Twitter and Gmail Users Have to Stay Away from "Star Wars" - http://clapway.com/2016/01/20/twitter-amazon-and-gmail-passwords-have-to-stay-away-from-star-wars-123/

SplashData has released their annual list of 25 worst passwords of 2015. It seems like a lot of Twitter, Gmail and Amazon users had Star Wars themed ones. The password management firm took data from over 2 million passwords that leaked online during 2015 to compile the ones most often hacked.

2015 Passwords Got A Bit More Clever

The report states that the passwords of the year became longer, which is good. However, they were still too simple and not random. Classic examples of these kinds of passwords are ‘1234567890’ or ‘qwertyuiop’. Interestingly enough, there were also many Star Wars themed passwords found in the data.

If You Use Any of these Passwords for Gmail, Amazon or Twitter: Beware!

According to the ranking, the number one spot goes to ‘123456’, with increases and decreases in digits on spots 3, 5, 6, 8, 9 and 12. This is absolutely no surprise. The second worst password of 2015 was ‘password’, with ‘qwerty’ at 4. Sports related passwords also made the list, like ‘football’ and ‘baseball’.

Amazingly enough, 4 of the most popular worst passwords were related to Star Wars. This was probably because of the huge buildup to the launch of Star Wars: The Force Awakens. The passwords in question were ‘princess’ (referencing Princess Leia), ‘solo’ (referencing Han Solo), ‘master’ ( a possible reference to C3PO) and ‘starwars’.

Many Platforms Offer Secondary Authentication Procedures

Gmail, for one, has an authentication process that sends a code to user’s mobile phone. Other companies are moving in for it, including Facebook. Despite that, there’s no denying that there is a strong need for better and stronger passwords.

The recipe for success is combining long and random. Passwords should combine letters, numbers and symbols whenever possible. Not only that, but people’s passwords should vary in every major account. This includes bank accounts, email, social networking websites and any platform that has your credit card information.

Password Managers and Muti-Step Authentication Are Key

Password managers are also good for people who tend to be forgetful about passwords. The highest recommended platforms are KeePass, LastPass, Dashline and SplashID. People are also encouraged to enable multi-factor authentication on their Amazon, Facebook, Gmail, Microsoft and Twitter accounts.

Twitter and Gmail Users Have to Stay Away from "Star Wars"

Seven Main Reasons Why Gmail is Better Than Outlook - http://clapway.com/2016/01/13/seven-main-reasons-why-gmail-is-better-than-outlook/

There Are Seven Main Reasons Why Gmail is Better Than Outlook

REASON 1: OUTLOOK MAKES USERS FILE EMAILS

The process of filing emails can take a decent amount of time. This process is one that Gmail does not require of its users. However, it still gives you the option in case you wanted to file your email. Outlook, on the other hand, makes users partake in this task.

REASON 2: SPACE ON YOUR SERVER

This is yet another feature that Gmail does for the user. When using Outlook, users must manage how much space that is being taken up on their server. However, when users are using Gmail they do not have to worry about this because they take care of it.

REASON 3: EASIER ACCESS

When users want to use an email service on the go, Gmail is perfect. This is apparent because it is easier to access this on different devices than Outlook is.

REASON 4: SEARCH

Sometimes users need to find a specific email in their library of mail. When using Gmail, this is done with great speed and with great ease. However, Outlook does not have the same benefits when it comes to searching up a certain email.

REASON 5: SMARTNESS

Gmail is not only fast and efficient, but it is also incredibly smart. It will document which emails that it thinks are the most important. These emails will be presented to you in a separate location for easy access.

REASON 6: SPAM

There is no doubt that spam is one of the most annoying aspects to email services. No one wants to be bombarded with spam emails. Well, Gmail fixes this problem for their users because they have an integrated spam filter. This filter will detect most of the spam emails being sent to you, and will not send them to you.

REASON 7: SAFETY

Users can feel very relaxed when they use Gmail as all of their emails are stored on Google’s network. However, when using Outlook, your email would be stored on your server. This makes it much easier for breaches within your email using Outlook.

Seven Main Reasons Why Gmail is Better Than Outlook

Six Reasons Why Hotmail is Better Than Gmail - http://clapway.com/2016/01/12/six-reasons-why-hotmail-is-better-than-gmail/

There Are Six Reasons Why Hotmail is Better Than Gmail

REASON 1: SENDING FILES

One of the biggest benefits to using Hotmail over Gmail is the feature known as SkyDrive. What SkyDrive allows users to do is share hundreds of files without spamming their Inboxes. In one single email, users can send up to 10 GB of files. A ridiculous amount of files can be sent with 10 GB.

REASON 2: OFFICE WEB APPS

Sometimes users need to use Microsoft Office to assist them in a task. However, with Office Web apps, Hotmail allows users to edit their documents using Microsoft Office without leaving the Inbox. This adds an extreme amount of convenience for all of their users that won’t be found on Gmail.

REASON 3: SPAM

Spam is the most irritating type of mail that users can receive. Hotmail has this problem figured out as they incorporate their SmartScreen filtering technology in their email service. Not only does this decrease the amount of spam that users receive, it also gives users complete control over social updates, Graymail, and Newsletters.

REASON 4: MOBILE EXPERIENCE

Not only is Hotmail good to use on computers, it is also very potent in the world of smartphones. This is done by using the App and it links their email service with a complete calendar. This app provides a much better experience than the Gmail App provides.

REASON 5: FACEBOOK

For users who love Facebook, Hotmail needs to be switched to now. While using it, users can update their Facebook status, they can chat, and they can also view all of their updates. These tasks cannot be achieved in Gmail.

REASON 6: SECURITY

Security is always one of the biggest aspects when it comes to technology. The great thing for Hotmail users is that they have great security. They feature their Single Use Code which sends users a one-time password to their phone. This makes it so they do not need to reveal their passwords on public servers.

Six Reasons Why Hotmail is Better Than Gmail

Gmail and Apple Help Yahoo Not to Lose Business - http://clapway.com/2015/12/11/gmail-and-apple-help-yahoo-not-to-lose-business/

Yahoo has just received assistance from two of the biggest companies in the world right now. Yahoo announced that not only are they adding support for Gmail on their app, but also split screen support for their app on the iOS 9. It seems like Google and Apple just made their day.

YAHOO APP NOW SUPPORTS GMAIL

Yahoo announced on Thursday that they were released an update that would add IMAP support to use Gmail. This now gives users another e-mail service to go alongside Hotmail, Outlook, Yahoo, and AOL Mail. The Gmail on their app will work just like it would for any other mail service. The company states that this will now allow users to see all of their emails from all email services. They also say that emails will be able to be viewed from day one, not just recent ones.

APPLE HELPS YAHOO AS WELL

Google is not alone with helping in this ordeal. Yahoo stated that they also added a feature into Apple devices. They now will allow users using the iOS 9 to view their mail service via a small sidebar. All the users will have to do is just slide the bar over to view their messages. This will make it more convenient for Apple users. They also say this can be done without leaving the current app that you are on. This implementation will save iOS 9 users the time from backtracking to where they were before. Overall, not a massive upgrade, but it will provide users using this operating system on Apple phones a much easier time to use Yahoo’s app.

GMAIL STATISTICS SHOULD PROVIDE BOOST TO YAHOO

Google Play statistics lists the amount of installs for several email services. The statistics reveal that Yahoo Mail is already very successful having between 100 million and 500 million installs. However, these statistics also reveal that Gmail has had over 1 billion installs. This means that with the implementation of Gmail, Yahoo’s Mail service may continue to rise. This was a huge boost for them because, as the statistics show, Google has one of the most popular email services in the world.

YAHOO MAIL APP WILL HANDLE SWIPE ACTIONS DIFFERENTLY

The company has pointed out that their app will handle swipe actions for Gmail a little differently than others. An example is how it handles for a service like Outlook. When using Outlook from their app if a user swipes the message to the left it will be deleted. However, when doing this same motion in Gmail, it moves to the archived folder. Then, it can be retrieved later in the All Mail folder.

ANDROID WILL ALSO SEE A DIFFERENCE IN YAHOO APP

The company noted that they made some design changes for their app on Android phones. They now make it more readable for Android users as they darkened the text. They also said they now will have the settings on one single page, as well as making larger buttons. This will make the interface much easier to see and use. They also announced that they introduced patches. This will decrease the amount of data being used on networks.

WHAT THIS MEANS FOR YAHOO

This is undoubtedly huge for this company. As mentioned earlier, they were already experiencing many users installing and using their app. However, making the app more convenient for both Apple users and Android users was essential. Not only that but adding Gmail to their email services will have many around the world happy. The statistics provided earlier proved that Google’s email service gains more installs than Yahoo’s does. Now, they give their users the option of using Google’s email service.

Gmail and Apple Help Yahoo Not to Lose Business

Google Now Owned by "Alphabet" - http://clapway.com/2015/08/11/google-now-owned-by-alphabet123/

Google made a huge surprise announcement on Monday night that calls for a complete corporate restructuring. The move will separate the core business of Google from its research divisions, splitting up the company into a conglomerate of businesses all owned by a new parent company, Alphabet .

What Does that Mean?

It means that Google is no longer the sole parent company of its wide range of different businesses, including Google X , Nest Labs , and Calico . Instead, Google will be separating itself from these research groups, while retaining its core business— Youtube , Gmail , Google Play for Android , and of course, Search .

This new conglomerate will be owned by Alphabet—a new parent company that will own both Google’s core business, and its sister-research companies. Alphabet will be owned by Larry Page , the co-founder and CEO of Google, while the new core business of Google will be run by Page’s second-in-command, Sundar Pichai .

But Why?

Because Google has grown to be so much more than just a search engine, since its creation in 1997. Since it first appeared on the internet, Larry Page and Sergey Brin—both co-founders of the original Google—have tried to diversify the company’s goals as much as possible, creating research divisions to work on projects ranging from creating simple household appliances , to computerized glasses , to self-driving cars .

Now that Google has become so much more than the internet services that we usually think of when we hear its name, Brin and Page want to focus more on diversifying the company by giving its research groups more attention. By breaking Google apart into a bunch of different businesses, all owned by the parent company Alphabet, Brin and Page claim they will be able to spend more time on these research projects—projects on the cutting edge of science, with the potential to change the world, and bring in higher profits.

Will Anything Change?

Yes—but most likely nothing that you would notice. After all, the Google that we know and love is staying exactly the same as it used to be, including all Google-owned websites and services. The only things that are likely to change are the names of Google’s research divisions, as they are no longer required to carry the “Google” name, but instead owned by Alphabet.

Aside from these skin-deep changes, investors will be happy to learn that Alphabet’s ownership of Google’s former research companies will make it much easier to track each individual division’s quarterly progress. This is a big step forward for investors, who are applauding the increased corporate transparency.

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Google Now Owned by "Alphabet"

#Google releases a feature on #maps that would be great for those who tend to #lose #everything. - http://clapway.com/2015/07/22/google-maps-now-lets-you-retrace-your-steps-with-your-timeline-124/

Google is now coming out with a new “timeline” for Google Maps and will be expected within the next couple of weeks. This feature will allow you to view your entire location history from Google Maps. This will be based on data that is pulled from all of your devices when you are signed into your Google account. Google calls this new Your Timeline a useful way to remember and look at the places that you were at on a given day, month or year.

YOU CAN CURRENTLY SEE YOUR HISTORY ON GOOGLE MAPS, BUT NOT YOUR TIMELINE

You are already able to look at your location history by looking into your My Account dashboard that is associated with your Google account. The difference between the current viewings and the Your Timeline is that it will be available in a more user-friendly manner and visible from the Google Maps menu on the Android or desktop. Google Photos users will also see any pictures that they took on any day at a given location within the Your Timeline feature.

This is a part of the information resulting from the privacy policy change back in 2012. Many are impressed with Google making this information that it is collected easily available to you on Google Maps. As a part of the privacy issue that this could lead to, Google said that this information that is collected about you is only available to you. Despite all of these privacy policies enacted, many users are unhappy with the idea of the new Your Timeline.

GOOGLE CLAIMS IT IS ONLY VISIBLE TO YOU

Google is saying that Your Timeline is private and visible only to you and only when you’re signed in to your Google account. You also will only be able to see Your Timeline if you have enabled location history storing with Google. Google Now users on mobile devices that have this featured enabled should see this timeline, unless they have manually disabled it.

YOU CAN DELETE YOUR HISTORY WHENEVER

Google also says that you can delete a specific day, location or even the full history whenever you want. Location settings. Locations that you frequently visit can also be named such as your home.

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Google Maps Now Lets You Retrace Your Steps With Your Timeline

Google Is Making a Better Way to Keep Spam Out - http://clapway.com/2015/07/11/google-is-making-a-better-way-to-keep-spam-out567/

Under 1% OF IMPORTANT MAIL is ENDING UP IN THE SPAM FOLDER IN GMAIL

As indicated by Google, a tenth of a percent of messages in the Gmail inbox are spam. The average rate of important mail being rerouted to the spam envelope is even lower than that, at five hundredths of a percent. Despite the fact that these are seemingly astounding numbers, Google still wants to improve the Gmail spam envelope folder. Google wants to give its users the mail that they need and not mail that they don’t. They are discovering better approaches to support senders of important mail while additionally building up the most recent innovations in spam separating.

POSTMASTER TOOLS IS GOOGLE’S NEW GMAIL FEATURE

With a specific end goal to help confirm email senders getting the desired information sent, Google made Postmaster Tools. This uses a new algorithm in analyzing messages from high-volume senders. Postmaster Tools additionally performs other special services – for example, spam reports, reputation, and data checks on delivery errors.

As indicated by Google, Gmail’s new spam checks utilize the same intelligence that is already being utilized as a part of Google Search and Google Now. This is known as an artificial neural system, the spam filter is upgraded to recognize and block spam that makes it past the first filters. This spam is called “sneaky spam” and the new system is intelligent to the point that it can reflect individual preferences.

GMAIL WILL BECOME MORE INDIVIDUALLY PERSONALIZED

Google understands that not all inboxes are similar, and will distinguish whether the message was truly sent by its actual sender and not an impersonator that is searching for data. This backings apply to mail, for example, month-to-month bank proclamations, carrier travel schedule receipts, and those messages that clients hope to find in an auspicious way.

Although needed messages end up in the spam organizer some of the time, users have to check their spam folder. Google is attempting to verify clients and senders, so that users never need to do that again.

NEURAL NETWORKING IS BEING USED BY GOOGLE, FACEBOOK AND TWITTER

Alongside Facebook and Twitter, Google is one of the principle pioneers in neural networking and has effectively connected the innovation to various the services that they offer. On Twitter, the company plans to utilize the innovation to distinguish unwanted hate messages and junk mail. Neural networking will be utilized for a more textual understanding, so that spam and abuse is easily identified.

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Google Is Making a Better Way to Keep Spam Out

Gmail Introduces New Undo Send Function - http://clapway.com/2015/06/25/gmail-introduces-new-undo-send-function832/

If you have ever been plagued with embarrassment after sending an email, Google might now have come to your rescue.

Google’s Gmail, one of the most popular email services, with close to one billion users worldwide, has now helped its users avoid sending incorrect emails that could have inappropriate or misguided content via its new “undo” send function. This ability to recall emails after the send button is a welcome feature for almost every email user.

NEW UPDATE ALLOWS YOU TO CANCEL DELIVERY WITHIN 30 SECOND OF HITTING SEND BUTTON

According to a blog post made by the technology giant, “‘Undo Send’ allows people using Gmail to cancel a sent mail if they have second thoughts immediately after sending.” This includes messages that are between you and another recipient as well as mass emails between you and more than one recipient.

NEW FEATURE WAS PREVIOUSLY IN GOOGLE LABS

This was previously a popular feature in the Gmail Labs for several years and was very recently added to the inbox by Google, making “undo send” a formal function on the internet.

HOW CAN WE ALL GET IT?

Now, I bet you are wondering how you can get this wonderful new feature yourself. It is turned off by default for most users. It can be enabled from the general tab in the Gmail settings. In the setting you can decide for yourself how long your personal “undo send” option should apply for. The options are 5, 10, 20 and 30 seconds. When the feature is activated a pop-up message will show up, allowing the user to stop the message. It will then reopen in another window so the user can delete it, change the recipient or allow it to send in its original state.

DON’T FORGET

The best way to use this feature is to read all of your emails before you send them to avoid any issues. If you do hit send and see a mistake that you made, you have between five and thirty seconds to recall the email, depending on your settings. This function is best used for forgetting to attach something, correcting misspelt names and things of that sort.

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Gmail Introduces New Undo Send Function