Session 3 Unfolds: An idea and technology that gets your door bell ringing after a few days by clicking on a PC monitor.

           This week we got lots of raw data which we analyzed to find the course of our voyage. We analyzed past voyages, took some valuable lesions for the upcoming days as well as deciphered extant facts and figures.

           The day started with the words of the CEO of Amazon.com, Jeff Bezos explaining the birth and dynamic technology behind Amazon.com's store. Hearing from the man himself was very absorbing and exciting. The subtle nuances that he touched upon, the live demonstrations, pictures and the pun in between made it a really exciting voyage cruising through unknown calm waters on a sunny day with favorable winds. Today Amazon is there between every customer and quality products. There marketing model gives the utmost importance to technology. The software the site uses and getting this software coded by unknown people for free is also very interesting. It was also exciting to see that even though the company incurred losses in the first few years of its setup the people analyzed the positive patterns in the losses and continued which paid off eventually.

           After analyzing the success story of the yesteryears, it was time to look at the hot news of the day. The economist had come up with the latest issue on the very morning and we looked at a few trends there. One remarkable feature was that in the last year shares of all the major companies from different fields were almost stable but goggle shares had rizen 250% continuing there growth trend from the past. Also we had a peep into the future digital homes and got valuable food for thought for our projects.

           The session ended with the ship entering into the flummoxing territory. We had a little hands-on with flash and there seemed to be light at the end of the tunnel. The winds seem to be too fast as we are required to familiarize ourselves with this territory within a flash and move on to the next phase of the voyage. This phase of the voyage culminated with the ships getting divided in groups of 3 to 4 and pursuing their routes to the destination. The proposal of the roadmap is due for submission in next week. As I am dealing with the html codes of the proposal there is lots of work scheduled for the lunar new year as the planned framework is transformed in reality. But in the mean time wish you all Gong Xi Fa Cai.