, we have all the information we need in our finger tips. The role of Google in this is undeniable. At some point or the other, we have all wondered about how on earth do they do it? This book takes tells us how by the name of the Google, they did it.
Reading the book got me really inspired. It really inspired me to believe in myself and in my head, heart etc… And the guys behind it Sergey Brin and Larry Page, well just wish I get the chance to meet them one day and talk to them. And it is not just creating a search engine but the way the stood by their idea and how today it rules the cyber space.
The way it is written is fantastic! It surely deserves a grand appreciation. Just loved the flow and the way the author has managed to make it more like a” detective story”.
For those who want a peek into, one of the greatest inventions of our time, just run faster than a google search and get this book. And for those who are curious about what went into the making of your googling, well just run and get it.
The Tipping Point
Malcolm Gladwell’s The Tipping Point exemplifies its subtitle: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference. Gladwell tells the stories of seemingly minor incidents that build to matters of great consequence. The tipping point, Gladwell writes, is the moment at which an idea catches on and spreads. He uses the metaphor of epidemics to describe these events, posing the questions, “Why is it that some ideas or behaviors or products start epidemics and others don’t? And what can we do to deliberately start and control positive epidemics of our own?”. This idea is similar to that of the “paradigm shift”, which is generally applied to science and our understanding of the world, but Gladwell attempts to show how it affects more mundane things: the sale of Hush Puppies shoes, epidemics, or the fall of crime in New York.
