AvatarDipak ShettyLarry Page's Second Big Mistake As CEO: Opening Your Gmail Box to Google+ FollowersForbes - Robert HofGooglejust ignited a firestorm of protest with yet another attempt to jumpstart its Google+ don't-call-it-a-social network. The search giant today announced a way for Gmail users with a Google+ account to send you an email to your Gmail account via Google+, and to allow you to do the same with …
AvatarDipak ShettyAirlock, Facebook’s New A/B Testing Framework, Will Help Improve User Experience On Its Mobile Appsverified_publisherTechCrunch - Catherine ShuFacebook has developed a new mobile A/B testing framework, it announced today. In a post on the company’s engineering blog, engineers Ari Grant and Kang Zhang explained that when Facebook switched to native development stacks two years ago, it gave them finer control over many aspects of mobile …
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AvatarDipak ShettyGoogle+ Local Must Be Simplified Before it Can Beat Foursquareverified_publisherTNW - Nick SummersI’m yet to find a service that can match Foursquare. I’ve never cared for the badges, but the idea of sharing my location with friends and then receiving recommendations based on my preferences is awfully appealing. Google+ Local is a similar proposition, but I’ve never been compelled to switch, or …
AvatarDipak ShettyEquil JOT nabs Evernote integration for easy scribble catalogingverified_publisherEngadget - Billy SteeleEquil's JOT smartpen made its debut back in the fall, but here at CES the $150 accessory is expanding its tool set. The company has just announced that its writing utensil now plays nice with Evernote. Thanks to the productivity software outfit's API and the Equil Note iOS app, users can now beam …
AvatarDipak ShettyGrocery stores push coupons to iPhones with iBeaconsverified_publisherThe Verge - Rich McCormickLate last year, Apple outfitted 254 of its US stores with small, low-power Bluetooth transmitters. Called iBeacons, the transmitters work in tandem with iPhones running iOS 7 and the Apple Store's dedicated app to provide users with very precise location information and guides to getting the most …
