Linked – Google kills Gmail joke on April Fools’ after user backlash


Why are technology companies who promote the use of their products for business messing around with April Fool’s pranks inside those same products? That’s just stupid.


Why are technology companies who promote the use of their products for business messing around with April Fool’s pranks inside those same products? That’s just stupid.
This isn’t the worst idea I’ve ever heard: Once upon a time, newspaper publishers had a great business model: Selling ads that were printed on paper, then selling bundles of those papers to consumers. Obviously, things have changed — most news is a free commodity and, according to former Chartbeat CEO Tony Haile, some 236…
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“US and EU officials have decided against a ban on laptops and tablets in cabin baggage on flights from Europe. But after a four-hour meeting in Brussels to discuss the threats to aviation security, officials said other measures were still being considered.” I’m glad someone came to their senses, but I’m still concerned about the…
One of the really interesting things I’ve noticed about projects as I’ve spent some time learning about project management is how much a bad decision at the beginning of a project dooms that project to multiple delays and problems. The r thing I’ve also found interesting is how infrequently those early decisions are scrutinized. See…
O’Reilly ended his presentation with a William Gibson quote: “The future is here now, it’s just not evenly distributed yet” That pretty much sums up what he talked about, the internet as the ultimate collaboration tool. Examples of places that are already letting users build the value included Google’s PageRank, Amazon’s reviews, etc. None of…
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