In another step towards the future, a page on the past is closed: GeoCities is being shuttered today by Yahoo, which purchased the free website host in 1999. GeoCities circa 1996: In a move that puts more emphasis on the bottom line, Yahoo is nudging new customers to its paid hosting service. Of course, there’s… Continue reading Yahoo shuttering GeoCities today. RIP GeoCities
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Yahoo! Mail still #1, but for how much longer?
Image via CrunchBase ComScore shows Yahoo Mail is still the world’s leader in e-mail services, but the bad news (for Yahoo) is that Google’s Gmail is the fastest growing service. Hotmail is still #2, and AOL just slipped to #4 after Gmail who leapfrogged them to go to #3. Four years ago when we sized… Continue reading Yahoo! Mail still #1, but for how much longer?
Gmail’s 2 latest features: Translation and Import from other accounts
Gmail has 2 cool new features. The first can be really useful for those of us who frequently get e-mail from all over the world – language translation. Just head into your Gmail Labs section, look for Message Translation and enable. Messages in foreign languages will now have a link to translate. I was surprised… Continue reading Gmail’s 2 latest features: Translation and Import from other accounts
Palringo now available for Android
Palringo, a mobile Instant Messenger aggregator, is now available for the Android platform. Palringo handles IM services like MSN, Yahoo, AIM, Jabber and more in 1 client. You can get the app on the Android Market.