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Friday, January 05, 2007

Google Greetings

It's not a real service, to my knowledge, but seems like a natural add-on to Google Calendar for the benefit of those of us who use both Calendar and Gmail. Google Calendar can already be programmed to send automatic email reminders of any calendared events. Google Greetings would do this one better by allowing you to send automated greetings, congratulations, etc. to people whose dates you are not in the habit of remembering or acknowledging.

Here is a good indication of the need for such a service, from a friend's blog:
At any rate, on top of the usual trauma, we received a fantastic gift from the other side of the family. A calendar with all the special family dates, like birthdays and anniversaries. Apparently, in all of my copious spare time I am to drop a note to these family members on their special day. I'm only related to these people by marriage. I don't even do this for my own family.
You spend an hour or so setting the thing up, entering a bit of information, personal this-and-that, and then everything happens automatically. Everyone gets a nice little note—from your normal Gmail account—on their special day, which could be bcc'd to you, the "sender," so you're not blindsided by someone following up on your thoughtfulness.


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