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Etacts (YC W10) launches Gmail Contextual Gadget

65 points by cominatchu 16y ago

jrnkntl 16y ago
So it's like Rapportive but with the recent conversations and at the -bottom- of the email?
- cominatchu 16y ago
  We also allow you to quickly set reminders on individuals with whom you'd like to stay in touch.
  - alabut 16y ago
    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 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.
- pclark 16y ago
  Rapportive has raplets. (http://raplets.com http://raplets.com)
  - itjitj 16y ago
    Ah rapelets... great name!
loglaunch 16y ago
Do they store any of your information? They have access to: Mail - Sender Address Mail - Subject Line Mail - To Recipient Addresses
texasrgr453 16y ago
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.
- cominatchu 16y ago
  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).
  - RK 16y ago
    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.
    - chengas123 16y ago
      I imagine a browser plugin would have access to the entire content of any email you opened.
      - snprbob86 16y ago
        It's not a browser plugin. It is a web component that Gmail hosts in an IFrame (or caja wrapper?). Your domain administrator must grant API access to the plugin provider's API key.
capt_rubba 16y ago
Congrats on the launch guys! Do you have anything planned for Android? The reason I'm not mentioning iPhone here is because Android's default/primary contact list is in GMail, so it would probably make sense to integrate into Android contacts app and their alerts?
- deleted 16y ago
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- rclaycoke 16y ago
  +1 for Android support. A "summary alert" once a week would be nice.
- cominatchu 16y ago
  Thanks for the feedback, we do have an Android app planned.
anthropocentric 16y ago
Is there a reason why etacts.com doesn't show any screenshots?
- pclark 16y ago
  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.
brown9-2 16y ago
Can this gadget be used outside of Google Apps for domains? In other words, can I use it on my gmail.com account?
- elbenshira 16y ago
  Yes: https://etacts.com/ https://etacts.com/
theycallmemorty 16y ago
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. :/
m0nastic 16y ago
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?

65 points by cominatchu 16y ago

jrnkntl 16y ago

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

cominatchu 16y ago
We also allow you to quickly set reminders on individuals with whom you'd like to stay in touch.
- alabut 16y ago
  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 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.
pclark 16y ago
Rapportive has raplets. (http://raplets.com http://raplets.com)
- itjitj 16y ago
  Ah rapelets... great name!

loglaunch 16y ago

Do they store any of your information? They have access to: Mail - Sender Address Mail - Subject Line Mail - To Recipient Addresses

texasrgr453 16y ago

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.

cominatchu 16y ago
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).
- RK 16y ago
  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.
  - chengas123 16y ago
    I imagine a browser plugin would have access to the entire content of any email you opened.
    - snprbob86 16y ago
      It's not a browser plugin. It is a web component that Gmail hosts in an IFrame (or caja wrapper?). Your domain administrator must grant API access to the plugin provider's API key.

capt_rubba 16y ago

Congrats on the launch guys! Do you have anything planned for Android? The reason I'm not mentioning iPhone here is because Android's default/primary contact list is in GMail, so it would probably make sense to integrate into Android contacts app and their alerts?

deleted 16y ago
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rclaycoke 16y ago
+1 for Android support. A "summary alert" once a week would be nice.
cominatchu 16y ago
Thanks for the feedback, we do have an Android app planned.

anthropocentric 16y ago

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

pclark 16y ago
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.

brown9-2 16y ago

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

elbenshira 16y ago
Yes: https://etacts.com/ https://etacts.com/

theycallmemorty 16y ago

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. :/

m0nastic 16y ago

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?