Doodle (website)
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| Available in | 26 including: Spanish, American English, British English, German, French and Italian |
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| URL | www |
| Registration | Not required |
Doodle is a 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.[2] Meeting coordinators (administrators) receive e-mail alerts for votes and comments. Registration is required to have this function.[3]
Doodle interacts with various external calendaring systems, such as IBM Lotus 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 Map may also be used to share the location of the event.[3]
Similar popular competing products, which may collectively be designated as "date matchers", include Dudle[4] (Free Software maintained by the TU Dresden), ScheduleOnce, Tungle (which ceases 3/12/12), TimeBridge and WhenIsGood. There's also a privacy enhanced version of Dudle.[5]
References
- ^ "Doodle.com Site Info". Alexa Internet. Retrieved 1 April 2014.
- ^ 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". Retrieved 9 July 2011.