Strangely London

Yes It is strangely London!

I wondered what a big city feel would be like...
LON, PAR, NYC are cities that I had heard that are the biggest cities in the world..known for the fast life and
most upmarket trends..
and guess what i find strange...it is closer to home...much deeper..i guess...

There is a typical indian culture...which i believe is very much a part of the London city..now..
Or maybe for some undecided reason... being an Indian..I see things through an Indian lens..

The culture is no different..
Buying your degrees..getting your work done...people selling mangoes on streets...by calling out...
An attitude that is stuffed in all of us...an air of superiority for nothing..

What comes more a disbelief is the Indians the so called British Indians...who have raj in their blood..no what I mean...the babugiri..of the old british colony..

It is strange that how we indians get bought with little money and pomp and show....it is easy to buy what u want...
i see hateful eyes of what is called the confused desi lot...
They cant believe that we Indians can afford to buy I pads in bulk..and that we not only drive only when driven...that not only as they think we have servants to cook our food...but today we have the purchasing power to be driven around in London..too and servants who wil work for us here too...

Its a strange world for me...the further I go the closer I get to home...and find the mindset no different...
and as someone told me very correctly " Kaue har jagah kaale hi hotey hain"

List of Resources

Online - In particular niche 3rd party websites that have good ranking on search engines for your keywords. Eg: The Adventure sports Holidays network of 18 sport and adventure travel related sites: http://www.adventuresportsholidays.com/about/sites.php

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If you are looking to target adventure or sport tourists from the UK then http://www.AdventureSportsHolidays.com is worth checking out.

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Hi Depavali - you should check out http://www.travel-copywriting.com/ we are based in Brighton under an hour from London. Our writers can work on any travel copy writing project you may have - we match writers up with your requirements to ensure a good fit in terms of style you are looking for.

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This post is great, I have discovered some wonderful tools :)

Thanks Jonathan, your ebook was very informative.

I would like to add http://analyzers.pearanalytics.com/ to the list.
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This post is great ;-) THANK you for all the links ;-)

My modest contribution is http://www.pickanews.com

1st multi-media european search engine to keep an eye on printed press / web and TV/radio in Europe... ;-)
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I've created a list in wiki format to help me remember and share the best resources with other digimarketers - mainly digital marketing statistics and tools. These are the most popular over the last couple of months:

http://www.marketing-online.co.uk/wiki/Special:PopularPages

Michael Klusek • This site has a lot of free tutorials about internet marketing. Here is a link to a video of 12 internet marketing strategies to send your site's traffic soaring.
http://ow.ly/SPpY

We've put together a comprehensive list of Social Media Marketing guides, platforms, tools and analytics on our Free Resources pages at http://bit.ly/7Kt7r5

We've also published a variety of news articles, tips and how-tos in the Social Media category of our blog at http://bit.ly/5vncfV - I hope everyone finds these useful.

Any feedback would be appreciated - either here or via comments on the site

Regards
Colin


One more useful resource: http://mcdc.insites.eu (on digital trends)

I use several different analytics tools such as http://getclicky.com , which is cool because everything is in real time. I usually use Quantcast though, I think it's King when it comes to breaking down analytics. http://quantcast.com

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While there really are a variety of tools and resources I use, here are a couple I use often:

Competition / Industry Analysis (I leverage via RSS Feeds):

MoreOver
Link: http://w.moreover.com/categories/category_list_rss.html
Searches over 32,000 news sources and over 320,000 blogs at once on target keywords.

Google Alerts
Link: http://www.google.com/alerts
Sends intel from blogs, news sources, web, video and groups based on your keywords to your email or through RSS. Excellent with use of advanced queries (I know of 6, if you're interested in them just send me a message).

Upcoming
Like: http://upcoming.yahoo.com
Provides you RSS alerts on any new event that matches your selected keyword. Good for learning about conferences, seminars, etc. that would interest you or your competitors are hosting.

PPC Ad Tools / Search Tools / Keyword Tools / Link Analysis / etc.

iTarget
Link: http://itarget.info/
This place just provides a whole plethora of tools that you can take advantage of for your marketing efforts. All free to use.

http://www.spyfu.com - find out what your site and competitors are doing on both paid search spending and estimated organic search effectiveness

I have put together a Facebook page to update social media analytics current stories around web including current trends, tools and expert comments - have a look - http://www.facebook.com/pages/Social-Analytic-ROI/243301891260

If you want to use an analytics tool for direct sales targeting, http://www.webleadsb2b.com Monitor is the tool to get. It provides you with the names of the companies that visit you website.

Excuse me for the self promotion (I am the lead developer for this company), but is really is a usefull product with a VERY nice interface.

Here is a great book on inbound marketing http://blog.123webconnect.com/?p=101

The following is a list of 42 different types / formats of web video that a company might want to consider:

http://www.onemarketmedia.com/blog/2009/12/42-ways-to-use-video-to-grow-your-business/

Digital Tips on Excel, Word, Powerpoint - http://www.univgraph.com/html/digital_tips.html

Undergrounds

Underground..Underground..
Mind the gap..
between these..moving trains..
i catch up a nap
dreams.. of this world underground
harsh realities..above the ground..
it moves ...life speeds..
Londoners up to read..
station by station..
reaching my destination..
nightmares.and ..foreplays...
dark grey skys and sunny days..
imagine imagine all i can
from noting hill to portman
three stops
i got to stop..
Marble Arch..here i am
squeeze me as much as u can
from 6.70 to a 5 pound...
undergrounds..undergrounds..
if there is a sky above..and it has no limits
there is an underground..
u just bought yourself a ticket..

Jan31, 2009 Ascot 1972

Well...if there is going to be replaced by a word it would be LonUndone and not Lon Done..
Its all struggle here... so if you have it in you to fight the odds and get to do anything and everything it takes to earn u a bare minimum few pounds which proabably will not even earn you a decent meal...my friends you are in the right place....
u r welcome to live the way you like...

Best to come when you are teenager here..though I would love to encourage people who come here in their almost mid thirties..
like me...but hey you have to be prepared for a fight...or else you are a gifted one..
Its a perfect place to pursure your passions and studies...but have the money and the pounds ready...
Well another thing,it pays in UK to know the train and bus services..one area that you pay a lot.

Trains@Oyster

So it will pay you ultimately to know your Trains here... the quickest and the best way of transportation in the city.. I know those buses are extremely tempting... but just like Mumbai ....they might not be the best option as there could be a traffic jam and you spend far more time to get to the place that you want to go...
So you have different lines... a timetable is usually available outside all Underground stations... Now the trains can be identified by of course by the name and also more importantly also by the shape of the bogies or the trains.. The fastest line is perhaps the " Central Line"
This is shown in Red...
The line extends right at the centre from Upminister and goes to West Ruislip....
I take the same for my place of work between Marble Arch and to Hanger land and Back...
All the coolest places are along this line... Well Notting Hill which tempts me to Kabir's Oxford and Regent Street.. I would have named that street " Kabir's Apple Store Street" perhaps when Kabir arrives here we can change it.....
So sorry.. I get carried away when it comes to Kabir...
So you have the Central Line, the district Line and the Piccadily Line, Northern line, Bakerloo line, Jubilee, City Line, Metropolitan Line... So what you need to do is the following as you leave from home
1. Get the name of the station: Where From and Where to.
2. Get the Postcodes of the places
3. Please enter the same on the Travel Planner on the apple and
4. Get the names of the trains that you would be changing on that line..
5. Get an umbrella, put over your thick jacket and simply get out!!!
6. Yes before I end please purchase an oysetr card its a cheaper way of travelling ...pay 5 quids and if u have money get your card registered.. and then pay as you go....ie.. Keep topping your card up..
So go for it!!
Londons all set for you

Three Important Things here

Well you need a comp...preferably an apple....u need google maps (To check the post codes) and you need an Oyster card and a url: Travel Planner...
If you have these well my friend you are all set to say your first Hellos to this city....
You can very well find your way and all the courtsies of the people and the city will be extended to you...
A recent article a news item on Prince Harry..that has caught everybody's attention is that he had to apologize for calling an asian friend a name...
London is an extremely cosmopolitan city... You could find almost all possible races walking down the same aisle and with the same dignity...
Well yes but all that you need as I mentioned is the above.... an apple...an oyster card and a google map which guides you...
You see unfortunately it took me a week to realise what I share with you in this very second is that this city rather the country works on Postcodes that something that we almost dont remember in our own country sometimes....
The postcode gives you an identity here...
I would have love to be attached to for example the post code SW61UU... this code is for Fulham where I spent good 21 days...
Extremely nice and peaceful neighbourhood with Hammersmith towards its left and Kengsington on its right, the most expensive area in London... I believe Laxmi Mittal has bought a property here that where you have to use a car to go from one end to another...
Anyways so yes we had the Chelsea club on one side and the Fulham broadway on the other...
Anyways so all this comes in Zone1... and I was on the district line...
So those are the three things... please remember Kabs those are the priority... you have the apple and google map- u need the Oyster Card only buddy and you are all set..

London Ups and Downs

London has shown me the good and the bad....
I saw the Big Ben and when i was trying to see that I had enough money in my pocket to get me back home..
I have been up and down the famous "Oxford Street" , "Trafalgar Square", to find a job in the cold..and run through Hyde Park and Piccadily to cross over to save money on the Oyster Card....
with the Chelsea Club right next to me...
I have walked uphill and almost looked into the Wimbledon stadium trying to find my way to try and get myself a contact and pick my medicines...
It has been a bit of journey...
I have known London from Hayes to Canary Wharf... all on foot....
London was a dream and I thought this was a path to fulfilling a bigger dream...that of my parents and those which I want for my friend.....Kabir........

I really look forward to the days that I will be able to welcome them in my small house in the area that I really want to be... perhaps Notting Hill...
Make them comfortable and present to them all that is beautiful that is within the city....
London is a very different city... here I have decided since my initial days I still find a lot that I will have to learn I will have to see and as I am still not quiet a part of this society and this culture I will pen down my thoughts....
and all that I find here so that when I am gone or not here my friend never has to be in trouble or looking out for something that he needs...and feels that he is restricted or unaware about....
so I have decided that I will keep mentioning everything that comes to my mind....
My ultimate goal in my life is that I should be able to have the wishes and the dreams of my friend and my parents and sis fulfilled... what more could anyone want..... A smile from those who are the closest to my heart....and I can die peacefully....
But as there is lots that I need to go ahead with I will do that right away...
I need Gods blessings for any and everything.......so Sai I seek your blessings always...