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RAKESH AGRAWAL
I am Senior Director of Product at Audible.
I have been designing and marketing Internet services since 1993. I have worked at Tellme, AOL Search, uReach Technologies, washingtonpost.com and startribune.com.
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Category Archives: wireless data
Apple’s iPhone fixes voicemail
As much as I hate SMS, I hate voicemail even more. It’s a truly broken experience. There are three major problems with traditional voicemail: It’s linear. If you have 10 messages in your mailbox, it doesn’t matter if the 9th … Continue reading
Posted in apple, iphone, ipod, mobile, wireless, wireless data
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A phone that could only come from Apple
The iPhone could only come from Apple. And I’m not talking about the elegant design or the technology. Handset manufacturers routinely cripple phone features for the U.S. market to make sure that customers use their phones in exactly the way … Continue reading
Posted in apple, consumer electronics, google, iphone, ipod, mobile, wireless, wireless data, yahoo
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Metro puts real-time train information on mobile devices
Metro is now offering access to real-time information on trains on its redesigned mobile site (http://content.wmata.com/mobile). This is the same information that’s displayed on station platforms, indicating the time until the next several trains. You can bookmark the pages for … Continue reading
Posted in mobile, mobile search, transit, wireless, wireless data
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Don’t text me
I’ve had more and more friends texting me lately and I’ve had to explain to them how much I hate text messaging. It’s inconvenient, unreliable and costly. Here’s a typical exchange: “R u there already” “Y, u” “Omw” This exchange … Continue reading
Posted in mobile, wireless, wireless data
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Verizon and Comcast take different paths on user created video
Verizon and Comcast have announced divergent approaches to user-created video. Verizon is working on a deal with YouTube to present videos on Verizon Vcast phones and the TV service that is slowly rolling out. The Wall Street Journal broke the … Continue reading
Boo. Hiss. Caps send SMS spam
A few weeks ago, I wrote about a clever use of SMS at the Washington Capitals game. Today, I got an SMS spam from the Caps inviting me to see the Barenaked Ladies sing the national anthem before the Caps … Continue reading
Posted in mobile, wireless, wireless data
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Google gets mobile – Gmail goes beyond WAP
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
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Finally, a good use for SMS
I was at the Washington Capitals home opener on Saturday night (thanks Ted!) and finally saw a good use of SMS. In between periods, fans were invited to send in text messages for display on the scoreboard. A selection of … Continue reading
Posted in mobile, wireless, wireless data
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Shovelware 2.0 – the mobile Web
When I started in the online business in 1994, shovelware was everywhere. Content from print and other sources was put online – shoveled – indiscriminately on to the Web. Little attention was paid to what users actually needed and valued … Continue reading
Posted in media, mobile, newspapers, publishing, wireless, wireless data
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Mobile ESPN heads for the showers
ESPN pulled the plug on its mobile offering yesterday. The service offered an ESPN branded cellphone. This comes as no great surprise. Among Mobile ESPN’s challenges: ESPN is not a telecommunications brand. Limited selection of handsets. Limited range of price … Continue reading
Posted in advertising, mobile, wireless, wireless data
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