Category Archives: web 2.0

Unleashing the power of the buddy list

Posted on July 21, 2006 by Rakesh Agrawal

I’ve been using a number of different social networking sites recently – LinkedIn, MySpace, Flickr, AIM Pages, Digg, Netscape, YouTube, Yelp, Netflix. With every one of them, I face the same problem. When I join, I’m all by lonesome. (Except … Continue reading →

Posted in facebook, im, instant messaging, social networking, web 2, web 2.0 | 6 Comments

The remote control lockbox

Posted on July 20, 2006 by Rakesh Agrawal

I recently purchased a Harmony 880 universal remote. It’s one of those gadgets for those who have a lot of gadgets. The promise is that you can consolidate remotes for a lot of devices into one. In many ways, the … Continue reading →

Posted in audio, consumer electronics, remote controls, web 2.0 | 1 Comment

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

Module-based personal publishing

Posted on July 17, 2006 by Rakesh Agrawal

On my personal blog, I’m experimenting with module-based publishing. As I adopt new services across the Web, I’m finding that much of the information I generate is blog worthy for the people that are interested in my personal life. On … Continue reading →

Posted in blogs, facebook, google, personalization, publishing, social networking, web 2.0, yahoo | 3 Comments