Tag archive: message

Announced within an official staff post, Tumblr plans to release a version of private messaging called “Fan Mail” which will allow Tumblr users to send private, personalized notes to other Tumblr bloggers. Rolling out over the next few days for all Tumblr bloggers, users will be able to find the new option at the top corner of followed blogs, in avatar drop-down menus and within the Tumblr inbox. Messages have been designed to have… Read More

Hacker Gagandeep Singh has developed a do-it-yourself project for designing a grid of LED lights on the rear window of a vehicle without obstructing the view from the rear-view mirror. Singh is interested in providing feedback to drivers that don't pay attention to the rules of the road. Using his Volkswagon Polo as the guinea pig for the project, Singh created plans for a 40 x 16 LED matrix display with LED lights that allowed two… Read More

Late last year, Google introduced Mail Goggles for Gmail, a feature that had users solve a simple math problem before allowing them to send a message. The idea was that people who are tired or inebriated might use Gmail to send something they'd come to regret…and Mail Goggles might prevent that from happening. But it seems Gmail users still have problems with people sending messages they want to take back, so Google has… Read More

Texting is incredibly popular, but it can be a pain. There’s never enough room to say all you need. But what’s the quick alternative? Pinger came up with an answer in 2006, offering a free voice messaging service in the US.   It’s proved so popular that the company is nowexpanding the service to a total of 20 countries, Vnunet reports. Users call a local number, give the number or numbers to which the message is to be… Read More

“The message? Over one hundred thousand separate postings from craigslist.org, the popular community Web site that includes classified listings for jobs, housing and other goods. The transmission included a date and time stamp, as well as an audio track identifying the message as originating from Earth. Lewis told SPACE.com that the company is currently in talks with craigslist to broadcast another transmission on to coincide with the… Read More

The offer to create a “tactical alliance” was made Friday by Rob Glaser, chief executive of RealNetworks, the Seattle-based Internet music and video service, in an e-mail message to Steve Jobs, Apple's chairman. But if an alliance with Apple could not be struck, Glaser strongly hinted in the e-mail message that he might be forced to form a partnership with Microsoft to pursue “very interesting opportunities”… Read More