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Show me the good stuff

Posted on July 18, 2006 by Rakesh Agrawal

When I check my email, I scan the list of new messages for names of people I know. This is something that machines can do much faster and better. With the volume of spam and bulk mail these days, some … Continue reading →

Posted in email, spam, web 2.0 | 3 Comments

NY Times launches My Times

Posted on August 24, 2007 by Rakesh Agrawal

The New York Times has opened its My Times customized home page to the public. (via Techcrunch) Anyone who has used My Yahoo!, Pageflakes, Netvibes or iGoogle will find the look and feel very familiar. The default modules include Journalist’s … Continue reading →

Posted in journalism, media, newspapers, rss, web 2, web 2.0 | Comments Off on NY Times launches My Times

An Average User’s First Google+ Experience: “Ug. This Is Already Too Much Work.”

Posted on July 21, 2011 by Rakesh Agrawal

Much of the discussion of Google+ has been from the point-of-view of very experienced users and early adopters. In my analysis, I’ve really tried to focus on how a normal user would evaluate Google+, especially someone who was a heavy … Continue reading →

Posted in facebook, google, social networking | 22 Comments

The power of bloggers

Posted on May 19, 2007 by Rakesh Agrawal

Two great stories this week that illustrate how the influence of bloggers equals and sometimes eclipses mainstream media: TechCrunch reports on an erroneous Engadget story that shaved $4 billion off the value of Apple. The story, based on a fake … Continue reading →

Posted in blogs, media, newspapers | 1 Comment

Google gets mobile – Gmail goes beyond WAP

Posted on November 2, 2006 by Rakesh Agrawal

Google introduced a new Java-based mobile email application today. It has instantly become my second-favorite mobile application, after Google Maps. I’ve been using Google’s mail on my cell phone with my phone’s Web browser for a while now. It has … Continue reading →

Posted in email, google, mobile, wireless, wireless data | 2 Comments