Tag: Google Apps for Business

Happy belated bday, Gmail!

Posted on by Todd Lohenry in Linux, Technology

Image by Yes, i'm guccio via FlickrIn what was considered by many to be a typical Google April Fools Day prank, Google announced Gmail 6 years ago today..."On April 1, 2004, Gmail was launched as an invite-only beta, instantly creating a revolution in the webmail space. Googles decision to keep their webmail invite-only kept spammers … Continue reading Happy belated bday, Gmail! →

iPhone, SchmiPhone…

Posted on by Todd Lohenry in Technology

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=357k_8t0QMw Yeah, the iPhone is all that and a bag of chips as we say in Wisconsin, but what if you don't use AT&T and don't want to switch carriers? Or worse yet! You can get AT&T but they won't sell you an iPhone because they don't have coverage there [happened to a friend of … Continue reading iPhone, SchmiPhone… →

Email Overload: Download a Free Copy of David Allen’s Email Rules

Posted on by Todd Lohenry in Technology

Having problems managing email? David Allen, author of Getting Things Done and inspiration for a lot of posts 'round these parts, gives away a free four-page PDF at his website that covers his basic principals for keeping email organized. Getting specific without going too in-depth, he explains the 'two minute rule,' why action-able emails should … Continue reading Email Overload: Download a Free Copy of David Allen’s Email Rules →

49% of Small Business Owners use a Smartphone

Posted on by Todd Lohenry in Facebook, Featured, Technology

"Over the past few years, it seems that a few mobile devices — laptops, Bluetooth headsets, and increasingly, smartphones — have become ubiquitous among business people. The days of the pager are gone. Small business owners seem to be outpacing the rest of America in smartphone adoption, according to a recent survey of nearly 10,000 … Continue reading 49% of Small Business Owners use a Smartphone →

Graph Your Inbox

Posted on by Todd Lohenry in Facebook, Trends

Graph Your Inbox is a Google Chrome extension that allows you to graph Gmail activity over time. You can use it to visualize your communication with friends, your Facebook activity, when you purchased items on Amazon or how often you use certain words or phrases. We provide the same search functionality used by Gmail, but … Continue reading Graph Your Inbox →

Yammer Debuts A Facebook For The Enterprise

Posted on by Todd Lohenry in Facebook

Yammer, which launched as the “Twitter for businesses” at TechCrunch 50 in 2008, is launching the next-gen version of its platform today. Aiming to be a full-fledged social network for the enterprise, Yammer 2.0 is being released today at TechCrunch Disrupt. As we wrote in our initial review of the new platform, Yammer is adding … Continue reading Yammer Debuts A Facebook For The Enterprise →

How to Make Your Location-Based App a Success: Reward People for Their Activities

Posted on by Todd Lohenry in Social Media

Location-based mobile applications, also now being called "check-in services" to differentiate themselves from other geo-aware apps like Google Maps, are the hottest new social applications on the mobile scene today. The lineup includes game-based applications like Foursquare and MyTown, which each provide points, credits and/or badges for "checking in" (registering your physical presence) with a … Continue reading How to Make Your Location-Based App a Success: Reward People for Their Activities →