Honing the ability to envision products that need building
Ideas that are meant for the digital world
Even though I’ve been using social networking for aeons now, it was only recently that I noticed an aspect that hadn’t quite struck me before. What struck me was the fact that Facebook has consciously chosen to keep only the Like button whereas YouTube has both the Like and Dislike buttons. I know what you’re … Read more
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 … Read more
Facebook, like no other entity of our time, has been advocating a more open and connected world since the get-go. One way Facebook is attempting to build user involvement in this endeavour is by measuring a user’s impact on his or her network. In this case, impact is measured as the Number of people the … Read more
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 … Read more