How important is flattery in workplace

Many people believe that compliments could get you promotions and favors from your bosses. It may be true at times but may not work always.

However, flattery does work. Numerous surveys conducted in the past confirms that flattery of bosses would help you to go to places, which otherwise, is not possible.

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The question remains, how will you flatter? You can’t make your flattery look obvious, or else it would lose its sheen. Your boss would think that this guy is trying to deceive me, or perhaps, trying to take me for a ride.

Do US VISA fees would be lowered for Indians?

If you have any plans to go to US on an IT assignment, then you have to pay a hiked fee, which US have assigned to all those who are looking to come to United states to work in the IT industry.

The step was taken some time back, and Indians feel that they have been unduly targeted, as many Indian IT professionals work and go to US every year.

There has been lots of talk about VISA fee rise before the US president Barrack Obama was scheduled to visit, but the US government had categorically stated that India had not been targeted; there are some other countries that would also have to pay a higher fee for obtaining VISA on a trip to US.

US move to increase the VISA fee is to obtain extra funds in order to protect its border with Mexico.

The VISA fee rise would give a lot of boost to US finances. The move is expected to make US finances richer by $600M.

On top of VISA fee hike, the state of Ohio ban on outsourcing jobs to foreign countries would also put forward to the American delegation in India.

According to Gary Locke, US commerce secretary, Ohio outsourcing ban had affected India, as India in not a part of Government Procurement Agreement (GPA).

Facebook launches new Mobile app

Facebook had come up with a new initiative in the world of mobile advertising. The largest social networking site has launched a feature, which would help merchants to promote their businesses through Facebook’s mobile application.

The merchants would now be able to offer special deals through mobile application. The move would help companies to increase their customer data base, and also offer its existing customers, a chance to grab discounts and coupon offers.

What is striking is the new initiative by facebook would change mobile advertising and mobile internet browsing for better. It is expected that companies would now take mobile advertising more seriously, there would be some competition expected to take place in the near future for mobile ad space.

However, facebook sources have cleared the air on how the charges would apply. The largest social networking site won’t charge merchants directly for using the application, but rather make them purchase advertising space to offer better deals and coupons on facebook.

Agriculture would be the main agenda during Obama’s visit

In terms of business, agriculture would take centre stage as discussions are expected to hover around agriculture during President Barrack Obama’s visit to India this week.

The main point of discussion would be to have better food security for the people of India.

There would be talk of how technologies could be brought in to increase food security for Indian people. For instance, technologies would be brought in the picture to discuss the use of technologies to predict the weather, and finally to increase the food production and bring it to the people.

How technologies impact food security would be one of the main issues of discussion during President Barrack Obama’s visit to India this Saturday.

India is also likely to play a greater role in cooperating with United States to support and implement development programs in African countries.

According to white house sources, President Obama’ team is likely to hold talks with the farmers In Mumbai, and seek their ideas to increase the level of cooperation in the food sector.

The bottom line is the talks, to use technologies along with other innovative programs in areas of agriculture, which would lead to betterment and increased cooperation between the two countries.

Chip war between Intel and Nvidia

Intel has locked horns over Nvidia filed case against the chip giant.

The real trouble that has cropped up is Intel’s acquiring of Nvidia patents graphics technologies. Intel has got the right to Nvidia’s patent in a deal which took place in the year 2004. It was a period when Nvidia’s CEO Jen – shun Huang had witnessed a deal with the firm for a graphics design technology, which Intel was desperately seeking to lift its standard of Graphics design.

Nvidia had already established itself in video gaming sector, with its superior graphics design.

However, the turning point came when Nvidia joined hands with Intel in November 2004, but the deal always faced setbacks from the outset. According to Nvidia chief Jen- Shun Huang, Intel breached the deal, even during the initial period; Intel began selling the Nvidia bundled chip-set along with Intel’s CPU at a price which was lower than the price of CPU.

The move offset Nvidia marketing stability. Intel shunned Nvidia chip-sets, instead began using its own chip-sets, in its advance CPU called Nehalem. Nvidia has stressed the fact that its chip sets would have certainly covered the new Intel’s CPU Nehalem.

The problems continued, and now many leading computer firms won’t like to take on Intel by buying Nvidia’s chip sets. Intel feels the direct competition Nvidia is posing in the field of graphics design. It remains to be seen where the lawsuit would head to.

Will it be a deal for Nvidia from Intel, or the case would proceed to its legal course.