ClearContext swings again, adding processing power to email

ClearContext swings again, adding processing power to email

There are various arguments about how to preserve email against the onslaught of social networks, and help it become a next-generation communication tool. One, exemplified by startups like four I covered last year, is that email should be like a social network, aggregating in other forms of communication like chat and helping connect to and track people.

Another line of argument, the one ClearContext is following, is that email’s most dedicated users are simply overwhelmed;… Continue Reading

ClearContext, helping with your email overload

ClearContext, helping with your email overload

As we assert in a recent post about email startups, there’s a problem for people who use email a lot: Too many messages flowing into a single inbox will inevitably overwhelm even the most organized user.

ClearContext, like Xobni (our coverage), wants to help business people handle inbox-overload in Microsoft Outlook, by offering a product that sits on top of Outlook. However, it works a bit differently than Xobni, and with a different end user in… Continue Reading