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| Page 1 of 1 | Previous | Next | UNSPOKEN FEBRUARY 1, 2013 The Best Cloud Computing Apps It helps you manage tasks whilst reminding you of every appointment you ever forgot, via email, instant message or SMS. Cloud computing has transformed the way we do everything. From business to pleasure, the ‘anytime, anywhere’ availability of these apps makes sharing, collaborating and staying on top of things simple, providing everyone with the sophisticated technology that used to be beyond the reach of the Ordinary Joe. If you haven’t embraced the cloud, check out this cloud computing guide to get up to date with the benefits the cloud has to offer. | LOUIS GRAY MARCH 25, 2011  Texty: Texts From Google Chrome Via My Android Phone The past few weeks, I have been texting from my Android phone a lot more than usual, and I haven't even had to touch the device, thanks to a smart application that leverages the marriage between Google Chrome and my mobile OS to send messages directly from my browser to any phone number - making a text as simple as posting an instant message or a new entry in a chat window. | | | | | |
| ADAM COHEN NOVEMBER 1, 2010  On Facebook and the Death of Etiquette Two years ago, no way I’d tell you that it would be acceptable to converse via text message/SMS with grandparents. Same with instant messaging. Sometimes people forget that the communication medium isn’t important – the content of the message is, along with the dynamic. Let’s face it. Etiquette is a lost art. Have an example to share? | MOBILEGROOVE JUNE 10, 2011  Death Knell for Text Messaging? Think Again If you asked me to describe the current state of text messaging in two words, I would say it’s ubiquitous and much maligned. During the same week that SMS officially turned 18, we read a provocative post suggesting that SMS may not be around to celebrate its 19th year thanks to Apple’s newly-introduced iMessage. use SMS once a day). iPhone, iPad and iPod touch. | BARE FEET STUDIOS AUGUST 5, 2010  Why I Rarely Answer My Phone | Bare Feet Blog We apparently find voicemail even more excruciating: Studies show that more than a fifth of all voice messages are never listened to.) Instant messaging lets us detect whether our friends are busy without our bugging them, and texting lets us ping one another asynchronously. D I never answer the phone and almost never check my phone messages. The bold emphasis is mine. | BUZZ MARKETING FOR TECHNOLOGY JUNE 27, 2008 Web Worker Daily " Archive Busyness vs. Burst: Why Corporate Web Workers Look Unproductive " Burst : Use better ways to communicate when available including blogs, wikis, IM, chat rooms, SMS, and RSS. Bursters know you should try instant messaging if you need a quick answer, go with a blog post if you’re announcing something, and use a wiki for archiving information useful to the entire team. Bursters know that you can use RSS readers with RSS alerts to track all sorts of useful events from system management to code check-ins to development schedule updates to mailing list messages — your email doesn’t have to serve that role. NewTeeVee |. | | | | | | | |
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WEB METRICS GURU | SUNDAY, AUGUST 1, 2010  Building the Realtime User Experience Book Review
If anything, the book explained why somethings are more difficult than they seem – such as old ways of using HTTP messaging vs. new ways of using HTTP messaging that support long polling and a large number of simultaneous connections that use newer technologies. In addition – Google App Engine is used to create simple applications a user can interact with. Sample projects that were undertaken in the book include building a dynamic homepage, building instant messaging , online chat, SMS messaging and some homegrown analytics. MORE >> -
SHERRILYNNE STARKIE | FRIDAY, DECEMBER 4, 2009 Communicating bad news in hard times
few years ago a Manchester company, The British Amulet, group made 2,500 people redundant by text message. The message said, in part, “you are being made redundant with immediate effect” Google the company now and you get 192 links… every single one relates to the SMS incident. This has always been true within organisations, but online communication technologies like email and instant messaging mean that rumours can travel like wildfire, or even faster. This story is my editorial contribution. Never underestimate the power of the grapevine. MORE >> -
KOKA SEXTON | THURSDAY, JANUARY 8, 2009  Koka Sexton dot Com
Koka Sexton dot Com Home About Koka Contact Twitter FULL RSS Everything you ever need to know about Twitter I recently wrote about Twitter saying “Twitter is a free social networking and micro-blogging service that allows users to send “updates” (or “tweets”; text-based posts, up to 140 characters long) to the Twitter website, via short message service [ SMS], instant messaging, or a third-party application such as Twitterrific.&# username + message sends a person a private message that goes to their device, and saves in their web archive. Thanks. MORE >> -
BRASS TACK THINKING | MONDAY, AUGUST 17, 2009  Productivity and Time Wasters in Social Media | Brass Tack Thinking
recently deleted over 30,000 archived messages and started fresh. My inbox has 10 messages in it. When you say your “inbox&# has 10 messages, where are the others you’ve tagged and archived or was that just a part of your starting fresh after deleting the bulk? First email – its not instant message. didn’t think I still needed to give people specific instructions on my voice mail greeting – “please leave your name, number and a short message&# – but apparently I do… not that anyone listens to it. Oh well). MORE >> -
MOBILEGROOVE | THURSDAY, MAY 6, 2010  Blyk Is Back With Ad-Funded Service In The Netherlands; Will Social Media Marketing Make The Difference?
Blyk offers free text messages and calling minutes (1,000 SMS and 1,000 free Blyk-to-Blyk minutes) to youth (and then some since the demographic is 16- to 29-year olds) in return for accepting a set number of SMS/MMS mobile ads per day. services (offered in exclusive partnership with Orange) and the overall outlook for mobile messaging and advertising. Here is a summary of the key points: Mobile advertising formats: Predictably, Blyk is bullish about the outlook for advertising delivered using a mix of SMS and MMS. “We believe messaging is the paradigm. MORE >> -
- Twitter Keeps Going Down – Finally I Can Get Some Work Done NOWSOURCING | THURSDAY, JANUARY 31, 2008
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