http://www.greatdrivingchallenge.com/ee/index.php en maitis@gmail.com Copyright 2009 2009-08-19T04:30:40+00:00 http://www.greatdrivingchallenge.com/ee/index.php/cedia/blog/pictures_from_the_venue/ http://www.greatdrivingchallenge.com/ee/index.php/blog/pictures_from_the_venue/#When:04:30:40Z While we are still waiting for the videos from HML team, here are some snaps. 2009-08-19T04:30:40+00:00 http://www.greatdrivingchallenge.com/ee/index.php/cedia/blog/hello_hello/ http://www.greatdrivingchallenge.com/ee/index.php/blog/hello_hello/#When:01:11:01Z There was a coded message in my last post, but it seems no one picked it up :( You say Goodbye, but I say hello? Hello… Hello TGDC Fans? Please watch this space for some exciting announcements. Also the lucky FAN winners for Singapore trip (F1) will be posted shortly. Don’t go away. We will be right back. 2009-08-19T01:11:01+00:00 http://www.greatdrivingchallenge.com/ee/index.php/cedia/blog/so_long_tgdc/ http://www.greatdrivingchallenge.com/ee/index.php/blog/so_long_tgdc/#When:06:32:42Z Thank you all, for being with us, every day, on this amazing journey. 2009-08-17T06:32:42+00:00 http://www.greatdrivingchallenge.com/ee/index.php/cedia/blog/tgdc_winner_announcement_jam_at_blue_frog/ http://www.greatdrivingchallenge.com/ee/index.php/blog/tgdc_winner_announcement_jam_at_blue_frog/#When:03:50:51Z 2009-08-16T03:50:51+00:00 http://www.greatdrivingchallenge.com/ee/index.php/cedia/blog/telegram/ http://www.greatdrivingchallenge.com/ee/index.php/blog/telegram/#When:06:06:06Z BLOGGER IS AWAY FROM TOWN. STOP. PARANOID ON SEEING NUMEROUS MASKED MEN AT AIRPORT AND SITTING NEXT TO A CABBIE WITH SOME SERIOUS COUGH (AND NO MASK). STOP. NOW BLOGGER THINKS HE TOO HAS A SORE THROAT. STOP. SINGLE SHOT EXPRESSO @ CCD HAS NOT HELPED AT ALL. STOP. BLOGGER IS HAPPY THAT GOD SENT DAY 4,5,6 & 7 PRIZES BEFORE WEEKEND. BLOGGER MISSES HIS BLOG. STOP. WITH NO POWER AT THE TERMINAL AND A LIMPING DATA-CARD, THIS TELEGRAM IS IT FOR THE DAY. STOP. P.S. WINNER ANNOUNCEMENTS NOW SCHEDULED FOR 7PM ON 17TH 2009-08-14T06:06:06+00:00 http://www.greatdrivingchallenge.com/ee/index.php/cedia/blog/the_thin_line/ http://www.greatdrivingchallenge.com/ee/index.php/blog/the_thin_line/#When:12:16:25Z A passionate fan following TGDC brought an incidence of plagiarism to my notice today. If you are not familiar with plagiarism, please visit this link here It is often difficult to draw a line between original content and ‘inspired’ content. Thanks to sophisticated software tools and the power of persistence of human memory, it is relatively easy (now) to sniff out “blog posts” which do not contain original text. Yes - we know it is lot of pressure on contestants to drive and blog and tweet etc - but in case you cant do it, just chill. Be yourself and do not worry about the stupid rules. You know TGDC Jury loves to follow their heart, and the last thing they would like to hear is that a post is “cut & pasted’. TGDC Fans - this is not such a big deal. Trust me, we all hunt for cool stuff on the net. However it makes sense to acknowledge the source, or link the original source of information to a post. 2009-08-12T12:16:25+00:00 http://www.greatdrivingchallenge.com/ee/index.php/cedia/blog/hey/ http://www.greatdrivingchallenge.com/ee/index.php/blog/hey/#When:08:47:42Z Well, Well, Well - in these days and times, ANYTHING can happen Update Wednesday (12th) noon - Finally it looks like doc is good and all sobered up. So the ‘temporary’ restraint is now off. Quote: Day 5 is good !! All 3 are getting good coverage !! ...This is satisfying !! Team TGDC you made me Happy today !...Now all are in the game with equal advantage !! ..remaining days would be more exciting !!.....I am not at war ! but this is what i des…ired ! ..This professional coverage from your end !! ...No anger now ! ..but i am Hungry for more !....Yeh Dil Mange more !! ...Thanks   2009-08-11T08:47:42+00:00 http://www.greatdrivingchallenge.com/ee/index.php/cedia/blog/winners_-_round_iii/ http://www.greatdrivingchallenge.com/ee/index.php/blog/winners_-_round_iii/#When:04:40:44Z The third round of winner announcements for the “daily lucky draw” are in from the CRM team. The gifts will be sent out by our offline partner Encompass, after verification. Lucky Winners (Nike Glove) 1. Pavan Muthappa Biddatanda 2. Mukesh Kumar Hissariya 3. Harini Saladi 4. Shafquat Rana 5. Remya Kumar 6. Manoj Jain 7. Apurva Seth 8. Smita Sen Khambaswadkar Grand Prize Winners (of the Day) 1.Dr. K.S.Anand - Navigation Device (from GoGo India) 2.Amit Kishore - Tracking Device (from AutoTrack India) Regret the delay in releasing these results. We received these names today morning. 2009-08-11T04:40:44+00:00 http://www.greatdrivingchallenge.com/ee/index.php/cedia/blog/winners_-_round_ii/ http://www.greatdrivingchallenge.com/ee/index.php/blog/winners_-_round_ii/#When:04:35:56Z The second round of winner announcements for the “daily lucky draw” are in from the CRM team. The gifts will be sent out by our offline partner Encompass, after verification. Lucky Winners (Nike Glove) 1.Atulay Nehra 2.Thangamma Cariaapa 3.Joshua Karthik 4.Karan Deep Singh Suri 5.Keerthi 6. Ajay Khatri 7.Asma Quadri 8.Shubham Joshi Grand Prize Winners (of the Day) 1.Adil Bandukwala - Navigation Device (from GoGo India) 2.Diya Nanjapa - Tracking Device (from AutoTrack India) 2009-08-11T04:35:56+00:00 http://www.greatdrivingchallenge.com/ee/index.php/cedia/blog/the_tgdc_fan_-_insights_from_facebook/ http://www.greatdrivingchallenge.com/ee/index.php/blog/the_tgdc_fan_-_insights_from_facebook/#When:20:59:24Z One of the interesting things about Facebook (or Google Services) is the power of insight & analytics. I was curious to see the pattern of growth of Fans of TGDC on Facebook, the demographics and the activity levels over a time window (when people comment, like, share a link etc). TGDC has never been advertised on Facebook, but it is good to see a steady growth in its fan following. Many readers of this blog have now moved to the TGDC Page on Facebook, where they are extremely vocal with their comments. The speed of updates on Facebook are lot faster (run by a younger and smarter colleague @EC), and lot of good content is bookmarked regularly on the page. I checked with our team about creation of a “fan Interaction” page within the short time window - they are looking into it. Meanwhile I will also check out if it is possible to do more on the Facebook page. Here are some insights from the TGDC Facebook page, that you may find interesting   2009-08-10T20:59:24+00:00