I don’t claim to be great at email… But I am *way* worse on Facebook messages.
It is embarrassing how many emails I have missed over the months… and I should get some blame for …

Persistent headers / footers have become common, hip design treatments. It of course makes sense: actionable links / content follow you throughout the page… so better navigation is always nearby & easy.

Over the past couple days, I have been seeing the following ad units in my GMail accounts:
- the top sidebar ad is prominently separated from others
- it is in an entirely different treatment that includes …

I write a lot about product marketing and the concept of

After yesterday’s post (2011 as the year of The Cloud and The Mobile Office), I was moved to list the apps and tools that I use on a daily basis (… at least as of …

Below is a screenshot of a new homepage module showing on Facebook aimed at driving friend importation through Google / Gmail. The unit sits above the newsfeed and asks, Ryan, Who’s Missing? It then …

I am very frustrated with Microsoft Outlook – particularly the calendar… which, for every scheduling / meeting exchange, requires one to switch between inbox and calendar. As a calendar fills up, this becomes more and …

Google Chrome has released their “Chrome Extensions” library with nearly 400 functional extensions… and, just like the browser, the extensions are light weight, functional and great looking (the icons animate, have gloss, and so forth). …

I love this email from Google (full screenshot below and their blog post is here):
On April 7th, we announced a new version of Gmail for mobile for iPhone and Android-powered devices. Among the improvements was …

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The improved Gmail iPhone site is just that: improved. But a true GMail iPhone App would allow fuller cusotmizations, run faster, better integrate calendars and contacts… and soon …

Below are eight feature requests that come out of daily frustrations on various Google services. Each is relatively minor and doesn’t make me want to switch services… it simply creates minor annoyances.
There is a chance …

I am baffled that Google hasn’t yet created specific iPhone Applications for: Gmail, RSS Reader, GTalk, Docs, etc…
It’s not that Google is adverse to developing on the iPhone: their core Google App and Google Earth …