Drishtikone.com will have a new avatar on Aug 15, 2010.

3. Why blog? “I Want to express” “I couldn’t be a journalist, so this is my media” “I am pissed off with my spouse, so this is my ranting place” OR I want to express my view to affect people in my own way through intelligent writing and make that endeavour an economically viable alternative

5. I was NOT in it for “ranting” or “raving”

7. Drishtikone’s Importance Drishtikone was launched in Aug, 2005 Drishtikone is one of the oldest blogs from India (5 years) [part of the content is from pre-drishtikone days of my blog writing] Most of my contemporaries, though wonderful bloggers have stopped blogging (Most bloggers don’t remain active beyond 2 years) Consistently, high frequency of content (53,400 Google indexed pages in 5 years = ~29.2 pages a day for 6 years every day!!) A very flexible, powerful, robust platform for future growth as a real media platform (ability to add audios, videos, slideshows etc) Its one thing to have great content on a blog - quite another to create compelling and quality content for half a decade every day without break in such large numbers!!

8. New Structure

9. Star Bloggers & Columnist’s Requirement & Profile Socially active and connected individual (online and offline) Powerful writer and thinker Can write original content with regularity (no copying from elsewhere or reposting of content) Good hold of grammar, vocabulary and language (Hindi or English)

10. Editor’s requirements and profile Socially active and connected individual (online and offline) Creative individual who can generate new content, create and manage contests, online events, competitions and aggregate existing content to create new content (eg; “9 ways to earn more money” – out of investment blogs posts) Perfect hold on Grammar, vocabulary and language and ability + time to make edits on posts within her/his channel