20 August 2009
Facebook integration removed
Due to Facebook restrictions on sending invitations we have decided to remove
Facebook integration.
17 December 2008
Fixed problem when invitees removed
Response information was being lost if you removed someone from the invitation
list - this has now been fixed.
Simplified date confirmation
People were getting confused by the multiple date confirmations. This has now
been simplified so that all dates are confirmed for rotas, appointments and
sports
fixures, with one choice for the best date given for conference calls, etc.
When
scheduling appointents / filling training sessions, etc., you no longer have to
confirm a person separately. They are confirmed when they select their slot.
Simplified grid totals
The availability grid design has been enhanced to make totals easier to see. The
best option is now highlighted.
Actions added to step 4
We have added a menu to step 4 allowing availability changes, appointment
changes, etc, without having to toggle the icons on the grid.
Reports improved
Reports have been tidied up and some new options have been added.
Email by date allocation
You can now email everyone selected for a particlar date/time slot. You will see
these options under 'Send to' on the email form.
19 August 2008
Change to automatic reminders
You can now set up to two reminders per event and options are available in
minutes and hours rather than just days.
New display option for some modes
In step 4 you can now show allocated dates by person.
13 August 2008
New general link that can be used by anyone to reply
You now have the option of using a general link so people fill in their own
name and email address when they reply, rather than adding invitee details into
agreeAdate and sending out personal invitations through agreeAdate. So now you
can
send invitations from your own email software, post links on blogs, etc and
watch
the availability grid build up as people reply, therefore saving you time
and effort setting everything up.
Advantages
- Quicker to set up - no need to import or type in names and email addresses
- People can forward their invitations to colleagues and friends for them to add
their availability
- Can be used in addition to invitations sent through agreeAdate, e.g. from the
address book.
- Can get around any anti-spam problems that occasionally happen when emails are
sent through agreeAdate
Disadvantages
- No unique links in the email mean that you don't have full control over who
replies
- People can amend availability details for other people (though this may be an
advantage in some cases)
5 August 2008
No more per-invitation charges or limits
With the basic FREE membership you can now send as many invitations for as
many events as you like. Just because your address book is limited to 20 people
doesn't mean you can't invite more people to an event - this only restricts the
number of addresses you can store for later use.
How do we make any money? Our revenue mainly comes from corporate users and
partners who require branded or custom solutions. We don't advertise on
agreeAdate
and we certainly don't pass your details onto anybody else.
9 June 2008
Improvements to appointment / time slot mode
Visual improvements to the display of people allocated to each date. You can now
click on an icon next to the person and manually allocate them to one or more
dates if they contact you with a change to their availability.
24 April 2008
No more advertisements!
We used to include adverts at the top of the reply pages. We've decided to
remove these so that the experience for your invitees is as clean and simple as
possible.
Increased value for money on premium membership
We've increased the inclusive invitations from 50 to 75 for Silver members and
from 100 to 150 for Gold members. That means Gold membership is now equivalent
to
an 80% saving on the first 150 invitations.
23 April 2008
Simplification of meeting confirmations
You no longer have to separately confirm people under a confirmed date when
choosing a date based on an availability poll. This is now done for you
automatically. Also, when people reply with availability for a confirmed date
in this
mode,
they are ticked as confirmed automatically. So, when using availability
mode
you
can't have a mix of selected and unselected people who are available.
Improvement to reply page
Times on the same date are now grouped together. This makes it easier for
respondents to see which date the suggested times relate to.
2 April 2008
Poll facility added
Now you can add up to five mutliple choice questions to your invitations in step
2. These will then be added to the invitation reply form and results are
summarised below the grid in step 4.
Each of the five questions can have any number of options, and you can restrict
people to choosing just one option or you can allow multiple options to be
ticked.
This makes it easy for you to canvas opinion to make your event a real success.
For example, you can select the best venue for a business meeting, choose the
type of food you want to eat with your friends, choose what game you all want
to
play on a games night... It's just one more way in which agreeAdate keeps
emails
and
telephone calls to a minimum, saving you time and money.
23 March 2008
Reminder facility added
You can now automatically send reminders to people up to 7 days in advance of
their confirmed dates. Just tick the box at the bottom of step 1 and select the
number of days in advance you'd like the reminders to be sent. To try it out,
you
can set up an event with today's date and invite yourself. When you confirm a
date
in step 4 and save the event, the reminder will be created and will then be
sent
to you.
Facility added for ignoring daylight savings
One of our users in Arizona pointed out that not all areas there adhere to
Daylight Savings time rules. Time zone rules are very complex and the rules
keep
changing. We've added a new tick box in step 1 and on the reply page so that
you
and
your invitees can turn off automatic daylight savings adjustment if it
doesn't
apply in your region.
10 March 2008
Personal address book added and changes to contact entry
A new editor has been added for entering invitees in step 3. This makes it
quicker to enter the details and also allows you to import directly into the
invitation list from CSV, Excel, Outlook, etc.
A new personal address book feature has been added. Address book entries can be
picked by group or individually for entry into the invitation list. The size of
the address book canbe increased by upgrading your account.
The import facility has been made more flexible to allow simple CSV files to be
imported, and contacts can be imported into the address book, invitation list,
or
both, all in step 3.
Reply page text box moved
Text for the reply page is now entered at the bottom of the email form rather
than in step 1. This was moved because people were getting confused as to where
this text would be placed.
Reply page now allows you to hide contact details
When you send out invitations, you will see a new option that gives you the
ability to include the availability grid but not show the contact details to
everyone.