Google already getting information take-down requests: Source

Google is already getting requests to remove personal information from search results after Europe's top court ruled that subjects have "right to be forgotten," a source said.

SAN FRANCISCO: Google is already getting requests to remove objectionable personal information from its search engine after Europe's top court ruled that subjects have the "right to be forgotten," a source familiar with the matter said on Wednesday. 

The world's No. 1 internet search company has yet to figure out how to handle an expected flood of requests after Tuesday's ruling, said the source, who is not authorized to speak on the record about the issue. 

The decision by the Court of Justice of the European Union, which affects the region's 500 million citizens, requires that internet search services remove information deemed "inadequate, irrelevant or no longer relevant." Failure to do so can result in fines. 

"There's many open questions," Google executive chairman Eric Schmidt said at the company's annual shareholder meeting on Wednesday in response to a question about the ruling and its implications on Google's operations. 

"A simple way of understanding what happened here is that you have a collision between a right to be forgotten and a right to know. From Google's perspective that's a balance," Schmidt said. "Google believes having looked at the decision, which is binding, that the balance that was struck was wrong." 

He was not asked about the recent take-down requests. 

Google will need to build up an "army of removal experts" in each of the 28 European Union countries, including those where Google does not have operations, the source said. Whether those staffers merely remove controversial links or actually judge the merits of individual take-down requests are among the many questions Google has yet to figure out, the source said. 

Europeans can submit take-down requests directly to internet companies rather than to local authorities or publishers under the ruling. If a search engine elects not to remove the link, a person can seek redress from the courts. 

The criteria for determining which take-down requests are legitimate is not completely clear from the decision, said Jeffrey Rosen, a law professor at the George Washington University and head of the National Constitution Center. 

The ruling seems to give search engines more leeway to dismiss take-down requests for links to webpages about public figures, in which the information is deemed to be of public interest. But search engines may err on the side of caution and remove more links than necessary to avoid liability, said Rosen, a long-time critic of such laws. He was asked by Google to speak to reporters on Tuesday's ruling, but has no formal relationship with the company. 

Search engines will also have to authenticate requests, he noted, to ensure that the person seeking a link's removal is actually the one he or she claims to be. 

Google is the dominant search engine in Europe, commanding about 93% of the market, according to StatCounter global statistics. Microsoft's Bing has 2.4% and Yahoo has 1.7%. 

Google has some experience dealing with take-down requests in its YouTube video website, which has a process to remove uploads that infringe copyrights. Google has automated much of the process with a ContentID system that automatically scans uploaded videos for particular content that media companies have provided to YouTube. 

Google may be able to create similar technology to address the EU requirements, said BGC Partners analyst Colin Gillis. 

Even if Google does not automate the process, the extra cost of hiring staffers is likely to be insignificant to a company that generated roughly $60 billion in revenue last year, Gillis said. If Google were to pay staffers $15 an hour to process take-down requests, for example, the company could get a million hours of work for $15 million, he said. "It's the cost of doing business for them." 

Google has said it is disappointed with the ruling, which it noted differed dramatically from a non-binding opinion by the ECJ's court adviser last year. That opinion said deleting information from search results would interfere with freedom of expression. 

Yahoo is "carefully reviewing" the decision to assess the impact for its business and its users, a spokeswoman said in a statement. "Since our founding almost 20 years ago, we've supported an open and free internet; not one shaded by censorship." 

Microsoft declined to comment
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Worst breakfast options to start your day

Worst breakfast options to start your day (Thinkstock Photos/Getty Images)

We all know that breakfast is the most important meal for us. Eating a healthy breakfast every morning can reduce the risk for diseases such as cancer and diabetes. But do you know that some of the a.m. choices that we make is completely wrong. Here go the foods to avoid for breakfast.

Sugary cereals and bakery items
Some cereals are full of carbs and sugar. When you eat them, your blood sugar rapidly spikes and then comes down. It is not right to let your energy crash at the beginning of the day and hence it is best to avoid such cereals and bakery items. Instead, choose cereals with higher fiber and protein. Add flaxseed or walnuts for more of fiber and protein.

Packaged pancakes, donuts..
Packaged pancakes, donuts are sugar-coated or honey-coated and will only satisfy your sweet tooth. Do yourself and your waistline a favor and opt for a whole wheat toast with lite butter.

Store-bought granola
Most store-bought boxes of granola that might appear to be a health mixture of honey, sugar, oats and dried fruit actually contains lot of fat and calories. Many boxed granolas also contain lot of hidden sugar, unless you're reading labels and consciously buying an organic or natural variety made with simple sugars. Otherwise, you're basically eating dessert for breakfast.

Take-away sandwich
It may have the makings of a balanced breakfast—with egg, meat, cheese, and toast—but when you really break down that breakfast sandwich you're getting a greasy fried egg, processed ham or bacon and full fat cheese. Instead, make one at home using a poached egg and low fat cheese.

Smoothies
Smoothies are full of refined sugar. Most store-bought varieties contain full fat milk, or worse, cream, so it's really more of a dessert shake than a breakfast beverage. Instead, blend a healthy version at home using yogurt, almond or skim milk and fresh fruits and nuts
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Snapdeal to go public in 1-2 years: Co-founder Kunal Bahl

Snapdeal co-founder Kunal Bahl

MUMBAI: Kunal Bahl and Rohit Bansal, co-founders of online marketplace Snapdeal, have been the typical nimble-footed entrepreneurs not wary of changing business models. In a span of three years, they have traversed three different types of businesses and still not hit a home run. "But creating success was paramount for our venture," says Bahl, "which is what kept us going."

At the end of 2011, the two Delhi lads decided to move away from a fairly successful daily deals site - some called them the Groupon of India - to becoming a marketplace selling products ranging from mobile phones to televisions. The move was fraught with risks at a time when most e-tailers were inventory-led, but going the marketplace way really jump-started Jasper Infotech, which runs Snapdeal.com, into the big league. Today, Snapdeal locks horns with e-commerce biggie Flipkart, is nearing a billion dollars in sales, and targeting a US public float over the next year or so. But the turnaround was not easy.

Money Saver to Snapdeal

Bahl and Bansal started off in 2007 with Money Saver, a physical coupon book business that offered discounts to consumers across retail outlets. Bahl, having returned after graduating from Wharton, and Bansal, armed with an IIT-Delhi degree, found it tough to get their distribution in place, pushing them to transition from a physical format to mobile couponing. "We were not able to move the needle as offline businesses are very tough to scale up," Bahl, 32, says. The two kept going till the idea of starting a daily deals site struck them in January 2010. By now, they had already changed business models twice and then a third one beckoned.

That's when the change of name happened - from the Money Saver avatar to Snapdeal. They began as a local merchants' marketplace where restaurants, spas and salons could list their services. Within a year of its launch, it had over 10 million subscribers.

Vani Kola from Kalaari Capital, one of the early venture funds that invested in Snapdeal, says, "If you don't adapt and attempt to take big leaps, you will be a footnote in history at best. We never doubted them as entrepreneurs, else we wouldn't have been their first investor."

Daily deals to marketplace

Bahl says, "In order to build a large company, we had to command a bigger share of the consumer's wallet. The two of us had a very important decision to make: Should we stick to what we were already good at or start selling products through the marketplace, which was a different business altogether?" Bahl, says, at a time when

He is not only fighting domestic major Flipkart but even online retail's juggernaut Amazon in a three-way battle for supremacy of the fast-growing e-commerce market touted to touch $8 billion in size by 2016.

It has been more than two years since the pivot (an industry parlance for change in business model) from doing daily deals to becoming a marketplace. Today, Snapdeal boasts of over 5 million products from more than 30,000 sellers across the country. "We have seen a 600% growth in the last one year," Bahl claims.

Over 50% of sales on Mobile

Comparisons to Alibaba, in news for its much-ballyhooed US IPO valuing it at around $200 billion, have been rife. Going public just like its Chinese peer is something Snapdeal could explore after gaining substantial size. "We're building for the long term and, given our rapidly increasing scale, IPO is looking like a foreseeable path. It is likely to happen in the next 12-24 months," Bahl says.

Flipkart, too, has said an IPO is in the pipeline but a timeline has not been drawn up by its two founders Sachin and Binny Bansal.

Earlier this year, eBay increased its stake in Snapdeal to around 20%, leading a $134-million investment at a valuation topping $800 million, igniting takeover talks. Bahl says that's an unlikely scenario.

Operationally, Snapdeal has been expanding its reach and categories, making acquisitions, introducing services commerce by launching an education marketplace and strengthening last-mile delivery systems.

Mobile is another key focus area for the e-commerce player, just like its rivals, which contributed 5% of the overall transactions until eight months back, and is now over 50% of all transactions.

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Sahara may exit finance business by December 2017

NEW DELHI: Faced with a tight cash flow, Sahara is contemplating to exit its finance business by December 2017and focus on retail, real estate, life insurance and mutual fund, its chief Subroto Roy has said in a letter to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.

The letter signed by his son Smanto Roy was sent to PM on April 15 after Roy had spent over one month in Tihar jail over its legal standoff with stock market regulator Securities & Exchange Board of India (Sebi).

"Sahara wants to go away totally from financial business to non-financial business. Had there not been the Sebi issue, we could have achieved this stage by 2015," the letter said."However, now plans are all in place, but cash flow has been badly beaten up. Nonetheless, if we are left in peace we shall definitely be done with the financial business maximum by December 2017," it said.

The Sahara India Pariwar, which has a net worth of Rs 68,174 crore, has been locked in a legal battle with Sebi over the issue of refunding of Rs 24,000 crore by its two companies — Sahara India Real Estate Corporation (SIREC) and Sahara Housing Investment Corporation (SHIC) — to investors from whom they had raised the money. Sebi says the funds were raised illegally.

The Supreme Court had ordered Sahara to refund the money raised from investors with interest. Roy has been sent to jail for his failure to comply with the top court's orders. He has been in Tihar jail since March 4. While the SC has given him bail, the company has been unable to meet the bail conditions so far.



Last year, the firm announced plans to expand into retail, luxury retail, diary and food business. The company says it plans to recruit 56,000 employees across sectors and provide employment to 4 lakh people in the next three years.

"From 2009, I totally concentrated on a new plan that is to promote non-financial business. My target was to switch over to non-financial business by the year 2015," said the letter, which was dictated to his son by Subroto Roy.

"But one has to go according to God's wish. From 2010, we got stuck with the Sebi OFCD issue. Cash flow went haywire. The year 2012 was the worst year as far as cash flow issue is concerned. Everything was out of control," the letter said.

It details the plans the company has put in place to shift its focus and enable the firm to provide jobs to its nearly 12 lakh employees.

"With the above plan having reached its optimum level, we shall be able to give respectable livelihood with a considerable growth opportunity to nearly 6-7 lakh people on salary basis. Around 4 lakh shall come in sales and most of them shall become franchisees," the letter said.

"We shall definitely very aggressively run Life insurance, mutual fund or may be housing finance and nothing else," the letter to the PM said, while urging that the company be allowed to execute its shift to non-finance business.

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Smith and Faulkner steal epic heist

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Smith, along with Faulkner produced an astonishing partnership, scoring 65 runs off the last 17 balls of the match.

Chasing 191 was always going to need something special, and Rajasthan Royals got it from Steven Smith and James Faulkner, who is fast becoming the embodiment of the modern-day ice man. In a counter-attacking partnership of 85 in just 38 balls that came from the depths of 106 for 5, the Australian pair pulled RR out of the mire and completed a chase of 191 with seven deliveries remaining, leaving Royal Challengers Bangalore shell-shocked.

Smith finished not out on 48 off 21 balls and Faulkner unbeaten on 41 off 17, which included a stunning sequence of 6, 2, 4 and 6 that made a mockery of the situation. With this win, Royals moved to third on the IPL 7 leader board with 12 points.

How was it possible, you ask? That will take some answering, but after the defeat RCB captain Virat Kohli mumbled something about his bowlers not being able to hit any yorkers at the death. In truth, on a true batting surface encouraging hard-hitting and with small square boundaries the margin of error for the quicker bowlers was minimal, and RCB's trio of Mitchell Starc, Ashok Dinda and Varun Aaron bowled too many hit-me deliveries. It still required some special batting and Smith and Faulkner produced just that, finishing a match that looked out of their grasp with an astonishing partnership. The pair scored 65 runs off the last 17 balls of the match.

When the pair joined at the fall of Karun Nair for 56, the fourth wicket to fall to Yuvraj Singh, RR's asking rate had been in excess of 13. With four overs left, that jumped to past 16. No matter to Smith and Faulkner. Faulker smashed his Australia team-mate Starc for two fours and a six in the 17th, Smith hit Dinda for 23 off the 18th, and Faulkner completed a sensation five-wicket win with 17 in four balls from Aaron. It was unbelievable batting.

This amazing finish shoved into the background a memorable and pulsating all-round demonstration from Yuvraj, who had almost single-handedly left RCB on course for a win. In an all-round impact not seen since since the 2011 World Cup, Yuvraj blasted 83 off 38 balls to boost RCB to 190 for 5 and then derailed RR's chase with 4 for 35.

Joined at 40 for 3 following the wickets of Kohli (4), Chris Gayle (19) and Vijay Zol (16), Yuvraj and de Villiers put on 132 in 65 balls with the left-hander dominating. He began aggressively with three fours in first eight balls and from the offset favoured the legside heavily, sweeping and lofting with precision and power, and raised his second fifty of the season off 24 balls with a massive off Kane Richardson.

Loosening his shoulders after Yuvraj's assault on Shane Watson, AB de Villiers smashed Faulkner for successive sixes and sliced Richardson over extra cover for four, before Yuvraj slammed two sixes off the Australian quick in the same over. He fell trying to dump another over square leg for six, but de Villiers took two more sixes off Faulkner's 20th over to ensure a big target had been set. RCB scored 84 off the last five overs.

The Royals' chase was given a 54-run start from Nair and Ajinkya Rahane but unfolded with three wickets in 12 deliveries, two of them coming to Yuvraj in one over. Rahane (24) fell to the first delivery of the eighth over, cutting Yuzvendra Chahal into Parthiv Patel's gloves. Watson entered at No 3 with the asking rate inching towards 11 and departed after five balls, bowled when trying to cut Yuvraj. Three balls later, Stuart Binny's brain fade resulted in a catch out to deep extra cover with Yuvraj bellowing in celebration. From 54 for 0, RR were 63 for 3.

Yuvraj pocketed a third when Sanju Samson popped back a simple return catch, and completed his spell by bowling Nair for 56, meaning that RR had lost half their side with 106 on the board. Then came an unforgettable alliance from two outstanding Australian cricketers.

Brief scores: ​ Royal Challengers Bangalore 190 for 5 in 20 overs (Yuvraj Singh 83, AB de Villiers 58) lost to Rajasthan Royals 191 for 5 in 18.5 overs (Karun Nair 56, Steven Smith 48*, James Faulkner 21*, Yuvraj 4/35) by five wickets.

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Infosys starts interviewing internal candidates for CEO role

Software major Infosys has started interviewing internal candidates for the CEO role, a month after current CEO SD Shibulal’s decision to step down before his term ends in March 2015.

People familiar with the development told ET NOW that the Infosys internal search is not restricted to eligible board members. While Infosys presidents BG Srinivas and UB Pravin Rao are the board members in the fray, the others business leaders being evaluated include Sandeep Dadlani, Manish Tandon and Ravi Kumar, according to sources.

Dadlani is the global head of retail, CPG and logistics, a segment that accounts for nearly a fifth of Infosys revenues. While Manish Tandon heads life sciences, Ravi Kumar heads insurance, cards and payments segment. However, sources say BG Srinivas is currently the front-runner among the internal candidates. Also, interviewing business leaders outside the board is largely being viewed as an attempt to motivate leaders in the company, after a slew of top-level exits in the last year.

Infosys said last month that it has started a process to select the next CEO and that it will look at both internal and external candidates. It engaged search firms Development Dimensions International and Egon Zehnder to short-list potential candidates. The final decision will be taken by the Nominations Committee, comprising board members KV Kamath, Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw and Seshasayee.

The decision to kick-start the search process came after the current CEO SD Shibulal decided to retire before his term ends in March 2015. While the corner office at Infosys has always been a bastion of the founders in its three-decade history, this is the first time that a non-founder will take charge at Infosys. It will also come at a time when Infosys is struggling to play catch-up with rivals after years of lagging peers as it struggled to implement its Infosys 3.0 strategy.

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5 tips to have a career in cloud computing

The cloud computing space is evolving fast and the number of opportunities is intensifying by each passing day. There is a huge demand for fresh talent and for candidates with 2-5 years of experience for this role, according to TimesJobs.com data, and organisations are seeking specialised skills while hiring these candidates. However, experts believe that skills and expertise can be built with experience and time. But there are other crucial factors that contribute to crafting a successful career in cloud computing. Shriranga Mulay, senior vice president – IT Engineering, Netmagic share few tips.

Awareness of Application Programming Interface (API): Awareness of APIs tops the list; nothing works without them in the cloud computing space. This is particularly important for a person aspiring to build his career in the cloud software engineering.

Awareness of platforms & ability to build them for virtualisation: The incumbent has to have know-how about popular cloud development environments such as, VMware, OpenStack, etc. and should have the ability to understand the mechanism to integrate these platforms into the cloud services.

Expertise to bring in a USP: Technically a lot of services various organisations offer are similar to their competition. One has to figure a USP to sell its employer’s services differently. For eg – Netmagic launched NTSS, a tiered secured storage service, the service may look similar to that of its competitors. But Netmagic has chosen superior security technology that brings in more guarantee and QoS. Differentiators like these need to be identified by the applicant and implement them.

Awareness of solution designing and architecture: The aspirant should have a solid understanding of a solution design and architecture in the physical world. This knowledge of the basics helps the person to implement and emulate most of the scenarios on a cloud platform which he would have otherwise done in a physical world. For example, Netmagic’s Firewall as a service is exactly emulating the scenario in the real world on cloud infrastructure and eventually provides the service seamlessly to the end users.

General knack to be an explorer: The aspirant should know all technology developments in the cloud industry and related ecosystems. The ability to identify new technologies and then using them in the cloud space to make the product or a service better is a critical quality that makes a great cloud computing professional.Besides, certifications also play a pivotal role in building an effective career in cloud computing. Moreover, there are two types of cloud computing careers that have emerged in the jobs space – IT professionals with specific cloud skills and IT administrators with cloud architecture know-how. According to TechGig.com some top jobs available in these areas for cloud computing professionals in the experience category of 2-5 and 5-10 years include, System Engineer – Cloud (Windows), Cloud Architect Lead Role, Cloud Technical Leads, Cloud and Smarter Infrastructure Consultant.

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Fat-burning exercises for a very flat tummy

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If you thought only crunches can give you washboard abs, think again. Here are some fat-burning exercises that are even better.

Losing fat on the belly is the hardest, they say. And when you want to strengthen your core and lose the flab, most probably what comes to mind are crunches and sit-ups. But recent research has found that exercises that are meant for the whole body can actually workout the core muscles better than the designated exercises for your abs.

Strengthening your core muscles is important — because a fat belly can lead to many lifestyle diseases, while a flat one not only takes care of all that, but invariably, makes look you attractive too. These exercises are a different take on familiar ones. Each of these moves stimulates and tightens the core muscles while burning calories.

Dumb-bells

Take an exercise mat and sit on it. Now stretch your feet out in front of you. Keep them around three feet apart. Take a pair of dumbbells in your hands and hold them near your shoulders. Keep your back straight. Contract your stomach muscles and push your arms straight up. Return to the starting position and repeat ten to 15 times.

Cheers for the chair

Take a chair and sit on it while keeping your spine straight. Hold the edge of the seat. Now engage your core and use the stomach muscles to bring your toes (pointing to the floor) two to four inches off the floor. Hold for at least three to five seconds then lower your feet down. Repeat for a few minutes.

Try this out

Begin this one by standing with your feet apart — a little more than hip-width apart. Take a dumb-bell and hold it at chest level with both hands. Now, while you bend your knees, lower yourself. Go as far as you can — your elbows should be inside your knees. All the while, work your abdominal muscles, contract them, and use that strength to lower your butt. Keep repeating these squats at least 10-1 5 times.

Lunge!

This is a lunge with a slight variation. Begin by standing with your feet together. Lunge back with your right leg as you bend your knees at right angles. Now reach right hand to left foot. Then go back to standing position. Now, lunge the right leg back and do the exercise again. After ten repetitions, switch sides.

Push-ups

This one is a variation of push-ups. Go to the beginning position (see the picture below). Now slowly lift your right arm and touch your left shoulder with your right hand. Then go back to touching the floor. Now, do the same with your other arm — left arm and right shoulder and back on the floor. Then, touch your left hand to your right thigh, and go back to the main position. Then touch your left thigh with your right arm. Repeat all four touches at least five to eight times each.

Squat for strength

Begin your squat, arms akimbo, and get both your knees bent at 90 degrees. Generally squats are considered to be an important exercise for developing core strength while working the legs and buttocks. Now, engage your core muscles to push your body up to the starting position. The thrust you need to raise your body up will work to burn your stomach fat. Do this at least eight to 10 times for each leg
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Indian e-commerce market to clock higher growth in 2014: IAMAI

The domestic digital commerce market is expected to clock a higher growth this calendar year.

MUMBAI: The domestic digital commerce market is expected to clock a higher growth this calendar year on the back of better internet penetration, increase in trust level and pricing advantage, according to industry body IAMAI.

"We are certainly hoping to post a higher growth this year over the last year on account of a host of factors, including a higher number of internet users in the county," Internet & Mobile Association of India (IAMAI) Associate Vice President Nilotpal Chakravarti said here.

He, however, refused to guess an estimate of growth. "We are still in the process of collating data," he said.

The association is in the process of finalizing its outlook report for 2014, which is expected to be released next month.

Growing number of internet users, a more secure and convenient transaction system, coupled with lucrative offers and a 24x7 delivery system will drive the growth, he said.

According to IAMAI, the digital commerce market grew by 33% to Rs 62,967 crore last year as against Rs 47,349 crore during the corresponding period of 2012.

Of the total digital commerce business last year, travel business accounted for 71% valued at Rs 44,907 crore.

"People are taking online business because there was a trust factor involved into it, which is a good news for the digital commerce industry", he said.

At present, there are over 2.5 crore online buyers and more than 21.3 crore internet users in the country, according to the Association.

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Six online resources for mothers

 There are online resources to help mothers in their daily lives.

Even exceptional multitaskers could do with a helping hand sometimes. So, here are six online resources for the ladies who work selflessly and tirelessly for you in the background.

World Moms Blog (WMB) 

The WMB connects mothers from over 20 countries who blog about their daily experiences at home and at work, covering a wide range of topics, from motherhood and culture, to human rights and social work.

India-based Purnima Ramakrishnan, for instance, has written about a group of pre-teen boys in Chennai who started their own sports club. In fact, this stay-at-home mother was recently invited by the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies to travel to Brazil and cover human stories from the South American country.

Similarly, US native Kim — writing under her nom de plume of Mama Mzungu or "white mama" — blogs about her humanitarian work and the travails of raising two boys in Kisumu, Kenya.

Then there's Susie Newday, a New Yorker working as an oncology nurse in Israel, who shares the ups and downs of working with outpatients in Tel Aviv.

Browsing through this weblog is like walking in their shoes: as a nurse, a teacher, an international lawyer, a social worker. Simply put, this collaborative effort is a great resource that raises public awareness for social causes that are actively championed by these moms.
www.worldmomsblog.com

Circle of Moms 

Circle of Moms is an online community of over seven lakh members who exchange tips, how-tos and advice on parenting, single motherhood, education, recipes, relationships, family time and more. There's even a section dedicated on how to keep your sanity (yes, really).

There are communities for working as well as stayat-home mothers; for moms from specific cultural backgrounds, or with children in a particular age group. The list is exhaustive — adoption, spouse fitness , diet, special needs, etc. — and user interaction is high. All you need to do is register and join the communities that interest you.

If needed, you can create your own community and invite others to join and share anecdotes. And it doesn't always have to be about parenting - you can also join hobby groups that could be about a specific television show, music, books, art, and pets.
www.circleofmoms.com

Makers 

While Makers is not strictly about mothers, it is about women who have made a mark in arts, politics, music, science and tech, sports, business, education and more.

Here you will find inspirational videos and interesting posts, including the one about fourteen accomplished women — like singer Susan Boyle — who had been diagnosed with autism; Reshma Saujani and her NYbased organisation that teaches girls to code, NASA mathematician Katherine Johnson who calculated the flight path of the first American space mission, etc. You can sign up for the newsletter, create an account to upload your own Maker Story and even create a playlist of your favourite videos.
www.makers.com

Cozi 

If there's any organising or planning that has to be done at home, it's usually the mater who does it, but even mommies could use a helping hand.

Cozi is a neat calendar and task-planning app that every family member needs to have installed on their smartphone. Login using a single ID, and each and every member in the group can view a unified calendar, to-do tasks, grocery lists and even journal entries.

When you run out of toiletries, for example, just add items to the list of things to buy and everybody gets to see the update. Entries are colour-coded so you know who has added an item to the app. Import your phone's calendar and everyone in the group will also know your schedules, friend's birthdays and school functions. You can even e-mail the week's agenda to the entire family. Now, nobody will be able to make excuses about forgetting to pay bills, buy groceries, or even attend an uncle's birthday party.

Where: www.cozi.com

Available for: Android, iOS | Free

Life360 

If you are in the habit of calling to find out where your kids are, then install Life360 on their smartphones. It's a family locator app that lets you add family members to "circles" to track their whereabouts throughout the day. It also doubles as a navigating tool: Create a temporary circle, and you can add the friends you are going to meet and use the tracker to follow their route to the destination. All through the journey, you can also have one-onone chats with members in the circle.

More importantly, this app also includes an alert button that raises an alarm on all the members' phones, informing them of an emergency with a call, text message and location coordinates - a must-have app for peace of mind.

Where: www.life360.com

Available for: Android, iOS | Free

Myfitnesspal Calorie Counter 

Mothers have to juggle hectic schedules and deal with stress all the time. This is why it is extremely important they keep a tab on their own health. With MyFitnessPal Calorie Counter, mommies will be able to maintain a healthy lifestyle and also manage her family's diet regimen.

This app lets you plan your diet and even keeps a track of what you eat. When you sign up, it first asks for details such as your height, current weight, target weight, type of job - and accordingly builds a profile with how many calories you should be consuming each day.

Just add whatever you eat into the Calorie Counter by searching for the meal — including Indian dishes — or ingredients. You can then view the day's summary or your weekly consumption to check your progress.

Don't forget to add your family members into your group so that you can encourage each other to follow a healthier lifestyle
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