8 posts and columns on addresses

Facebook Moves Could Disallow Apps From Running Google Ads

in Social on February 10, 2011 at 12:07 pm PT

Facebook announced this week it will begin enforcing a policy that requires app developers to run advertising from a list of approved providers. The list does not include Google’s AdSense and DoubleClick.

Google’s Latest Assault on Carriers: Number Porting Comes to Google Voice

in Mobile on January 25, 2011 at 11:52 am PT

The search giant confirms that Google Voice users in the U.S. can start porting over existing phone numbers to the service for a $20 fee. New Google Voice users should be able to sign up and bring over an existing number in the next couple of weeks.

A New Social Network Where Inquiring Minds Run Wild

in The Digital Solution on January 18, 2011 at 3:38 pm PT

Katie takes a look at Quora, a question-and-answer site that encourages thoughtful—even long-winded—discussions.

Gawkergate Collateral Damage Now Includes the New York Times

in Enterprise on December 22, 2010 at 4:13 pm PT

In the 10 days or so since hackers purloined account data from the Gawker group of sites, several Web properties have urged users to change any potentially compromised passwords. Today, the New York Times joined the chorus.

Would Facebook + Email = Gmail + Google Me?

in Social on November 12, 2010 at 8:21 am PT

Facebook this Monday is reportedly set to announce a “full-fledged webmail client” with integration of Microsoft Office Web Apps at a press event the company is holding in San Francisco.

Is My Email Address My Identity?

in Social on November 10, 2010 at 9:46 pm PT

As a larger question in the battle between Facebook and Google over data reciprocity, what captivates me is how much value people are putting on user email addresses. Are our email addresses really the best proxy for who we are?

No Facebook User Emails for Google–But Yahoo and Microsoft Already Have Access

in Social on November 9, 2010 at 6:06 pm PT

Facebook and Google are hardly friends these days, and they’re having more and more trouble containing their dislike.

Mining Email for Contacts

in The Digital Solution on April 14, 2009 at 6:00 pm PT

Gwabbit is a tool that automatically hunts through Outlook emails as you receive them, finding contact information that can be “gwabbed” and saved.