Comments on: It’s Watching: Gmail Can Now Tell Which Of Your Contacts Are Awake http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/04/08/gmail-can-now-tell-which-of-your-contacts-are-awake/ Startup and Technology News Thu, 26 Nov 2009 14:20:00 -0800 hourly 1 By: Gmail Now Tells You Who You Want To Email http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/04/08/gmail-can-now-tell-which-of-your-contacts-are-awake/comment-page-1/#comment-2704622 Gmail Now Tells You Who You Want To Email Sat, 18 Apr 2009 20:44:28 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=55160#comment-2704622 [...] just one of the many nifty innovations that has come out of Gmail Labs, including offline access, contact time zones, search suggestions, an undo button, multi-pane viewing, and many [...] [...] just one of the many nifty innovations that has come out of Gmail Labs, including offline access, contact time zones, search suggestions, an undo button, multi-pane viewing, and many [...]

]]> By: Gmail Now Tells You Who You Want To Email | Site & Server http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/04/08/gmail-can-now-tell-which-of-your-contacts-are-awake/comment-page-1/#comment-2704557 Gmail Now Tells You Who You Want To Email | Site & Server Sat, 18 Apr 2009 18:56:19 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=55160#comment-2704557 [...] just one of the many nifty innovations that has come out of Gmail Labs, including offline access, contact time zones, search suggestions, an undo button, multi-pane viewing, and many [...] [...] just one of the many nifty innovations that has come out of Gmail Labs, including offline access, contact time zones, search suggestions, an undo button, multi-pane viewing, and many [...]

]]> By: The Tech Newz - Technology News » Gmail Now Tells You Who You Want To Email http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/04/08/gmail-can-now-tell-which-of-your-contacts-are-awake/comment-page-1/#comment-2704412 The Tech Newz - Technology News » Gmail Now Tells You Who You Want To Email Sat, 18 Apr 2009 14:57:57 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=55160#comment-2704412 [...] just one of the many nifty innovations that has come out of Gmail Labs, including offline access, contact time zones, search suggestions, an undo button, multi-pane viewing, and many [...] [...] just one of the many nifty innovations that has come out of Gmail Labs, including offline access, contact time zones, search suggestions, an undo button, multi-pane viewing, and many [...]

]]> By: The Far Edge » Blog Archive » Gmail Now Tells You Who You Want To Email http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/04/08/gmail-can-now-tell-which-of-your-contacts-are-awake/comment-page-1/#comment-2703882 The Far Edge » Blog Archive » Gmail Now Tells You Who You Want To Email Sat, 18 Apr 2009 01:56:21 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=55160#comment-2703882 [...] just one of the many nifty innovations that has come out of Gmail Labs, including offline access, contact time zones, search suggestions, an undo button, multi-pane viewing, and many [...] [...] just one of the many nifty innovations that has come out of Gmail Labs, including offline access, contact time zones, search suggestions, an undo button, multi-pane viewing, and many [...]

]]> By: Tech News Geek » Gmail Now Tells You Who You Want To Email http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/04/08/gmail-can-now-tell-which-of-your-contacts-are-awake/comment-page-1/#comment-2703575 Tech News Geek » Gmail Now Tells You Who You Want To Email Fri, 17 Apr 2009 21:28:41 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=55160#comment-2703575 [...] just one of the many nifty innovations that has come out of Gmail Labs, including offline access, contact time zones, search suggestions, an undo button, multi-pane viewing, and many [...] [...] just one of the many nifty innovations that has come out of Gmail Labs, including offline access, contact time zones, search suggestions, an undo button, multi-pane viewing, and many [...]

]]> By: Gmail Now Tells You Who You Want To Email http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/04/08/gmail-can-now-tell-which-of-your-contacts-are-awake/comment-page-1/#comment-2703489 Gmail Now Tells You Who You Want To Email Fri, 17 Apr 2009 20:13:29 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=55160#comment-2703489 [...] just one of the many nifty innovations that has come out of Gmail Labs, including offline access, contact time zones, search suggestions, an undo button, multi-pane viewing, and many more. CrunchBase Information [...] [...] just one of the many nifty innovations that has come out of Gmail Labs, including offline access, contact time zones, search suggestions, an undo button, multi-pane viewing, and many more. CrunchBase Information [...]

]]> By: New! add images to Gmail | TechBurgh Blog and PodCast http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/04/08/gmail-can-now-tell-which-of-your-contacts-are-awake/comment-page-1/#comment-2692889 New! add images to Gmail | TechBurgh Blog and PodCast Fri, 10 Apr 2009 15:04:26 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=55160#comment-2692889 [...] It’s Watching: Gmail Can Now Tell Which Of Your Contacts Are Awake (techcrunch.com) Uncategorized [...] [...] It’s Watching: Gmail Can Now Tell Which Of Your Contacts Are Awake (techcrunch.com) Uncategorized [...]

]]> By: Sender Time Zone And Privacy | CloudAve http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/04/08/gmail-can-now-tell-which-of-your-contacts-are-awake/comment-page-1/#comment-2692464 Sender Time Zone And Privacy | CloudAve Fri, 10 Apr 2009 07:05:36 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=55160#comment-2692464 [...] in Gmail (googlesystem.blogspot.com) In India, WebMail Has To Come From Local Servers (gigaom.com) It's Watching: Gmail Can Now Tell Which Of Your Contacts Are Awake (techcrunch.com) Sender Time Zone Lab Tells You When and When Not to Call Someone (geeksugar.com) [...] [...] in Gmail (googlesystem.blogspot.com) In India, WebMail Has To Come From Local Servers (gigaom.com) It’s Watching: Gmail Can Now Tell Which Of Your Contacts Are Awake (techcrunch.com) Sender Time Zone Lab Tells You When and When Not to Call Someone (geeksugar.com) [...]

]]> By: Shonu http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/04/08/gmail-can-now-tell-which-of-your-contacts-are-awake/comment-page-1/#comment-2692391 Shonu Fri, 10 Apr 2009 04:20:50 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=55160#comment-2692391 u r missing a point ... its not about email. its about whether u should call that person at that time or u should just mail him as he may be sleeping. u r missing a point … its not about email. its about whether u should call that person at that time or u should just mail him as he may be sleeping.

]]> By: hd http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/04/08/gmail-can-now-tell-which-of-your-contacts-are-awake/comment-page-1/#comment-2692350 hd Fri, 10 Apr 2009 03:40:56 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=55160#comment-2692350 Sounds kinda cool, but I don't think this is a feature that very many people will actually utilize. After all, it is e-mail......people don't need to be awake to receive it. Sounds kinda cool, but I don’t think this is a feature that very many people will actually utilize. After all, it is e-mail……people don’t need to be awake to receive it.

]]> By: Novo recurso do Gmail ajuda a identificar se destinatário está acordado ou não « Castanho http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/04/08/gmail-can-now-tell-which-of-your-contacts-are-awake/comment-page-1/#comment-2692317 Novo recurso do Gmail ajuda a identificar se destinatário está acordado ou não « Castanho Fri, 10 Apr 2009 03:05:46 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=55160#comment-2692317 [...] O “Sender Time Zone” (“Fuso Horário do Remetente”) se beneficia da informação de fuso contida no cabeçalho das imagens, por padrão escondida para o usuário, e mostra um ícone verde para contatos que estão provavelmente acordados e um vermelho para quem pode estar dormindo, explicou o site TechCrunch. [...] [...] O “Sender Time Zone” (“Fuso Horário do Remetente”) se beneficia da informação de fuso contida no cabeçalho das imagens, por padrão escondida para o usuário, e mostra um ícone verde para contatos que estão provavelmente acordados e um vermelho para quem pode estar dormindo, explicou o site TechCrunch. [...]

]]> By: Gmail、相手が起きていそうな時間かどうか分かる 「送信者のタイムゾーン表示」機能を追加 http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/04/08/gmail-can-now-tell-which-of-your-contacts-are-awake/comment-page-1/#comment-2691890 Gmail、相手が起きていそうな時間かどうか分かる 「送信者のタイムゾーン表示」機能を追加 Thu, 09 Apr 2009 20:09:15 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=55160#comment-2691890 [...] [原文へ] [...] [...] [原文へ] [...]

]]> By: Ashu http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/04/08/gmail-can-now-tell-which-of-your-contacts-are-awake/comment-page-1/#comment-2691607 Ashu Thu, 09 Apr 2009 16:39:56 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=55160#comment-2691607 have you checked out http://gosnoozemail.com/ It was launched last weekend as part of a SF StartupWeekend. have you checked out http://gosnoozemail.com/
It was launched last weekend as part of a SF StartupWeekend.

]]> By: Gmail Timezone Icon Useful But I Want to Click It | CloudAve http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/04/08/gmail-can-now-tell-which-of-your-contacts-are-awake/comment-page-1/#comment-2691529 Gmail Timezone Icon Useful But I Want to Click It | CloudAve Thu, 09 Apr 2009 15:46:08 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=55160#comment-2691529 [...] It's Watching: Gmail Can Now Tell Which Of Your Contacts Are Awake [...] [...] It’s Watching: Gmail Can Now Tell Which Of Your Contacts Are Awake [...]

]]> By: Shonu http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/04/08/gmail-can-now-tell-which-of-your-contacts-are-awake/comment-page-1/#comment-2691520 Shonu Thu, 09 Apr 2009 15:42:49 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=55160#comment-2691520 its started showing "Not a good time for call" from 8:00 pm IST. its started showing “Not a good time for call” from 8:00 pm IST.

]]> By: Shonu http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/04/08/gmail-can-now-tell-which-of-your-contacts-are-awake/comment-page-1/#comment-2691511 Shonu Thu, 09 Apr 2009 15:39:36 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=55160#comment-2691511 true .... its google effect 8) blindly praising everything true …. its google effect 8) blindly praising everything

]]> By: Shonu http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/04/08/gmail-can-now-tell-which-of-your-contacts-are-awake/comment-page-1/#comment-2691508 Shonu Thu, 09 Apr 2009 15:37:53 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=55160#comment-2691508 Have u guys noticed... this feature is based on Email header so its useful when someone has sent u a mail. In gmail contacts are added from orkut as well if u have enabled that feature. There is no way to get the Time zone of those contacts who hasn't mailed u. sorry for my poor english Have u guys noticed… this feature is based on Email header so its useful when someone has sent u a mail. In gmail contacts are added from orkut as well if u have enabled that feature. There is no way to get the Time zone of those contacts who hasn’t mailed u.

sorry for my poor english

]]> By: Hmmm http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/04/08/gmail-can-now-tell-which-of-your-contacts-are-awake/comment-page-1/#comment-2691505 Hmmm Thu, 09 Apr 2009 15:33:06 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=55160#comment-2691505 I simply don't get it. If I am sending an email to a contact, why would I care if they are potentially asleep or awake? At best this is correct with a margin of error of +/- 2 hours. Another useless feature like the beer googles feature. Google is wasting time on such foolishness. Most likely my important contacts are already connected via IM, which has a more accurate status. This just goes to show that way too many of you would drink whatever coolaid that Google pours or spills. I simply don’t get it. If I am sending an email to a contact, why would I care if they are potentially asleep or awake? At best this is correct with a margin of error of +/- 2 hours. Another useless feature like the beer googles feature. Google is wasting time on such foolishness.

Most likely my important contacts are already connected via IM, which has a more accurate status.

This just goes to show that way too many of you would drink whatever coolaid that Google pours or spills.

]]> By: Chris Heilmann http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/04/08/gmail-can-now-tell-which-of-your-contacts-are-awake/comment-page-1/#comment-2691424 Chris Heilmann Thu, 09 Apr 2009 14:42:30 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=55160#comment-2691424 That was always my favourite feature in Skype. So not really earth-shattering news. However, if the time zone in the header is the information then it really does not mean that I am awake was I might be travelling and my server is still in the other country. A real measure would be to use the geolocation of the sender before the mail gets sent. That was always my favourite feature in Skype. So not really earth-shattering news. However, if the time zone in the header is the information then it really does not mean that I am awake was I might be travelling and my server is still in the other country. A real measure would be to use the geolocation of the sender before the mail gets sent.

]]> By: Keeping track of time zones with Gmail | Workplace Learning Today http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/04/08/gmail-can-now-tell-which-of-your-contacts-are-awake/comment-page-1/#comment-2691324 Keeping track of time zones with Gmail | Workplace Learning Today Thu, 09 Apr 2009 13:01:09 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=55160#comment-2691324 [...] to look up time zones. I rarely even know where people are located anymore. Via Jason Kincaid at TechCrunch. Now if I could just get a wake up call with that… [...] [...] to look up time zones. I rarely even know where people are located anymore. Via Jason Kincaid at TechCrunch. Now if I could just get a wake up call with that… [...]

]]> By: Indiasmash http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/04/08/gmail-can-now-tell-which-of-your-contacts-are-awake/comment-page-1/#comment-2691322 Indiasmash Thu, 09 Apr 2009 12:59:38 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=55160#comment-2691322 Gmail is truly a NextGen web 3.0 portal :) Gmail is truly a NextGen web 3.0 portal :)

]]> By: Indiasmash http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/04/08/gmail-can-now-tell-which-of-your-contacts-are-awake/comment-page-1/#comment-2691320 Indiasmash Thu, 09 Apr 2009 12:58:15 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=55160#comment-2691320 Nice feature. It will be cool if we are able to embed flickr/picasa photos in the message box to share photos with others thru mail. Also for embedding youtube videos in our messages. Nice feature. It will be cool if we are able to embed flickr/picasa photos in the message box to share photos with others thru mail. Also for embedding youtube videos in our messages.

]]> By: Janet Clarey http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/04/08/gmail-can-now-tell-which-of-your-contacts-are-awake/comment-page-1/#comment-2691270 Janet Clarey Thu, 09 Apr 2009 11:23:53 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=55160#comment-2691270 This will be a great time saver. Grunties, I see your point about it being email (it doesn't wake anyone) but it seems like a great way to keep track of EVERYTHING else - video chat, setting up meetings, webcasts, etc. This will be a great time saver. Grunties, I see your point about it being email (it doesn’t wake anyone) but it seems like a great way to keep track of EVERYTHING else – video chat, setting up meetings, webcasts, etc.

]]> By: <fb:name linked="false" useyou="false" uid="501727122">Subhasish Das</fb:name> http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/04/08/gmail-can-now-tell-which-of-your-contacts-are-awake/comment-page-1/#comment-2691244 Subhasish Das Thu, 09 Apr 2009 10:26:43 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=55160#comment-2691244 I presume for privacy and accuracy reasons they are only using the TimeZone offset values in the email headers to come up with with this data. Thing is, this leads to a situation where if one is one the move, the time zone info is calculated based per mail and not on a per user basis. So I have this friend who mailed me from home, same TZ as me, and then went back to his country of work which is in another TZ. His icon in a particular email conversation is still shown as if he is in his home and my TZ. Of course to do any better they will have to use IP addresses and that is neither a good indicator of privacy protection nor is it accurate if gleaned from email headers. I presume for privacy and accuracy reasons they are only using the TimeZone offset values in the email headers to come up with with this data. Thing is, this leads to a situation where if one is one the move, the time zone info is calculated based per mail and not on a per user basis. So I have this friend who mailed me from home, same TZ as me, and then went back to his country of work which is in another TZ. His icon in a particular email conversation is still shown as if he is in his home and my TZ. Of course to do any better they will have to use IP addresses and that is neither a good indicator of privacy protection nor is it accurate if gleaned from email headers.

]]> By: Grunties http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/04/08/gmail-can-now-tell-which-of-your-contacts-are-awake/comment-page-1/#comment-2691204 Grunties Thu, 09 Apr 2009 09:44:43 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=55160#comment-2691204 Why? It's email - The recipient doesn't have to be awake to receive it, and it won't wake them up if they're asleep. Why?

It’s email – The recipient doesn’t have to be awake to receive it, and it won’t wake them up if they’re asleep.

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