Monday, May 18, 2009
Friday, May 15, 2009
Gmail Really Wants You to Switch Email Providers
Bring Your Old Stuff With You
Gmail will now let you import email and contacts from other email providers like Yahoo, Hotmail, and AOL (and a bunch more. Full list at the bottom of the article). This means that if you have an old account that you'd like to merge into your Gmail account, you can do so.
It also means (and this is what Google is pushing for) that users of other services can easily start new Gmail accounts without abandoning everything they have built up with another provider. Google is making the switch more enticing.
In addition, users can have their messages forwarded from their old accounts for 30 days. This allows for time for the transition period.
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Wednesday, May 13, 2009
Facebook Adds Pop-Ups for Notifications
By Chris Crum - Tue, 05/12/2009 - 22:34 for WebPro News
Don't Worry, You Can Turn Them Off.
Facebook has now implemented instant notifications that let users know when something is being shared with them as soon as it is shared.
"Notifications let you know when people take actions on Facebook related to you, so you can quickly check out a photo you've been tagged in or read a new posting on your Wall," says Arjun Banker on the Facebook Blog.
Notifications have already been available at the bottom right corner of Facebook, next to the chat bar, but now they will appear automatically and in real time above the chat bar as pop-up alerts. It looks something like this:
The pop up will close after a few seconds. If a user does not act on the notification right away, each notification will still be available for viewing in the list just like before.
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