Founded by Richard Passer Friendthem (iPhone, coming soon for Android and Windows Phone) is a new app that connects you with people nearby on Facebook, it is designed to let people see the Facebook users around them and then send a friend request immediately, or file the request away for later. Login using Facebook credentials and then choose what information you want to make visible. And for users who don’t want to be listed in certain areas (office/ vacation) the app lets users create geo-fences, or areas where they will be hidden from the app. Other users that have Friendthem
Read MoreMost of us still manually manage our disparate contact databases and address books, which is almost always a messy process. Founded by Sachin Rekhi, Connected which might help you to get all your contacts and conversations in one place. This web based app and mobile-friendly app hooks into nearly every social network, contact database and calendar repository on the web to automatically build out a comprehensive contact and company database, free of duplicate entries. Stay Organized add notes, tags, and how you met to your most important contacts. Find the Right Person search companies, titles, and locations to find exactly
Read MoreEmail has come a long way in 40 years and is now a such a part of our social, economic and political lifestyles. There have been many changes to email as it evolved from it’s original start as a communications tool for university academics. To give you a timeline of email’s progress through the decades, here’s a commemorative 40th anniversary infographic from email delivery company Reachmail.
The new tab page of a browser is a continuously evolving experiment. Long ago, there were homepages a single website that opened whenever a new tab or browser window was launched. The idea of only one website on a whole new tab bothered a Norwegian browser company, and they launched Speed Dial in the spring of 2007 with Opera version 9.2. That was the beginning of the new tab revolution. Hundreds of speed dial add-ons for Firefox and variations of it started appearing on Mozilla’s website. Google launched Chrome the following year, and the browser by default show a list
Read MoreIndia's ambitious ultra low-cost computing device “Sakshat” is finally going to arrive this month. The launch which was supposed to take place some six months ago hit several bottlenecks including an overhaul of the contract with the vendor. Reports suggest that the tablet is likely to be priced at Rs 2,200, out of which the Indian government will subsidize the 50 per cent of cost – bringing down the price to Rs 1,100. Nearly 10,000 tablets will be dispatched to IIT-Rajasthan later this month, while some 90,000 devices will be rolled out over the next four months Sakshat Tablet Features #1 7
Read MoreLink shortening service bitly has just made its Bitly Pro features available to all its users, free of charge. In beta since 2009, Bitly Pro served over 10K shortened domains, including P.Diddy’s diddy.it and the Dalai Lama’s Dalaila.ma. (at the time of writing this site was down) Users who want to try out bitly Pro (which is now just bitly) can head over to bitly, log in with an existing or new account and set up their custom short domain and domain tracking features by redirecting their domain’s DNS to Bitly’s severs. So now you too can experience His Holiness’ URL shortening
Read MorePrice tracking service Shopobot aims to give shoppers more transparency for price fluctuations on products online. It is not uncommon for retailers to change their prices several times in the course of a week, or put items on sale and unless you are checking the product every day, you don’t know when these changes are taking place. Shopobot was formed to reveal the volatility of prices for consumer products sold online, and to help consumers use this information to gain an advantage when making purchases. It is not uncommon for retailers to change their prices several times in the course of
Read MoreAs companies grow, keeping employees informed and engaged becomes more of a challenge. In a recent study, less than 10% of employees report they understand their company’s mission statement. Other research shows a significant increase in the amount of time and money people spend playing online games. Is there something to be learned from this phenomenon that leaders can apply to their organizations to create more engaged employees? via
Google has introduced a tool that helps you manage search results for your name. The tool, “Me on the Web,” is now included on the Google dashboard in between account information and analytics. It is not intended to be another privacy setting. The Google Dashboard allows you to view and control data associated with the different products you use with your Google Account. It offers a simple view into the data associated with your Google Account. Designed to be simple and useful, the Dashboard summarizes data for each product that you use (when signed in to your account) and provides
Read MoreGoogle Voice Search Google Voice Search has been on Android and iOS for a while, but Google's finally introduced it in Chrome, so you can search the web without every typing a keystroke. Here's how to enable and start using Google's keyboard-free search features. Voice Search doesn't require any setup; you just need to head to Google and click on the microphone in the search bar to start searching. And, of course, you'll need a microphone plugged into your computer. Note that this is rolling out gradually, so if you don't see the mic icon just yet, come back in a
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