Monday, February 28, 2011

Today's NOS- "Get your facts first, then you can distort them as you please." - By Mark Twain




Did you know ? -

'Coca-Cola' is the most recognised trademark, recognised by 94% of the world's population and is the most widely recognised word after "OK".


Today's Question - We all claim to know every detail about every Intel product, their specifications etc. But do we know what did the term "Intel" stand for when it was coined ??





Answer to the last question -

BMW logo is a beautiful description of the company's earlier operations. BMW used to manufacture propellers for airplanes. The logo depicts white propeller rotating against the blue sky(the blue colour is sky in the background when the propeller rotates).


Thursday, February 17, 2011

Today's NOS- "A journey of a thousand miles must begin with a single step." - Chinese Proverb





Did you know ? -


The "Hutch-Dog" and the little boy in the advertisement were called Cheeka & Jairam.


















Today's Question -






We all know this is the BMW logo. But what does this logo mean ?? What does this iconic logo is meant to show for BMW ?
Lemme tell you.... this is really interesting once you know what does it signify !!







Answer to yesterday's question -

The man is inventor of the World Wide Web(WWW) Tim Berners Lee.

Wednesday, February 16, 2011

Today's NOS- "To guarantee success, act as if it were impossible to fail." - Dorothea Brande



Did you know ? -
Nike was earlier known as
"Blue Ribbon Sports"



Today's Question -




This man is inventor of something which literally enables me to ask this question to you all !!
Who is he ?










Answer to yesterday's question -
The man is none other than Harshad Mehta.

Tuesday, February 15, 2011

Today's NOS-

"This one step - choosing a goal and sticking to it - changes everything." - Scott Reed




Did you know ? -

Sergey Brin and Larry Page didn't know much about HTML programming.That is why the first Google homepage had very simple design(which continues till date).People used to sit and stare at computer waiting for the "rest of the page" to load !! To overcome this problem , Google added a copyright message at the bottom of the page.Have a look -


















Today's Question -


This man created a storm in Indian Stock market !! Who is he ?







Answer to last question - The answer lies in the post itself !! The two logos are former logos of telecom giant "Nokia" , formerly "Finnish Rubber works" , manufacturing tyres(as depicted in second logo) and other rubber products.

Friday, December 24, 2010

Back with a bangggg !!!

Today's NOS - "Adversity is another way to measure the greatness of individuals. I never had a crisis that didn't make me stronger."





Did u know ?? -

Nokia ,the name which we have made synonymous with mobiles, started not as a mobile manufacturer but as "Finnish Rubber Works" manufacturing electrical cables and other rubber products !!!




Today's Question- Which company's old logos are these ? If you read the post carefully you can answer !!



Friday, February 26, 2010

Today's NOS - " Impatience never commanded success-
Edwin H. Chapin "




Did u know ?? - Sunil Gavaskar's one of the first endorsement deals was with "Nike". He was so grateful to them for this that he used the Nike "Swoosh" logo in his autograph , which exists till date !










On top of his shoulders right now , he attained the topmost position anyone could, on earth !! Can u identify the lad in the pic..??













Answer to yesterday's question-
Dave Packard , founder of HP.


Thursday, February 25, 2010

Today's NOS - " If your actions inspire others to dream more,
learn more, do more and become more,
you are a leader-
John Quincy Adams "






Did u know ?? - Do u know what unique record does Delhi's Harpal Singh possess in India's automobile history ? He was the the first person ever to own the revolutionary Maruti 800 car.
However , the first Maruti 800 made was donated at The Lord Venkateshwara Temple , Tirupati.










Are u using his lappy ??




Answer to yesterday's question -
Jimmy Wales , founder of " Wikipedia ".