The online identity crisis thing is getting huge. With billions of people now using the web, it was expected that organizations adopt real identity on the web. There’s too much at stake. Mark Zuckerberg, as quoted in TIME, “Having two identities for yourself is an example of a lack of integrity.” When Google launched its [...]
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France takes sides with Google competitors for being incompetent
Since European economy is tanking and Euro is taking a hit, European government have taken the high road to take sides with European companies and fine outsiders. First to follow this new rule is France who are furious after losing their AAA rating. “In a ruling Tuesday, the Paris court upheld an unfair competition complaint lodged [...]
Dear Facebook, Please fix this
Facebook has made it incredibly easy to manage online content for a brand on Facebook with Facebook pages. I have been managing Facebook page for Techknots. I never previously had to comment using my personal FB account on our Facebook page, but today I had to. And guess what? If I upload photos on Facebook page [...]
GetGlue gets a makeover
My favorite service, GetGlue‘s web version has received a makeover. Few things that come to my mind after checking in 5 mins ago: Huge thumbnail makes Homepage extremely heavy. Check-ins much more easier. GetGlue seems to have taken notice that users like to go on TV series marathon and has made it easier to check-in [...]
New Twitter UI
Twitter finally rolled out its new UI for my account last night and I have been using it since then. After a good 24 hours of usage I have come to conclusion that I am nuetral about it. There are things that I like and few that I don’t. But I am more concerned whether [...]
Business Insider — from my (readers) POV
A lot has been said in last few days about Business Insider’s Slideshows and them being pageview whores. Matt Rosoff of Business Insider has already responded with his POV. Being an ardent BI reader, here are few points that makes me think ticks BI Slideshows: Long reads are boring. I am the Twitter generation. Anything that goes beyond 300 words should [...]
Facebook copies Google+ makes Facebook Notes irrelevant
Ever since Robert Scoble started using Google+ as a blogging platform, a lot of services started shitting in their pants, including Facebook. I mean, that was something mind boggling. To use a service the way it wasn’t meant to be. Or innovate. If people could do that, it looks more attractive. Initially. Btw, Roberts honeymoon period [...]
Yahoo is up for sale but their ego is going to get hurt
It’s no surprise that Yahoo is up for sale. The American multinational corporation seems to have lost touch and is mostly irrelevant in the current market. Except for Yahoo finance, I don’t see any other Yahoo properties that relevant. Businessinsider reports that first bids to Yahoo are out and they are lower than $20 Billions. [...]
Finally Google gets its shit together – gives unified experience on all its products
I really really love all of Google’s products. I am completely, absolutely reliable on them. From Search, GMail, Maps, Calendar, GDocs (Heck I don’t even have Office suit installed on my laptop these days), etc. If Google decides to charge for their service I will have no other option than to pay. I mean I [...]
