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Is email evil?
Through remote mail, smartphones, Blackberries and tablets, email insists that there should be no place or time where the discreet buzz of an arriving message cannot be felt. And, regardless of time and place, it wants these messages to be … read more
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Tagged africa african news, BlackBerry, Email, Email client, gmail, Inbox Zero, indepthafrica africa news, Kevin Kelly, Technology, William Gibson
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Google blames software update for lost Gmail data
Google said today a storage software update was responsible for causing some Gmail users to lose access to their e-mail data and said full functionality would be restored soon. Some Gmail users–less than 0.02 percent actually affected, according to Google–complained … read more
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Facebook’s email gives us a new way to chat
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has announced that his company is to launch a new email messaging system. Photograph: Marcio Jose Sanchez/APOne of my boys has his birthday this weekend. Even if he hadn’t been reminding me on a daily basis, … read more
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Tagged Andrew Bosworth, computing, Cross-platform software, email address, Facebook, gmail, IndepthAfrica, Instant messaging client, mail, Mark Zuckerberg, Online social networking, Saint Albans, San Francisco, SMS, Social information processing, Social network, Technology Internet, technology-news, Web 2.0, World Wide Web
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Is E-Mail Dead?
They said it wouldn’t last — e-mail, that is. Crippled by a ceaseless deluge of spam and infected with computer viruses and malware, e-mail became the symbol of all that was wrong with technology. Then came texting and smartphones and … read more
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Tagged Andrew Bosworth, computing, Cross-platform software, email address, Facebook, gmail, IndepthAfrica, Instant messaging client, mail, Mark Zuckerberg, Online social networking, Saint Albans, San Francisco, SMS, Social information processing, Social network, Technology Internet, technology-news, Web 2.0, World Wide Web
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13 Things You Shouldn’t Post On Facebook
According to Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, the company’s unofficial mission is to make “the world more open and connected.” But there are limits to how open you should be on Facebook and while you might enjoy sharing photos and status … read more
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Tagged Andrew Bosworth, computing, Cross-platform software, email address, Facebook, gmail, IndepthAfrica, Instant messaging client, mail, Mark Zuckerberg, Online social networking, Saint Albans, San Francisco, SMS, Social information processing, Social network, Technology Internet, technology-news, Web 2.0, World Wide Web
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Facebook unveils e-mail, the sequel
SAN FRANCISCO–”We don’t think that a modern messaging system is going to be e-mail,” Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said in a press conference on Monday morning as it unveiled a hotly anticipated revamp of its messaging system that many pundits … read more
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Tagged Andrew Bosworth, computing, Cross-platform software, email address, Facebook, gmail, IndepthAfrica, Instant messaging client, mail, Mark Zuckerberg, Online social networking, Saint Albans, San Francisco, SMS, Social information processing, Social network, Technology Internet, technology-news, Web 2.0, World Wide Web
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Facebook set to launch ‘Gmail killer’ email system
Facebook is set to launch its latest Google-taunting product on Monday: the long-anticipated Facebook email system. The launch of an @facebook.com email is not itself a great surprise – the existence of a secret project officially known as Project Titan … read more
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Tagged BGC Partners, Facebook, gmail, Google, IndepthAfrica, Mark Zuckerberg, Social network service, TechCrunch
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Google alerts users to Facebook contacts ‘trap’
Google is now telling anyone stupid enough to import Gmail contacts into Facebook to reconsider such a foolish move because it’s a “trap”. The two companies have been angrily shaking handbags at each other over the past few days in … read more
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Tagged computing, Cross-platform software, data sharing, Facebook, gmail, Google, Google vs facebook, IndepthAfrica, Internet, London, Online social networking, Social information processing, Technology Internet, technology-news, United Kingdom, Web 2.0, World Wide Web
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