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Headlines in my inbox often tell me nothing

By Julie Starr | Published: December 8, 2009
I was struck the other day by the difference a good headline can make in a news email bulletin. Here’s a few from from my inbox in the past couple of days: I subscribe to more news than I can handle and am often in a hurry or tired when I scroll through these. I’ve [...]
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Fresh takes on news delivery

By Julie Starr | Published: March 7, 2009
Steve Rubel describes three ways newspapers are experimenting with delivery: rich, searchable email editions; hyper-vertical navigation (ability to drill down to more and more specific pages of information), and innovative mobile apps. Nice idea to track new developments in this crucial area.
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The email ‘pebble pile’ effect

By Julie Starr | Published: October 18, 2008
A nice observation about email expectations from Merlin Mann, a software usability expert quoted in Clay Shirky's Here Comes Everybody: Email is such a funny thing. People hand you these single little messages that are no heavier than a river pebble. But it doesn't take long until you have acquired a pile of pebbles that's taller than you and heavier than you could ever hope to move, even if you wanted to do it over a few dozen trips.
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Rant about my digital home invasion

By Julie Starr | Published: May 24, 2008
Earlier this week someone borrowed my gmail address and sent a spam email to all my gmail contacts at around 5 in the morning. It made me pretty upset, I can tell you, not to mention embarrassed. Bad enough that someone 'broke in' while I was sleeping, as it were, worse to spam my contacts. Hrrmph.
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