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Tech Firm Eradicates Email

Tom Wyrick — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 18:08:20 +0000

Every company needs an email system, right? Wrong. At least according to French tech firm Atos who launches an initiative to eliminate corporate email within the next year. CEO Thierry Breton claims only ten percent of the emails his employees receive each day contain any useful information, and eighteen percent is simply junk mail. Middle […]

AIMing For A Comeback?

Tom Wyrick — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 22:45:29 +0000

When AOL first built AIM back in 1997, the messenger was well received as a major contender in the popular new genre of instant messaging clients. By 2006, AIM had more users than any of the other major competitors. With the more recent growth in popularity of “one client connects all” IM software, the ubiquitous […]

Facebook Mobile Messaging Is Here! Convoluted And Buggy, But Here!

Yoni Gross — Tue, 09 Aug 2011 21:00:23 +0000

I’ve been petty rough on Facebook’s Android messaging in the past, but it looks like things may be about to change. Courtesy of the developers from group messaging app Beluga, which Facebook acquired in March, Facebook has released a new dedicated messaging app for Android and iOS today. The app has more in common with […]