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by onelovelyname 13y ago
Decided to think about Helpouts from Google's perspective. I don't see it as a stand-alone monetizable business, put into the market to compete with LiveNinja. Rather, it's a strategic move by Google to strengthen its ecosyst
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by onelovelyname 13y ago
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6286127
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by onelovelyname 13y ago
Great point, thinking of it that way gives some insight into why Google may have changed the UI.
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by onelovelyname 13y ago
Browsing email while composing isn't part of my workflow. Definitely makes sense as a use case, a few others mentioned it as well. Agreed, for short emails (setting up mtgs, quick reviews) it works fine for the most part. Personal pref
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by onelovelyname 13y ago
Makes sense. I do like it for casual mail - e.g., if I'm setting up a quick time to meet an advisor. But for more important things, it doesn't work well for me. I am checking out Airmail thanks to an older HN thread. Cheers!
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by onelovelyname 13y ago
Writing concise, properly formatted email is the responsibility of the writer, no matter the email client UI. It's also my responsibility to ensure I can focus and work efficiently, agreed. Whether I can do that well with Gmail's
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by onelovelyname 13y ago
Thanks, checked it out. Impressed that Jason takes the time to respond to many of the tweets.
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by onelovelyname 13y ago
Oh, wow! This is pretty beautiful. Thank you.
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by onelovelyname 13y ago
Clicking "-><-" brings me to a small chat-like box for my email. Agreed though, I like large boxes for email.
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by onelovelyname 13y ago
Yep, just found this out from another comment. Thanks!
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by onelovelyname 13y ago
Yeah I'm kinda OCD about my email. Thanks, just found the HN thread about email clients. Checking out Airmail now.
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Anxiety over the new Gmail Compose(storyblog.io)
255 points by onelovelyname 13y ago|241 comments
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by onelovelyname 13y ago
We've built a platform for social collaboration over stories (storystrings.com) and we're trying to make onboarding simple (ideally 1-2 clicks). To do this we want to help folks build stories automatically using existing behaviors
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Ask HN: Ever collaborate on albums, blogs or projects with friends online? How?
1 points by onelovelyname 13y ago|1 comments
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On Fundraising and Founders Anonymous(storyblog.io)
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by onelovelyname 13y ago
I was once a 13-year-old girl and loved writing short stories and learning about business. Some books that worked for me: - The 4-Hour Work Week, by Tim Ferriss - Rich Dad, Poor Dad, by Guy Kawasaki - The Magic of Thinking Big, by David. J