They say elephants never forget a face. And dogs never forget a name. Scratch that… I think the latter isn’t true. In any case, it turns out that humans are a lot more varied in their ability to remember faces, names or context. Personally, I’m terrible at remembering names, especially after I’ve just been introduced… Continue reading Going beyond just character names in the Wikipedia plot description
Category: Improvements
Ideas that are meant for the digital world, which operate in spaces that have already been invented, and which offer incremental improvements on features that already exist
“Pocket app to offer removal of query parameters & duplicates and allow easy export/import”
I have been using Pocket to bookmark URLs for a while now. And one of the annoying things I find is the fact that Pocket adds the following string at the end of all URLs I save with them – “?utm_source=pocket_shared”. At the very least, Pocket should provide users with the ability to strip away… Continue reading “Pocket app to offer removal of query parameters & duplicates and allow easy export/import”
A primer on basic decision science using the Indian online marketplace for SDHC cards
The market for electronics products, especially in India, is still quite fragmented to say the least. Apart from the fact that every dollar price is inflated, it becomes all the more important, to not only compare published prices across brands but also look at which of the brands are available in India, and at what… Continue reading A primer on basic decision science using the Indian online marketplace for SDHC cards
Group-sharing public albums on Facebook
Facebook has connected the world like never before, but there is still a long way to go. Take a simple example. You go out with friends for an event. If you’re like most groups, none of you have a thing for taking photos – at least not with anything except a phone camera. But if… Continue reading Group-sharing public albums on Facebook
Save Facebook advertising costs using arbitrage opportunities
A couple of months ago, I was looking at Facebook Ads to spread the word about this new restaurant my friend is setting up. I’ve always been intrigued about how online advertising works, and the level of potential it has to improve intelligently based on its target users. So I went through the basic fact-finding… Continue reading Save Facebook advertising costs using arbitrage opportunities
Facebook with more than 1 status update
I know it might seem like an overkill but I do believe that Facebook should roll out an option for users to post 2 status updates instead of 1. The reason I say that is because there are times, when one has more than 1 thing that they’d want to express to the world… and… Continue reading Facebook with more than 1 status update
Address books in mobile phones, even smartphones
It’s been a good 5-odd years since I noticed this logical flaw in what used to be my Nokia 6610. Not that I felt it was an oversight, but at the time, I told myself that it’s probably a lack of foresight on the part of the phone manufacturer, and they will soon recognize and… Continue reading Address books in mobile phones, even smartphones
Inventions to make life easier – Google – Gmail
Gmail has, over the years, intelligently avoided the problem of folders by using labels. However, there are usability issues that they haven’t addressed yet, and hence remain unsolved – _____________________________________________________ 1 – No way to sort mails since inbox is sorted by date of receipt (latest to oldest) by default This means if I want… Continue reading Inventions to make life easier – Google – Gmail