October 7th, 2012

Escape From Message Hell

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Editor’s Note: Nir Eyal blogs about the intersection of psychology, technology, and business at NirAndFar.com.

We are caught in an endless cycle of messaging hell and the pattern is always the same. First, a new communication system is born — take email or Facebook, for example. Ease-of-use helps the product gain wide adoption and reach a critical mass of users. That’s when things turn… → Read More

July 2nd, 2012

Auto-Sunk. Check Your Hidden Facebook “Other” Inbox For Your Missing Emails

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Click ‘Messages’ on Facebook and then “Other” in the right sidebar and you might find emails missing from your Gmail or other personal and work accounts. Without giving you any warning or notification, Facebook last week changed your profile to hide any email addresses you’ve previously listed and instead show only your little-known “@facebook.com” address. Any messages sent to you or your… → Read More

November 27th, 2010

Gmail Lite: If You Build It Google, We Will Come

I’ve seen the future of messaging — it looks a lot like Facebook Messages. More specifically, it looks like the new version of Facebook Messages that the company began rolling out two weeks ago. But I’m not sure that the future is Facebook Messages. At least not for me. Because that’s simply not how I have used Facebook and it’s too hard to switch my patterns now. And that’s why Gmail has a huge… → Read More