I wonder if this could be the solution to an online shared contact solution that many small businesses look for.. easily synced, cross platform etc.
Google calendar made it easy for us to share calendars as a team - combined with using Busy Sync for mac and google calendar sync for pc
LizMcn
· 7 months ago
Thunderbird Add-ons do allow you to sync with Google calender and contacts.
Thunderbird email client can run on MS, OSx and Lunux and the Add-ons will work regardless of OS.
The add-ons needed are - lightning to add calenders Zindus to add google address book syncing "Provider for Google calender" for err well google calender.
pauljacobson
· 7 months ago
If this is anything like a number of other Google services, I am sure we will see functionality added soon.
vincestev
· 7 months ago
When I first started using gmail 4 years ago I was really impressed simply with mail client as opposed to what was available in those days. I still use it every day and again I am very impressed with the multitude of free added value applications. Saddened to read today that they're considering buying Twitter. That I think would be a bad move - too many giants in the IT industry eating up the small companies and stifling the market. Rgds Vince
leliathomas
· 7 months ago
Yeah, they'd ruin Twitter, just like they've ruined YouTube, Earth Viewer (Google Earth), Picasa ... Oh, wait, they didn't ruin those. They made them 10,000 times better, more reliable, more open, etc., etc.
We do have to be vigilant when it comes to keeping the market competitive, but there's plenty of competition when it comes to the online world, I think. :)
Vadim
· 7 months ago
They did kill feedburner, they havent touched that service in a while. Getting any kind of support is impossible!
Jason Barone
· 7 months ago
It's unfortunate that they didn't make any big changes to contacts, it's just too bare bones. Does anyone know why Google hasn't dove deeper into contact management? Are they just trying to stay in that minimalistic mode that everyone loves?
MJ
· 7 months ago
I don't see anything special here, they moved the contacts to a sub-domain what else?
... Like Earth is just a sub-domain of Heaven ... or the other way `round
Uncle MythMan
· 7 months ago
Knowing the geniuses from Google, they'll probably find some method by which you can forward invitations-etc. to your contact-list with the click of a button, and who knows what other wondrous things they'll conceive from there?
EricPZ
· 7 months ago
I really don't see the point of it. What's the news? It's still the old clunky contacts we've had for years. Heck, it's not even synced properly w/ Google Voice contacts. Yes, so many people are using FB or Twitter to communicate, you'd think Google would be combining all that...perhaps a combo Reader/Gmail/Twitter tool using all the API available...with all contacts in one place. Heck, could they at least open a spot to record Twitter names for those contacts you don't wanna follow that closely on Twitter?
Dave
· 7 months ago
This is really huge for me becuase I had such a hard time getting to the contacts from the iPhone interface and then not all the functionality was there, like groups.
leliathomas
· 7 months ago
I just wish they'd make the contacts function work for me, rather than vice-versa. I hate how it auto-adds contacts. I end up with people who I emailed once, three years ago, being in my address book. WTF? I'd rather them fix that.
Still, overall, I can't complain. Gmail itself is fucking awesome.
michael altman
· 7 months ago
awesome is right. i use gmail for mail, contacts, calendar, chat, the whole enchilada and it synchs all of them perfectly with my blackberry. what more could a guy ask for?
Ammon Beckstrom
· 7 months ago
Where is the option to "add more services?" I can't seem to find it. Please help. Thank you!
Σχολή Χορού
· 7 months ago
That's a really smart move from Google. Ill sure use the new service, at least try. I am pretty sure that this move will strengthen GMail's popularity even more.
Rutger Blom
· 7 months ago
Can I add contact's birthday now?
Genuo
· 7 months ago
Good post. as a big fan of google, you can't go wrong with that. Does anyone use Outlook with their google account? I think it was this site that I found, Outlook Track-It, a followup email plugin for Outlook 2007. It lets you flag e-mails for followup reminders so you don't forget to reply. NOW if only google can do that :) no?
Jeffrey
· 6 months ago
This information is really helpful, but i want to knwo is how do contact google specifically or talk to one of their representative, can anynody help me on that.
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Google calendar made it easy for us to share calendars as a team - combined with using Busy Sync for mac and google calendar sync for pc
Thunderbird email client can run on MS, OSx and Lunux and the Add-ons will work regardless of OS.
The add-ons needed are -
lightning to add calenders
Zindus to add google address book syncing
"Provider for Google calender" for err well google calender.
We do have to be vigilant when it comes to keeping the market competitive, but there's plenty of competition when it comes to the online world, I think. :)
virtually acquire google on http://www.webmilker.com/googlecom/
Still, overall, I can't complain. Gmail itself is fucking awesome.