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Similar popular competing products, which may collectively be designated as "date matchers", include Dudle<ref name="Dudle Information">{{cite web|title=Dudle Homepage|url=http://www.primelife.eu/results/opensource/63-dudle|accessdate=9 July 2011}}</ref> ([[Free Software]] maintained by the [[Dresden University of Technology|TU Dresden]]),<ref name="Privacy enhanced Dudle">{{cite web|title=Privacy enhanced Dudle|url=https://dudle.inf.tu-dresden.de/privacy/|accessdate=9 July 2011|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110122160449/http://dudle.inf.tu-dresden.de/privacy/|archivedate=22 January 2011|df=dmy-all}}</ref> [[ScheduleOnce]], [[Tungle]] (which ceased 3 December 2012), [[TimeBridge]], [[WhenIsGood]], [[Framadate]]<ref name="Framadate Open Source Date Finder from Famasoft / France">{{cite web|title=Framadate Portal|url=https://framadate.org/|accessdate=8 December 2014}}</ref> or [[Xoyondo]]<ref name="Xoyondo - Meeting Scheduler">{{cite web|title=Xoyondo Homepage|url=https://xoyondo.com/|accessdate=15 January 2018}}</ref>. |
Similar popular competing products, which may collectively be designated as "date matchers", include Dudle<ref name="Dudle Information">{{cite web|title=Dudle Homepage|url=http://www.primelife.eu/results/opensource/63-dudle|accessdate=9 July 2011}}</ref> ([[Free Software]] maintained by the [[Dresden University of Technology|TU Dresden]]),<ref name="Privacy enhanced Dudle">{{cite web|title=Privacy enhanced Dudle|url=https://dudle.inf.tu-dresden.de/privacy/|accessdate=9 July 2011|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110122160449/http://dudle.inf.tu-dresden.de/privacy/|archivedate=22 January 2011|df=dmy-all}}</ref> [[ScheduleOnce]], [[Tungle]] (which ceased 3 December 2012), [[TimeBridge]], [[WhenIsGood]], [[Framadate]]<ref name="Framadate Open Source Date Finder from Famasoft / France">{{cite web|title=Framadate Portal|url=https://framadate.org/|accessdate=8 December 2014}}</ref> or [[Xoyondo]]<ref name="Xoyondo - Meeting Scheduler">{{cite web|title=Xoyondo Homepage|url=https://xoyondo.com/|accessdate=15 January 2018}}</ref>. |
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As more people are invited to take part in a doodle, then the chances of finding a date at which everyone is available goes down. Increasing the number of dates to choose from increases the chances. If each invitee-date has an independent probability, θ, of being available, there are k people, and n dates, then the probability of getting at least one suitable date is |
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<math>\{1- (1-\theta^k)^n\}</math> |
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Or equivalently, to ensure an overall chance of success greater than p, choose the number of potential dates to be greater than |
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<math>\log(1-p)/\log(1-\theta^k)</math> |
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== References == |
== References == |
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| Available in | 26 including: Spanish, American English, British English, German, French and Italian |
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| URL | doodle |
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Doodle is an Internet calendar tool for time management, and coordinating meetings. It is based in Zurich, Switzerland and has been operational since 2007.
Users are polled to determine the best time and date to meet.[3] Meeting coordinators (administrators) receive e-mail alerts for votes and comments. Registration is required to have this function.[4]
Doodle interacts with various external calendaring systems, such as IBM Notes. Through the use of a widget for Lotus Notes, users are able to create and manage Doodle polls within a Lotus Notes client application. Google Calendar, Yahoo Calendar, Microsoft Outlook and Apple iCal can be utilized with Doodle to track dates. Google Maps may also be used to share the location of the event.[4]
Similar popular competing products, which may collectively be designated as "date matchers", include Dudle[5] (Free Software maintained by the TU Dresden),[6] ScheduleOnce, Tungle (which ceased 3 December 2012), TimeBridge, WhenIsGood, Framadate[7] or Xoyondo[8].
As more people are invited to take part in a doodle, then the chances of finding a date at which everyone is available goes down. Increasing the number of dates to choose from increases the chances. If each invitee-date has an independent probability, θ, of being available, there are k people, and n dates, then the probability of getting at least one suitable date is
Or equivalently, to ensure an overall chance of success greater than p, choose the number of potential dates to be greater than
References
- ^ https://en.blog.doodle.com/2014/09/29/ever-wondered-how-doodle-works/
- ^ "Doodle.com Site Info". Alexa Internet. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
- ^ Laura Stack (2010). "SuperCompetent Key 2:availability". SuperCompetent: The Six Keys to Perform at Your Productive Best. John Wiley and Sons. p. 79. ISBN 978-0-470-59915-0. Retrieved 31 March 2011.
- ^ a b Eric Goodwin (7 April 2011). "Web site of the week: Doodle". McClatchy-Tribune News Service. Retrieved 12 April 2011.
- ^ "Dudle Homepage". Retrieved 9 July 2011.
- ^ "Privacy enhanced Dudle". Archived from the original on 22 January 2011. Retrieved 9 July 2011.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Framadate Portal". Retrieved 8 December 2014.
- ^ "Xoyondo Homepage". Retrieved 15 January 2018.