Abstract: Techniques to share media files through messaging are described. An apparatus may comprise a processor and a memory communicatively coupled to the processor. The memory may store a message application that when executed by the processor is operative to communicate a message and a message attachment comprising a media file at different time intervals using different transports. The message may have a link comprising a reference to a discoverable storage location for the media file. Other embodiments are described and claimed.

Abstract: One or more techniques and/or systems are disclosed for editing a remotely stored image. A user can browse to a site comprising the image, and a preview (e.g., lightweight) version of the image can be loaded to a canvas component of the browser. One or more edits can be applied locally to the preview image, comprising one or more transformation. The one or more transformations can be recorded, and an edited version of the preview image, comprising the one or more image transformations, can be rendered in the canvas component. Once the user commits to one or more transformations, a request can be sent to a remote server comprising the image, to remotely edit the image, where the request comprises one or more delta changes that indicate the one or more committed image transformations, as opposed to requiring multiple bandwidth intensive transfers of the entire image.

Abstract: Techniques to share media files through messaging are described. An apparatus may comprise a processor and a memory communicatively coupled to the processor. The memory may store a message application that when executed by the processor is operative to communicate a message and a message attachment comprising a media file at different time intervals using different transports. The message may have a link comprising a reference to a discoverable storage location for the media file. Other embodiments are described and claimed.

Abstract: One or more techniques and/or systems are disclosed for editing a remotely stored image. A user can browse to a site comprising the image, and a preview (e.g., lightweight) version of the image can be loaded to a canvas component of the browser. One or more edits can be applied locally to the preview image, comprising one or more transformation. The one or more transformations can be recorded, and an edited version of the preview image, comprising the one or more image transformations, can be rendered in the canvas component. Once the user commits to one or more transformations, a request can be sent to a remote server comprising the image, to remotely edit the image, where the request comprises one or more delta changes that indicate the one or more committed image transformations, as opposed to requiring multiple bandwidth intensive transfers of the entire image.

Abstract: One or more techniques and/or systems are disclosed for sharing content. A user can acquire content, such as locally and/or remotely, that they wish to share with one or more recipients. The user provides or establishes one or more endpoints (e.g., email alias, cell-phone/text messaging address, etc.) for one or more recipients with which to share content using a sharing channel. A universal resource identifier (URI), comprising a link to the content to be shared is generated. Upon receiving an indication of sharing (e.g., drag-n-drop of content into the channel), at least one of the selected content and the URI are automatically sent to the one or more endpoints for the respective one or more recipients via the sharing channel. The user can thus share a plurality content with multiple recipients at multiple different endpoints in a single act.

Abstract: Functionality is described for collecting and presenting action information. The action information describes actions that take place on items at specified times. Among other applications, the functionality assists a user in identifying and accessing relevant items. In one illustrative case, the functionality can display action information in a timeline presentation.

Abstract: Techniques to share media files through messaging are described. An apparatus may comprise a processor and a memory communicatively coupled to the processor. The memory may store a message application that when executed by the processor is operative to communicate a message and a message attachment comprising a media file at different time intervals using different transports. The message may have a link comprising a reference to a discoverable storage location for the media file. Other embodiments are described and claimed.

Abstract: Functionality is described for collecting and presenting action information. The action information describes actions that take place on items at specified times. Among other applications, the functionality assists a user in identifying and accessing relevant items. In one illustrative case, the functionality can display action information in a timeline presentation.

Abstract: Various embodiments protect against undesirable activities, in at least some embodiments, by combining the protection of a data or message filter with the user's own knowledge and judgment. In at least some embodiments, data or a message that is suspected of being associated with an undesirable activity is identified and indicia is provided to a user that the message is suspect. The data or message is presented to the user in a protected environment that allows the user to access the data or message in full fidelity, but prevents them from interacting with the data or message in a manner which would expose them to the undesirable activity. After reviewing the data or message in the protected environment, the user can decide how the message should thereafter be treated.

Abstract: Mechanisms to assist a user in obtaining content may be integrated with the tools that allow the user to author an e-mail message or any other type of document. For example, an e-mail composition system may offer various buttons that allow users to obtain certain types of content—e.g., movie times, restaurant menus, etc. When the user clicks the button, the requested type of content may be obtained, and the user may be offered the opportunity to insert the obtained content into the document that is being authored. The content that is obtained may follow a particular structure. For example, a system might be configured to respond to a request for movie-related content by returning a list of show-times and theaters for a particular movie.

Abstract: Various embodiments can utilize information that is displayed for a user to automatically generate a list of keywords and use that list as a means to display supplemental information that is relevant to the keywords. In at least some embodiments, the displayed information is analyzed using an extraction algorithm to identify words or, more generally, character strings of interest. If these words or character strings of interest are determined to constitute relevant search terms or “keywords”, then a special user interface portion can be used to display this supplemental information along with the information that is already displayed for the user. This supplemental information can include the search terms themselves, ads that pertain to the search terms, and/or search results that have been ascertained from a web search engine.

Abstract: Functionality is described for collecting and presenting action information. The action information describes actions that take place on items at specified times. Among other applications, the functionality assists a user in identifying and accessing relevant items. In one illustrative case, the functionality can display action information in a timeline presentation.

Abstract: Various embodiments can utilize information that is displayed for a user to automatically generate a list of keywords and use that list as a means to display supplemental information that is relevant to the keywords. In at least some embodiments, the displayed information is analyzed using an extraction algorithm to identify words or, more generally, character strings of interest. If these words or character strings of interest are determined to constitute relevant search terms or “keywords”, then a special user interface portion can be used to display this supplemental information along with the information that is already displayed for the user. This supplemental information can include the search terms themselves, ads that pertain to the search terms, and/or search results that have been ascertained from a web search engine.

Abstract: Various embodiments protect against undesirable activities, in at least some embodiments, by combining the protection of a data or message filter with the user's own knowledge and judgment. In at least some embodiments, data or a message that is suspected of being associated with an undesirable activity is identified and indicia is provided to a user that the message is suspect. The data or message is presented to the user in a protected environment that allows the user to access the data or message in full fidelity, but prevents them from interacting with the data or message in a manner which would expose them to the undesirable activity. After reviewing the data or message in the protected environment, the user can decide how the message should thereafter be treated.

Abstract: An application executes on a client device to automatically subscribe a user to a particular syndication feed. In at least some instances, the user can be preliminarily unaware that they have been subscribed to the feed. In at least some embodiments, the application automatically subscribes to feeds using one or more contact lists that contain contacts that are relevant to the particular user. Specifically, the application is able to access the contact list(s) and ascertain from the individual contacts who, among the user's contacts, constitutes a source of a syndication feed. Once one or more contacts have been identified, the application can automatically subscribe to the feed so that the user can now receive and consume feed data.

Abstract: A message communication channel is described. In an implementation, a method includes determining whether an intended recipient of a message is included in a list; and when the intended recipient is included, configuring the message to indicate that a particular image which represents a sender of the message is specified for output in conjunction with messages from the sender by the intended recipient.