Reshma Kumar - Seeking Alpha 'Reshma Kumar' Tag RSS Syndication from SeekingAlpha.com SeekingAlpha.com http://seekingalpha.com/author/reshma-kumar Another Dumb Idea From Google http://seekingalpha.com/article/99351-another-dumb-idea-from-google?source=feed 99351

Here’s another idea that should never have made it out the petri dish at Google (GOOG) Labs. Gmail, which I like, has added a new feature to prevent you from sending email that you might later regret. You can enable a new feature in Gmail called Mail Goggles which will prompt you to solve some math problems after you click ‘Send’ to verify you’re in the right state of mind and that you are sure you really want to send the email. Luckily, the pesky thing is only active by default late at night on the weekend; as Google claims, that is the time you’re most likely to need it. And once it’s enabled, you can adjust when it’s active.

]]> Fri, 10 Oct 2008 07:13:05 -0400 Reshma Kumar Reshma Kumar submits:

Here’s another idea that should never have made it out the petri dish at Google (GOOG) Labs. Gmail, which I like, has added a new feature to prevent you from sending email that you might later regret. You can enable a new feature in Gmail called Mail Goggles which will prompt you to solve some math problems after you click ‘Send’ to verify you’re in the right state of mind and that you are sure you really want to send the email. Luckily, the pesky thing is only active by default late at night on the weekend; as Google claims, that is the time you’re most likely to need it. And once it’s enabled, you can adjust when it’s active.


Complete Story »]]> GOOG Reshma Kumar $6M Suit: Target, Amazon Must Make Web More Accessible to Blind http://seekingalpha.com/article/93518-6m-suit-target-amazon-must-make-web-more-accessible-to-blind?source=feed 93518 As part of an estimated $6M settlement of a lawsuit against Target (TGT) by the National Federation of the Blind [NFB], Amazon (AMZN) will be required to make the Web more accessible. According to the Financial Times, Amazon Enterprise Solutions which provides Web technology to the sites of Target, Marks & Spencer, Mothercare, Lacoste, and Timex, will be required “to ensure ‘full and equal’ access for blind people both to its own site, and to those of the merchants it supports”.

The Target suit claims that alternate text and accessible image maps are missing which screen readers depend on to read through the page content and vocalize it to the user; and, the website requires the use of a mouse to complete certain functions. The NFB who, in part, filed the suit has also filed and won similar cases against America Online, Priceline.com (PCLN), and Ramada.com.

]]> Tue, 02 Sep 2008 07:17:58 -0400 Reshma Kumar Reshma Kumar submits:

As part of an estimated $6M settlement of a lawsuit against Target (TGT) by the National Federation of the Blind [NFB], Amazon (AMZN) will be required to make the Web more accessible. According to the Financial Times, Amazon Enterprise Solutions which provides Web technology to the sites of Target, Marks & Spencer, Mothercare, Lacoste, and Timex, will be required “to ensure ‘full and equal’ access for blind people both to its own site, and to those of the merchants it supports”.

The Target suit claims that alternate text and accessible image maps are missing which screen readers depend on to read through the page content and vocalize it to the user; and, the website requires the use of a mouse to complete certain functions. The NFB who, in part, filed the suit has also filed and won similar cases against America Online, Priceline.com (PCLN), and Ramada.com.


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