Gmail a Gentler HailStorm?

Follow up to the previous article posted here. Bad web forms can kill a very good e-commerce site faster than you can say close window. Part 1 is here Do Your Web Forms Show Good Form?, Part 2

Microsoft is moving, as I would expect, quickly to take advantage of Yahoo and AOL's departure from the business IM space. If they start offering tools to migrate from Yahoo or AOL to MSN, then that would be really interesting. Picking Up the Im Pieces: “The retreat of Yahoo Inc. and America Online Inc. from…

Obviously, this space is heating up. Notice how many new P2P collaboration applications there are lately? With all the problems of Napster and Kazaa, many spoke of the end of P2P. But with IM so popular and these P2P apps not really all that different, I knew P2P would start to really pick up. Now…

Beyond the fact that Google is really trying to go beyond search, what I think is interesting is the ability to automatically publish a webfeed (Atom format) Excellent marriage of old (e-mail) and new (webfeed). Free Publishing Platform For Mailing And Discussion Lists: Google Groups 2 – RG News

A goodly while back (I don't remember when, but when I move my blog I'll have search…) I wrote about TravelMessenger. I seem to remember thinking it was a pretty darn cool idea. I wasn't able to try it then, but Riaan van Schoor left a comment on my blog that there was updated information…

Interesting problem. Will short-sighted employers wake up and find the best people elsewhere telecommuting? Some moms quit as offices scrap family-friendliness By Stephanie Armour, (USA TODAY, May 4, 2004) touches on the retention benefits of telework and other family friendly policies. Employers are able to make cutbacks because the tight job market means there are…