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New Gmail Lab: Got the Wrong Bob? And Four Other Sanity-Saving Labs
Google recently released Got the Wrong Bob?, a new Gmail labs feature that suggests alternate recipients when sending an email to a group.
It's not foolproof and only works when you're sending a message to multiple recipients, but it'll keep you from firing off a rant about your boyfriend to all of your best friends, and accidentally including, say, his mother. Sure, I'd love to have the time to triple-check each and every email, but it's not a realistic option.
Can Email Ever Be Replaced?
I'll admit, I'm guilty of notifying friends and family of what's happening in my life via Twitter and Facebook, instead of taking the time to send an email. And it seems a lot of friends are doing the same thing — a personalized email from a good friend is becoming more and more of a special treat.
Not surprisingly, the Wall Street Journal is boldly saying that email is on its way out.
Tech Dating 101: Is It OK to Just Give Him My Twitter Name?
Have you heard a story like this? A good friend of mine met a great guy in a crowded bar, and barely had the chance to talk to him before the people she came with wanted to leave. As they parted ways and he hurriedly asked her, "Can I call you sometime?"
Do You Use an Email Signature? What Does It Say?
This morning I was making plans with friends via email, and after reading through our short exchange, I realized I was the only one not to include an email signature. At work, I use a signature that includes my name, title, and email address. I don't include one in my personal email at all (which according to this post on decoding email signatures, makes me cool).
Do You Use Facebook More Than Email to Stay In Contact?
I'm guessing that since you're reading this site, you're on some sort of social networking site (more specifically Facebook), and probably check a few times a day (or if you're like me, checking it all the time via a mobile app). Facebook, as well as other social networking sites, provide a great way to keep in touch with people. So much so that social networking may be edging out email as a way to keep in touch with friends and family.
Tech Dating 101: My Boyfriend Is All Up in My Virtual Business
In this installment of Tech Dating 101, we're discussing virtual boundaries. Whether you've been dating your significant other for one week or five years, we all have our personal boundaries. For example, I don't pee with the bathroom door open, and I certainly don't read my boyfriend's emails.
Is Google Wave the Wave of the Future?
Watch out, Bing, a Google announcement has just taken over: Google Wave. Revealed at Google's developer conference in San Francisco, I/O, Google Wave is new "personal communication and collaboration tool" ambitiously described as "what email would be like if it were invented right now."
Combining email and instant messaging (to put it really simply), Wave wants to change how we communicate — on the Internet and beyond.
Gmail Makes Switching Easy With New Mail and Contact Import
There are many reasons why Gmail is the best free email service on the Internet, but I'll save my diatribe about that for another day. If you were already thinking of switching to Google's email, they've just rolled out a new feature that automatically imports all your mail and contacts from your old email account — be it Hotmail, Yahoo, AOL, and more, into your spankin' new Gmail account, no complicated extra steps necessary.
They're even letting you forward your old mail into your new Gmail account for 30 days, so you can test out Gmail and start replying to those emails with your new address.
Website of the Day: Nutshell Mail
Over the years, I've signed up for a ton of social networks (it goes with the territory), some of which I use on the daily, some that I don't.
So for the ones I do use every day (like Facebook and Twitter), wouldn't it be nice to get a snapshot of the day's activity in one single email? You bet it would!
Nerd Merit Badges: Say It Loud and Say It Proud
Want to declare your geekery the way you did as a kid (OK, so I was never a Girl Scout, but I was no stranger to cool patches)? These Nerd Merit Badges, $4 a piece, celebrate either your accomplishment in clearing your email inbox (which always brings me great relief) or being an open source hero.
And you can award yourself at any time; no one will strip you of your fine, fine achievements.
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