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Too Much Email

A primary source of information overload is our email inboxes. While I’ve previously mentioned a few strategies for dealing with email overload, I think it’s a good time for a post with comprehensive rundown of my tips for managing email. Read more »

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Facebook’s acquisition of group-messaging service Beluga and its rollout of enhanced commenting features to websites such as GigaOM are two further signs of the social network’s plan to become a key player in all of the various ways in which people communicate with each other online. Read more »

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2011

A recent survey of New Year’s resolutions found that the number-one resolution is to get organized. Sixty-one percent of those polled pledged to keep their business more organized in the new year. If you have a similar resolution, here are some ideas to improve organization. Read more »

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Maybe you’ve achieved inbox zero — that doesn’t mean you’ve actually sent emails to everyone you really need to. Etacts’ goal is to get you back in touch with everyone you know. Read more »

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Many people have been asking for a unified email inbox on their iPhone, rather than having to switch between accounts. While there isn’t an official Apple way to do this, you can fake it yourself using Gmail and its ability to check email from other accounts. Read more »

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If email is your main method of communication with your co-workers and clients, it can be impossible to get away from your inbox for even a few minutes. There’s always the danger that something important could land in your email while you’ve got that window closed […] Read more »

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Threadsy has recently updated and added some new features that expands its already ambitious goal of becoming your universal social inbox. In addition to aggregating all of your regular webmail accounts (Gmail, Yahoo and Hotmail), it has now added support for Apple MobileMe (me.com/mac.com email addresses). […] Read more »

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August 2009 will be remembered as something of a mixed bag for Apple. There was Google Voicegate, and the backlash it generated from the tech press and public alike, culminating in questioning from the FCC. On the other hand, Mac OS X’s latest big cat was […] Read more »

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Managing the flood of electronic communication — phone, voicemail, email, SMS, IM, micro-blogging and status updates on sites like Facebook — is an increasingly difficult task. It’s being reported that Bill Gates recently left Facebook due to a surfeit of friend requests. I’ve struggled to manage […] Read more »

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[qi:gigaom_icon_social_networking] Every so often a new technology comes along, promising to revolutionize the world of communications. And in the end, it prays at the altar of email. Despite being messy and unstructured, email, which will turn 50 in a couple of years, remains the hub of […] Read more »

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