Etacts (YC W10) launches Gmail Contextual Gadget • Hacker News Board

Re: Etacts (YC W10) launches Gmail Contextual Gadget

#11

Post by pclark » Tue, Jul 13, 2010, 6:04 PM UTC

jrnkntl wrote: post #2

So it's like Rapportive but with the recent conversations and at the -bottom- of the email?

Rapportive has raplets. (http://raplets.com)

Re: Etacts (YC W10) launches Gmail Contextual Gadget

#12

Post by anthropocentric » Tue, Jul 13, 2010, 6:13 PM UTC

Is there a reason why etacts.com doesn't show any screenshots?

Re: Etacts (YC W10) launches Gmail Contextual Gadget

#13

Post by itjitj » Tue, Jul 13, 2010, 6:18 PM UTC

pclark wrote: post #11

jrnkntl wrote: post #2

So it's like Rapportive but with the recent conversations and at the -bottom- of the email?

Rapportive has raplets. ( http://raplets.com )

Ah rapelets... great name!

Re: Etacts (YC W10) launches Gmail Contextual Gadget

#14

Post by brown9-2 » Tue, Jul 13, 2010, 6:34 PM UTC

Can this gadget be used outside of Google Apps for domains?

In other words, can I use it on my gmail.com account?

Re: Etacts (YC W10) launches Gmail Contextual Gadget

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Post by theycallmemorty » Tue, Jul 13, 2010, 6:34 PM UTC

I just tried etacts for the first time and it seems to think I've received emails from some people before I ever had my gmail account. :/

Re: Etacts (YC W10) launches Gmail Contextual Gadget

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Post by elbenshira » Tue, Jul 13, 2010, 6:50 PM UTC

brown9-2 wrote: post #14

Can this gadget be used outside of Google Apps for domains? In other words, can I use it on my gmail.com account?

Yes: https://etacts.com/

Re: Etacts (YC W10) launches Gmail Contextual Gadget

#17

Post by alabut » Tue, Jul 13, 2010, 8:59 PM UTC

cominatchu wrote: post #10

jrnkntl wrote: post #2

So it's like Rapportive but with the recent conversations and at the -bottom- of the email?

We also allow you to quickly set reminders on individuals with whom you'd like to stay in touch.

That's actually pretty huge all by itself - I got a YC interview from making a demo of that feature alone at a startup weekend last year.

http://gosnoozemail.com

It had a few other features too and I ended up having to defer the interview until I could find a cofounder.

Re: Etacts (YC W10) launches Gmail Contextual Gadget

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Post by m0nastic » Tue, Jul 13, 2010, 9:29 PM UTC

I'll admit to not being super familiar with administering my Google Apps for Domain settings, but after adding it via the Google Apps Marketplace, and having it now added to my dashboard; it doesn't seem to be working. I realize this isn't Etacts support site, but I'm wondering if anyone else who uses Google Apps for Domain has it working?

Re: Etacts (YC W10) launches Gmail Contextual Gadget

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Post by pclark » Tue, Jul 13, 2010, 9:51 PM UTC

anthropocentric wrote: post #12

Is there a reason why etacts.com doesn't show any screenshots?

this. feels like a terrible landing page (but if it works, it works)

etacts - might wanna do a "review my startup" post and get some feedback.

Re: Etacts (YC W10) launches Gmail Contextual Gadget

#20

Post by RK » Tue, Jul 13, 2010, 10:35 PM UTC

cominatchu wrote: post #8

texasrgr453 wrote: post #4

It would be nice if on the front page they addressed my privacy concerns in some way. I live in my Google account (gmail/docs/analytics, etc) and I'd like to know what information the app is going to have access to. Something like Android's pre-install screen would be nice.

That is good feedback and we should make that more clear. To answer your question, the domain admin (when he installs the gadget for the domain) gives us access to each email header as you open the email. To install Etacts, the user clicks through an openid+oauth login screen that details which services we use (gmail and google contacts).

Are you somehow only limited to the headers or simply only using the headers?

3rd party access (beyond the email provider) to someone's entire mailbox seems like a hard sell. The product sounds compelling, but I'd be much more inclined if it were something like a local browser plugin.