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Apps Bring Web 2.0 to Your Old-Fashioned E-Mail
Email is truly the elder statesman of the Internet, and Twitter is undoubtedly the golden child. Email has been there since the beginning, while Twitter hasn't been with us for a full 2 years yet. But there has been a lot of talk lately about the death of email (rumors that may turn out to have been greatly exaggerated), thanks to messaging on social networking sites. Yet, Twitter's popularity continues to climb in spite of a few recent stability issues (to put it politely). Basically, Twitter is a Web 2.0 darling, while email is about as Web 1.0 as you can get. This month, we'll look at a plug-in for Microsoft Outlook that brings a little bit of Web 2.0 (and some analytics) to your email and an AIR (Adobe integrated runtime) app that could very well be "Outlook for Twitter."Xobni (www.xobni.com)What is it? A plug-in for Microsoft Outlook that automatically provides contact information and easy access to emails and attachmentsWho cares? Overwhelmed Outlook users and the forgetfulHow does it work? Xobni adds a sidebar to the right side of the Outlook window that provides a search field and contact information. Xobni indexes your email and searches across all folders. Unlike Outlook's default "Look for" function, Xobni actually displays a snippet of text with the query term highlighted.But Xobni really focuses on the contact information. Whenever an email is selected in Outlook's reading pane, Xobni displays the name of the sender and his or her phone number, which it extracts from email text. If you've never received an email with the person's phone number, a link to send a preformatted email requesting the sender's phone number is provided. There's also a link to send an email scheduling a meeting with that contact.Xobni also graphs all email interaction with that contact,...
SEO Search Engine Optimization Criminals Shoud Be Jailed Like Nigerian Email Crime Gangs
These email spammers with fake gmail addresses are clearly breaking the law and I personally believe that they should be found and jailed. The last time I looked at my inbox I found more than 700 emails from these people who do not have real names, company websites or company emails. Even before I was able to write this sentence I received yet another email from a person signed as Steve Doody. As the industry, can we police our own criminal elements such as this example? If not, our next stop will be what Wall Street is going through now.read more
More Details on the Seinfeld Marketing Strategy of Microsoft
I have reported about Seinfeld’s next act at Microsoft here. More details around the web on this new marketing strategy of Microsoft. In an excerpt:Michel Gondry, the innovative director of films, music videos and numerous TV commercials, is directing at least one of the TV spots starring Jerry Seinfeld touting Microsoft Corp.’s Windows operating system, [...]
Windows Vista August Update from Microsoft
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News to know: iPhone OS 3.0; Text messaging; Social search; Morro; Palm
Here are today s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET s around-the-Web tech coverage. Mary Jo Foley: Former Softie to take real-time social-search startup public Matthew Miller: iPhone OS 3.0 update fails connecting to cellular data network What can you expect with the iPhone OS 3.0 update? Ryan Naraine: Apple iPhone OS 3.0 update plugs 46 security holes New iPhone 3.0 OS available Sam Diaz: Can MLB.com hit an iPhone homerun with AT&T powering the network? Jason O'Grady: Some pre-ordered iPhone 3GS' delayed Walt Mossberg: New iPhone Is Better Model Or Just Get OS 3.0 Microsoft to scale back Soapbox video service Washington digs in on text message pricing; asks about carrier exclusivity Richard Koman: Genachowski sails through FCC confirmation hearings Tom Steinert-Threlkeld: ...
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