Category Archives: Social

Expanding social networks and shortening attention spans

Posted on July 29, 2009 by rahulgaitonde

Leo Babauta of Zen Habits fame has ditched email and will primarily use Twitter: … the people I communicate with the most are (mostly) on Twitter. What I love about Twitter is that it’s very limited (140 characters), so you … Continue reading →

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What you need to do to be the next Google/Twitter/Facebook

Posted on June 30, 2009 by rahulgaitonde

Yesterday and today The Web has been through two major evolutionary stages, and we are seeing some major activity in the third evolutionary stage. The first was the “early web” – through most of the 90s and until the dot-com … Continue reading →

Posted in Editorials, Facebook, google, internet, Social, Trends, twitter | 2 Comments

The Mobile Internet Lifestyle

Posted on August 9, 2008 by rahulgaitonde

(This post began as a reply to a comment question on my previous blog post about iPhone 3G. It’s also a complete re-write of an earlier post.) My experience with the Internet on my Nokia N82 has been more than … Continue reading →

Posted in Editorials, Email, Facebook, Gmail, IM, internet, mobile, Nokia, Opera, Social, twitter | 4 Comments

What makes Xobni so popular?

Posted on June 23, 2008 by rahulgaitonde

Xobni is an Outlook plugin that has proven remarkably useful in managing managing bloated inboxes. It’s generated its fair share of buzz lately, and most users seem to love it. Apart from a clutch of very well-implemented features, what it … Continue reading →

Posted in Analytics, Editorials, Email, Insights, Marketing, Microsoft, Outlook, Social, Xobni | 1 Comment

HOWTO: Google Reader Power User Guide

Posted on April 21, 2008 by rahulgaitonde

If you’re the kind who keeps track of information on the web by subscribing to RSS feeds, chances are things aren’t entirely satisfactory. You’re probably swamped with an ever-growing backlog, yet reading your feeds takes too long. You’re annoyed at … Continue reading →

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Moving to an Online Life

Posted on April 14, 2008 by rahulgaitonde

So my Thinkpad’s hard disk (a standard Hitachi 2.5″ 4200 RPM 80GB HDD) died Saturday evening. It began making ghastly noises all of a sudden, signaling imminent mechanical failure. I shut down the computer immediately, and on restarting, a BSOD … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogs, Editorials, Email, Firefox, Gmail, google, HowTos, IM, internet, mobile, Nokia, RSS, Social, Thunderbird | 6 Comments

Social Networks – The New Bulletin Boards?

Posted on March 2, 2008 by rahulgaitonde

In my previous post, I looked at how a social network “picks up” an application and “spreads” it to reach the audience that would be interested in using it. And I said that was because social networks make it easy … Continue reading →

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Social networks – goodbye STP

Posted on March 2, 2008 by rahulgaitonde

Seth Godin quotes Gavin Potter about the 21st century being about ‘sorting out demand’. “When your messages reach the right people at the right time in the right way, magic happens”, Seth says. Social networks are changing that. In fact, … Continue reading →

Posted in Facebook, Insights, Marketing, Social | 1 Comment

What I want most from my RSS reader…

Posted on February 1, 2008 by rahulgaitonde

… is the ability to add (and view) comments for a post. Right now, I still need to navigate to the website (out of my RSS reader) and comment in the little form at the bottom of the page. That … Continue reading →

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The GigaOM show and videoblogging

Posted on January 29, 2008 by rahulgaitonde

Watched a few episodes of the GigaOM show over the last few days. Video or audio is far more effective than text when it comes to expressing ideas or opinions. There’s so much you can tell from the tone and … Continue reading →

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