Tag: Indianomics

  • Indianomics TV: Watch top videos now!

    Indianomics TV: Watch top videos now!

    I have been posting videos on Indianomics TV since October last year. Starting with Tata Hexa review (very armature), I have now added 34 videos on various topics, predominantly Cars & Bikes.

    Here is a playlist I have created with all of the best performing videos. Do not forget to like, share and subscribe to my YouTube channel.

    Here is an overview of videos!

    1. Tata Hexa Sound and Music System Review

    Tata Hexa’s much touted audio system is awesome and among the best in a class even higher than where Hexa is positioned. The 10 JBL speakers produce clean sound that makes your ride enjoyable.

    Song played in the video is Dada Dasse Re from movie Udta Punjab.

    2. Tata Hexa Off Roading capabilities

    Tata Hexa is an upcoming car from Tata Motors. The video here captures its off-roading capabilities using various drive mode and hill assist.

    Read the full review of Tata Hexa on Indianomics.

    3. TATA TIGOR Unique Review – Indianomics | Infotainment, Price, Performance

    At invitation of Tata Motors, ~60 bloggers met in Delhi to review the all new Tata Tigor, the styleback car. Based on Tiago, Tigor is a compact sedan that looks absolutely great. The car looks stunning and had a lot of passerby interested in it! We even had a review on the fly from one of them!

    ‘This is not your normal review but an experience of Tigor Styleback event!

    In this video, we drive from Aerocity in Delhi to Gurgaon in Tata Tigor Petrol and Diesel engined cars – en route visiting the Heritage Museum. My co-partners at the media drive were the gorgeous Dimpi Sanghvi and Venkatramana Manoharan

    4. TATA TIGOR Acceleration – Indianomics

    Tata Motor’s new Tigor will be launched on 29th of March. This video captures the acceleration of the Tigor petrol engine car that I drove from Delhi to Haryana.

    5. A Day In Park with my die cast car models

    I took out my small collection of die cast models of marquee cars and here is the result. Few nice pictures and videos that is fun. Though the video has not clocked as much views, I personally get a great satisfaction watching my die cast cars jumping and getting crazy at a children’s park near my place.

    6. Why you should wear a helmet! Bhandardhara Accident live recording

    PS: The date was not set on the cam, hence 2016. Incident happened on 24 June 2017.

    Video taken by Shiv Vishwakarma, my friend who rode with us to Bhandardhara. We had stopped at a location where I had shot video previously, exactly when we saw this accident happen on the curve ahead.

    A Hero Honda CD 100 was hit by Red Maruti WagonR who took a long turn. Both were to blame, primary though was the Wagon R who took the wrong side. The biker was not wearing a helmet (common across in the rural side, like this one) and had his headphone on.

    It did not appear that his outer injuries were life-threatening, with no way we could identify inner impact. We stopped a few vehicles but no one was interested in helping. After about 4-5 mins, a small pick up truck came by and agreed to help take him to the nearest hospital. We ensured the driver of WagonR, an old man, accompany him to the hospital as well.

    7. Hemal Shah’s #HexaExperience | Indianomics Quick Bytes

    The video was shot last year by Tata Hexa team! All credits to Tata Motors to get out all the blogger videos out on their YouTube Channel. I do not know WHY I NEVER SAW THIS! They uploaded them two months after the event, may be that is why? Haha… here is uploading it on my channel for all my subscribers to see.

    They got my blog name wrong! The URL shown in the video is pre-2009 domain blog and I wonder from where they got it.

    8. Mumbai to Kerala on Himalayan and Dominar – Road trip to God’s Own Country

    So my fellow TGW wolf, Tyjo Thomas got 7 days off on a short notice. He decided to go on a solo ride to Kerala and back. When he shared it with us, I was quick to decide that I should go along. Thus, with 3 days to go, I started my prep for the ride.

    Subscribe to the channel, click on the bell button so you are among the first ones to watch them!

    Write up of this part of the video, Mumbai to Kerala, is now available at my blog. It has in very detail, the entire route plan and our experiences. Music Credits: https://www.bensound.com

    9. Mumbai – Kerala – Mumbai: A Photo Journey

    Pictures from our recent road trip to Kerala by Hemal and Tyjo on Himalayan and Dominar. Route map and other details are in the follow up video, including the epic Wayanad Choram

  • Limited or no ads – YouTube redefines monetization

    Limited or no ads – YouTube redefines monetization

    So YouTube introduced a new advertiser friendly guidelines, based on which an algorithm reviews all videos and tags these videos automatically to a new set of monetization category. Earlier, YouTube only had either Monetized or Non-Monetized option. Now we also have limited or no ads. I noticed this on my YouTube channel, Indianomics TV recently and was surprised by the move.

    What is Limited or no ads?

    The newly introduced “Limited or no advertisement“, may mean that either there will be no advertisement at all or very few adverts. The lack of advertisement under this category is not restricted by YouTube, but given the categorization, advertisers may be wary of pushing their ads on these videos.

    And even if the adverts do make their way, chances are that money they will be charged would be very less than other comparable fully monetized adverts, and then by keywords. Demand for such advert slots will be more popular with new small scale advertisers as well, then? I sure can guess that it will. And hopefully keep up with the current revenue stream? YouTube has listed their Advertiser friendly guidelines, which every YouTuber should be familiar about.

    What does this mean to me as a YouTuber?

    As some of you may already know that I operate a small YouTube channel by my blog name, Indianomics. I am using Google AdSense for close to 12 years now on this blog, but never made enough money to get a cheque of $100! Yes, I have not been using AdSense right enough. Then there were many years that I did not publish adverts at all.

    It so happened that I pushed my latest video of Yeti, my Royal Enfield Himalayan, completing a year with me. The video got about 300 hits before Google’s new Limited or no advertisement icon showed up. And I wondered, what was wrong with the video immediately. This Limited or no ads thing is surely an area of concern for me, as this does have the possibility of reducing my ad income, even though minuscule, further.

    I guess many other YouTuber’s videos were hit by this new status and panic is surely to set in. What if I stop making money on these videos? It does not impact me, but those who make money from YouTube’s advertisement are hoping they do not get impacted.

    So what not to do? Is there a cheat list?

    Well there is no definite cheat list, for starters, go about complying fully to Google’s YouTube content guidelines. guidelines like Community, Monetization and Basic Polices, and advertiser friendly guideline. More importantly our topic, the last one – advertisers are at the core of YouTube’s revenue generation for itself and content creators. Hence, ensure you are following all of the guidelines.

    Second, ensure your content or content description does not have the following.

    What not to do on YouTube?
    Any form of Violence or WeaponsWeapons, attack (gamers beware), kill, death, gun, ammo, ammunition, bullets, grenade, missile, assault, slaughter, punish, suicide,
    Controversial subjectsTerrorism, drugs, other general controversies prevalent at that time, alcohol, abuse, rape,
    Inappropriate or Hateful languageSwear words (all of the most common) like fuck, shit, damn, crap, jerk, ugly. Hateful content like homophobia, negative tones on god, faith, or any other current issues at the time.
    Harmful or dangerous activityhacking, passwords, crack, selling dangerous goods like drugs and other explosive content,

  • Analytics: 2013 In Blogging – A Year that didn't change much

    So JetPack sent me an email with a report that did impress me. It was good to see a different perspective of your blog using analytics. There were things that really did surprise me, which included the fact that all my blockbuster (if you can call them that) posts were published before 2013, and the best one was published in 2009. It has also recommended that I write on topics that have performed well in the past. Well, good advice I say. 🙂

    Below is a snap shot of how Indianomics performed in the year 2013.

    Crunchy numbers

    The concert hall at the Sydney Opera House holds 2,700 people. This blog was viewed about 19,000 times in 2013. If it were a concert at Sydney Opera House, it would take about 7 sold-out performances for that many people to see it. In 2013, there were 35 new posts, growing the total archive of this blog to 78 posts.

    The busiest day of the year was October 2nd with 209 views. The most popular post that day was A Place for Lovers & Couples in Mumbai.

    This report only shows data since you connected Jetpack.

    Mismatch

    Some of the things mentioned here are a mismatch and the report still is not bug free though. For example, it said I added 35 new posts in 2013, totaling the archive of my blog to 78 posts – but in actuality, my blog has 287 Posts in all.

    The 2013 JetPack report for Indianomics.

  • Its a new domain! Indianomics gets its own domain name…

    Hey Folks!

    I have moved my blog from hemalshah.net/blogs to https://indianomics.in

    This move for me personally was somewhat challenging since my domain name housed this blog for a good 5 years, and today the move finally happened. In a way, I felt bad about moving the blog, loosing all the Google Juice I had been getting for all these years. But it had to get its own identity and here we are officially unveiling my new domain.

    The theme is the latest WP Twenty Thirteen, which came standard along with WordPress 3.6 version. Over the coming days, I may change it or make it more usable.

    Thank you all my regular readers, who have been a great source of inspiration and my lovely wife who supports my adventures, online and offline.

    Thank you, and keep coming for more!

  • My 200th Post!

    It really took a very long time coming but its finally here! My 200th post!! A journey of more than 5 years took me here at last. I blog very regularly when I am in mood, which rarely happens. But nonetheless, a milestone achieved.

    Thank you all my readers! I am paying my Blog a tribute here for giving me so many nice friends who have in more ways than one helped me improve as a writer and cheered me up!

    Take some cake for 200th Post
    Take some cake for 200th Post

    Thank you to IndiBlogger! Without Indi, I wont have got so many readers! Also, it helped me educate so much more about Blogging and so many resources. Its a must platform for all the bloggers out there.

    Stats - Indianomics
    Stats – Indianomics

    In 2008, I shifted to WordPress and from Blogger and I was floored with WP’s blogging powers. During this journey, there were so many people who helped me grow as a blogger. I thank all of them sincerely for being great supporters and critics alike. Thank you very much. 🙂

    Here is a list of must read blog posts.

    Life is Cool – A sweet poem inspired by the Rainbow I saw while traveling on the Mumbai Suburban Railways

    Akshaya Patra and generous deed – “Akshaya Patra” means an inexhaustible vessel. My article for Akshaya Patra IndiBlogger contest. It was written for the sheer thought that every blog post will earn 50 children a Meal

    The Seconds Effect! Will Tata DoCoMo change market Dynamics – Tata Docomo had launched in 5 circles already and was readying its offerings for other cities as well. I had written this article about Tata Docomo because this enterant was sure to shake up things in what was then a some-what stable market. This post is also special because Tata Docomo Marketing team themselves landed up on my post to comment and reply to those who complained.

    ChangeMind Ver 1.0 – No more caste differences – Its one crazy idea of inventing a technology to change the mindset of people with Cast Differences. Though this is purely fictional and a complete non-brainer, I have tried to tell you all what I feel about how does this caste differences work so badly for people who are in love.

    Airtel Ad: Timeless Goodbye – The new Airtel ad where they launch their 3G services is reviewed. Created by JWT, this ad triumphed Tata Docomo’s 3G (though sober and cute) advert by miles. Docomo was the first to launch 3G. It touched emotional chord with its users, particularly those unmarried love couples.

    What is your favorite topping for a Pizza? – I have this tendency to write about complete non-brainers you see :P. Here I have shared my favorite Pizza Toppings 🙂 and others did theirs too 😀

    Sugar Cane Juice – the old way – I came across a completely wooden Sugar Cane machine, crushed using the power of hands. Never tasted Sugar Cane juice as sweetest as this 😀

    The Sahyadris – Some pictures I & The Sahyadris – Some pictures II – I had been to a short trip down to Goa via Konkan and these are the snaps that I took early morning from the train. I was completely mystified with the beauty of nature. Its awesome to say the least. Am sure there are much more beautiful places on earth, but for me this trip will remain memorable.

    The Chinese Noodle with Japanese Sauce and Thai Phuket Phad Ka Corw – My first time having Thai food. Details of what we ordered and how much i liked having Thai…

    A Place for Lovers in Mumbai – After lunch, I was talking to my friends outside our office. A topic we discussed was Lover’s place in Mumbai. Suddenly pictures of Bandra Bandstand, Borivali National Park (Kanheri Caves), Juhu Beach and Airol Garden were flashing in minds of each one of us. Its hard still to find a place for couples in Mumbai?

    Women and their addiction to men’s height! – Once I was having a lighter discussion with my mom when she revealed that she would have preffered a taller man to a same heighted or slightly tall. My dad is taller, but not much. This forced me to think, and then write, about  why women have this addiction to men’s height

    Air India and its never ending woes – The official carrier of India fondly called as ‘Maharaja’ is in financial doldrums. Air India has everything it possibly can, except for productivity. I tried to suggest a few things on how we can bring about a change in the fortunes of Air India. This post was chosen for Tangy Tuesday’s at Blog Adda

    Evening @ Summer Funk – Shaimak Davar’s Dance academy conducts its Annual show for parents and children alike. This evening was really special coz I saw Deaf people dancing!! When I saw deaf people dancing, I was taken aback. How in the world do they do it? And such coordination of steps left my mouth opened for minutes!

    Tata Nano’s Copycats – Ferrari’s and Fiat’s Nano? Scoop Pictures of New FIAT 600 and Ferrari F634 – April Fool Scoop – I tinkered with Tata Nano pictures to give you a look at fictional Ferrari F634 one and Fiat 600 Based on Tata Nano. Do you  think the pictures seemingly real?

    Painfully Sweet Memories – A change in relationship hurts, a very personal post.

    Praise them and kick them – Media reports saying “Why Sachin created hopes in Billions of Indians about a turn of tide and filed to finish it?” forced me to write this post. This post is featured in Blogjunta Editor’s Choice.

    This post is also dedicated to my love of life.