---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: "naruvimama" <naruvimama@xxxxxxxxx> Date: 11 Jan 2012 20:24 Subject: [chennai.rb] [semi-commercial] Looking for article contributions to techbot (www.techbot.in) To: <chennairb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> We (techbot.in) are planning to launch a free weekly technical newspaper (hybrid* - in print as well as digital form). We are primarily targeting the print version at tech parks, educational institutes and conferences. I am looking for articles that would be of interest to the general audience. To give you some idea of what I have in mind here are few possible sections (open to suggestions): - *Cheat sheets*: Regular cheat sheets for the general audience, - *Language/framework special *: Info graphic style description of unique features of a language or framework. eg, mechanism & utility of message passing in Erlang, - *Inside a XXXX*: How does a particular system work, how to build your own, architecture of OSS eg, web server, web framework, parser, compiler, device driver, DBMS. - *Exotic systems and concepts*: Something that not everyone gets to see in their everyday life, something that have their own unique challenges : Telecom systems, real time systems, embedded systems, travel reservation systems/financial systems. - *Others*: of interest "inside a Kinect", "inside a set-top box" If you have neat ideas or articles but need some help with laying it out or represent it graphically, we would be glad to take your notes and turn it into articles. A link to our temporary page : www.techbot.in * PS*: The intention of this paper is to close the gap between students, engineers, techies, industries and startups - and to help them find each other. Though this is not a IT specific paper, a substantial number of sections cover CS/IT, as the target group is expected to find this the most useful. Also we would be glad to take commercial advertisements, it would be particularly effective for Job ads to reach out to a wide group who are not exactly scourging monster or naukri for their next job.. Though more expensive than posting on naukri (half or quarter page Ads), it is a lot more effective and saves days of effort spent on interviews particularly when you plan on a 'big' ramp up but don't get the 'right' talent. Equally true for those of you looking to advertise your products and don't want to wait for months to reach the minimum user base. **hybrid* - We plan to use the print version to reach out and to keep the fire burning but expect the bulk of the readership to shift to the digital version.