Gmail Blog
Posted by Rob Kroeger, Engineer, Google MobileToday we're introducing a major revision to Gmail for mobile that takes advantage of the latest browser technology available on iPhone and Android devices. We've updated the user interface, made it faster to open messages, allowed for batch actions (like archiving multiple messa (Read More)
digg.com: Stories / Technology / Popular
Today we're beginning to roll out a new product called DiggBar, which is an easier way to Digg stories across the web. Check out this short video to see it in action. - Kevin. (Read More)
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Lifehacker
Inspired by our guide to giving an old laptop new life with cheap or free projects, Lifehacker reader Brian turned his aging Dell laptop into an incredible under-the-cabinet kitchen PC. Brian uses his saucy setup to pipe music to his kitchen via Pandora, view his Google Calendar, and get a look at the news. He needed a ligh (Read More)
TechRadar: Internet news
Share to Twitter, clean-up of pages and better mobile integration. YouTube has announced a number of changes to its website and is promising to keep users more up to date with what is going on. (Read More)
Submitted by Panda88:
Pro-SkittlesSkittles recent radical makeover to their web presence is a bold stroke of marketing brilliance, a total surrender of their brand to the power of social networking, crowd-sourcing and the freedom of information.And the thing is, it may be foolproof - as much trouble and flak as the Skittles brand might have brou (Read More)
: I think it is a brilliant move. This gives a human voice to the brand that consumers will appreciate. After all consumers eat the candy why not learn and interact directly with the people that spend the money on their product?
The boost in media attention is also brilliant. I think I'll go buy some Skittles now... I forgot that I like them.
: Whether you like Skittles or not it's absolutely clear that this brilliant marketing move has prompted thousands, if not millions of people to let their feelings be known. Maybe that's just called - jumping on the bandwagon!
: In viral marketing you can never know whats effective and what's not, until you do it. The risk is huge, but when you make the right move, reward can be outstanding
Gmail Blog
We built some new Gmail Labs features that do just that. For our first set, we picked stuff that often shows up in email: YouTube videos, Picasa and Flickr links, and Yelp reviews. Turn on Picasa previews from the Labs tab under Settings, and rather than having to click on a Picasa album link to see the photos it contains, (Read More)
Mashable!
Maybe itÂ’s Jimmy Fallon’s integration of it into his new TV show, ShaqÂ’s use of it to interact in real-life with fans, or blogÂ’s ability to write about it non-stop, but one way or another, TwitterÂ’s growth just continues to explode. The latest numbers from Nielsen Online indicate that Twitter grew 1,382% year-over-ye (Read More)
: @nigelwalsh @santoshputhran Twitter is nothing short of a brilliant in terms of taking something simple and just exploding it. And, they did it by just focusing on core user value and growth/usage vs. other factors. @fredwilson should be commended for his early recognition of the potential too.
AppleInsider
CBS Mobile has released TV.com, a free new mobile application that allows iPhone and iPod touch users to watch full episodes of select CBS shows and other programming over WiFi or 3G mobile networks. (Read More)
Lifehacker
Gmail has been slowly but surely rolling out cool new features ever since they started Gmail Labs. If you haven't taken advantage of the fruits of Labs, here's a look at 10 Labs features you should enable. Offline Gmail Probably the most significant feature you can get out of Labs, Offline Gmail takes advantage of Google Ge (Read More)
: Interesting but it would be great to see to gmail box different folders where we could manage our different informations! Now all informations are to the same box.
Mashable!
In a day marked by transition, another interesting one to note: @thewhitehouse, the Twitter account previously maintained by the Bush Administration, has changed hands to the Obama team. The Bush team updated Twitter more than 1,500 times, mostly with links to content like the President’s weekly radio address and more rece (Read More)
: Will be interesting to see how Obama's team will use the Twitter account. This is really a new age. Was interesting to follow the reactions on Twitter yesterday. It will be great to have an administration that is social media savvy.
Silicon Alley Insider
Apple (AAPL) CEO Steve Jobs will take a medical leave of absence until the end of June. Apple COO Tim Cook will take over for Steve Jobs until then. Trading is halted.In a letter to Apple employees, Steve said, "during the past week I have learned that my health-related issues are more complex than I originally thought." La (Read More)
Delicious/ifarmer
Launched only five months ago in private beta, the privately held Boulder, CO-based Socialthing has developed a social feed aggregation platform that provides users with a consolidated view of the activities their friends engage in across multiple social media properties. (Read More)
Mashable!
Remember Jaiku, the would-be Twitter competitor that Google acquired way back in 2007? We sort of wondered what had happened to it, but with Twitter growing leaps and bounds since then, it has more or less disappeared from our minds. Tonight, Google has finally announced what they are planning to do with the service, via (Read More)