Category: Criticize
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No, The New Gmail API Is Not Killing IMAP
At Google’s I/O developer conference, the company announced a new way for developers to build apps that integrate with Gmail, via its brand-new Gmail API. Designed to allow programmatic access to messages, threads, labels and drafts, the API was initially misunderstood by some as Google’s attempt to “kill off IMAP,” an older email protocol that […]
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Big Next Step for Bitcoin: Meeting the Regulators
With China’s example at hand, one may think the idea of pegging the Bitcoin to the US dollar may become the salvation to most of bitcoin’s problems. China became the second biggest economy in the world by pegging their currency to the dollar at an artificially cheap rate. This boosted exports and built up reserves […]
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What if all the bitcoin exchanges were shut down?
Here’s a thought exercise. What if all bitcoin exchanges were shut down by various governments? What would the current value of a bitcoin be? This is an important question because of the implied outcome of the current trend by governments to shut down – or prevent the creation of – bitcoin exchanges. The mining of […]
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Authorities in Boston bombing helped, hindered by social media
Boston Police have asked for help via Twitter in tracking down the remaining bombing suspect, while also telling tweeps not to give too much away. Authorities pursuing a suspect in the Boston Marathon bombing have a love-hate relationship with social media. After initially asking for help via Twitter, law enforcement later requested that social-media users […]
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Google Reader might be gone, but RSS isn’t dead yet
When tech giant Google announced that it was pulling the plug on Google Reader and the service won’t be available after July 1, 2013, it stirred up strong reactions. Google cited decline in usage of the RSS feed service, which was started way back in 2005, as the reason behind its decision to axe the […]
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How Marketers in China Are Using WeChat
Durex Durex uses WeChat in a culture where public discussion about private issues is uncommon. Fans curious about love, sex and relationships get a response from a real person, even at 2 a.m. “We try to be there when you expect a friend to be there for you,” said Ben Wilson, marketing director for Reckitt […]
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China’s Fast-Growing WeChat Shakes Up Weibo. Could It Jump to the U.S.?
Move over, Weibo. Here comes WeChat. Weibo, China’s microblogging platform that’s a hybrid of Twitter and Facebook, was the hot place to be as recently as last year. Now, marketers are clamoring to engage with WeChat and the 300 million users it’s amassed in just two years. “Everyone is using WeChat, so marketers are wondering […]
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China state media’s Twitter account excites Sina Weibo users
China’s state-owned Xinhua News Agency has recently been teased on China’s largest microblogging platform for its Twitter account being discovered by users. Xinhua’s official Twitter account was discovered by Sina Weibo users on Dec. 5 and soon attracted a lot of attentions. With 3,000 posts and over 6,000 followers, the account @XHNews describes it “a […]
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How to set a default view for Google Calendar
Google offers lots of useful, and free, Web tools that you can use from anywhere — with Internet access being required at only some points to save data to the cloud. The best part about these services is that you can customize many of them to your preferences, like Google Calendar. Suppose you don’t want […]
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Microsoft’s best Windows 8 apps
Microsoft’s Windows 8 apps are a decidedly mixed bag so far. But one group of apps shows how the new environment can shine with the right software. I haven’t been too impressed with many of the apps Microsoft has created for Windows 8. Some, such as Music and Video, are designed mostly to get you […]
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