Folderee, Foldera, Folderhahaha? | Feb 21st 2006
All in all, I like the look of this. I like how if functions as a place to upload and share things rather than send things from one unique user to another. I like how it automatically sorts items, and I love the incorporation of other work-related items that with the current standards are seperated from each other.
Great commentary! I’m hoping to get an invite into the beta and I’ll give my report when I do.
Comment by Tris Hussey — February 21, 2006 @ 10:44 pm
Hi Schadenfreude, I’m Richard Lusk, the CEO and Founder of Foldera.
I thought I’d drop by for a minute and answer some of your questions about Foldera, and to thank you personally for pointing people to Foldera. I really appreciate it.
First off you say:
“Foldera is an Ajax-rich web based e-mail/document categorizer hybrid, aiming to make the sorting and distribution of work-based items such as e-mails, calendars, IM convos and documents easier and more time-saving than it currently is”-great description Schadenfreude , well done.
Ok, here are the answers to your questions:
“The advantages of being web-based are obvious, but could the lack of sufficient memory/bandwidth on a given PC make it slower than the very light Outlook?”- You are right, Foldera is entirely web based meaning no downloads, so Foldera won’t mess with your PC, or PC memory. Additionally, because our page loads are so light, Foldera won’t tie up your bandwidth resources either. You’ll soon see that Foldera will load as fast as many of your favorite online sites like Yahoo Mail, CNN, Amazon and others.
“Following that, is it really that much of an advantage being strictly web-based? Wouldn’t its target user do just as well, if not better, with a seemingly faster desktop app?”-Great question, But-what if you are away from your “Desktop”. How will you access the applications, teams, projects and information that live there? And what if your desktop is lost, stolen or disaster strikes- what happens to your digital life stored there? Foldera blends the best of both worlds, your stuff can live on your PC, and it can live in a secure place online.
“Can items (e-mails, calendar plots, convos, etc.) be assigned to several/virtual folders without having to be duplicated?” Yep, all of the docs, ims, tasks etc are live objects, meaning- in one click-you can open them, share them, unshare them, move them, copy them, comment about them and resave them at will.
“Will calendar entries pop up at the exact time at which they’re set or will it gradually make its way up your inbox as the scheduled date and time looms closer?”- Schadenfreude it’s entirely up to you. Foldera has very granular personalization abilities, so you can decide what works for you, and change your settings whenever you want. It’s really easy too.
“Can you implement items from other applications, spesifically those that are business-spesific?” Sure, just forward whatever you want to your Foldera. That’s really easy too.
Great questions, thanks for asking them, I enjoyed answering them
Thanks to all of you that took the time to read this post. I really appreciate it.
Comment by Richard Lusk — February 24, 2006 @ 4:10 pm
[...] Today, at about 4:10 PM (GMT +1), Foldera’s CEO and founder Richard Lusk decided to drop by Schadenfreude and answer some of the issues I pointed out regarding his hyped-up web-based application. [...]
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In the above note, the note: you “wonder why it hasn’t been done before”.
There are other industry solutions using collaboration tools. The founder of Lotus Notes created a solution called Groove Networks. Groove’s solution is a middle point solution between the normal outlook tool and solutions used to collaborate with larger groups. Groove was purchased by Microsoft (go figure).
I am not sure if Foldera has any other competition, directly, and, again, wish them luck on their future. It is a good idea and I can only hope that others will work as hard at delivering products and solutions that can actually help a large number of people.
Gary Pick, Dir.
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Comment by Gary Pick — March 10, 2006 @ 9:15 pm