quickdot.com

Quickdot is a messaging service which is designed to eliminate the time spent on emails. The whole idea of it is to eliminate time spent checking and writing lengthy emails by sending quick "post-it notes" instead.

I signed up last year after being shown the website by a friend and I can definitely say that it is worth while doing. I will try and summarise the advantages of using this service:-

1) LAYOUT ...
...is basically one page with all your contacts on it. Next to each contact is a space for them to write their messages to you and a space for you to write messages back. The whole concept of this is to allow you to see all your messages in one go. This is very beneficial for unlike email you do not have to enter each one sepearately. Furthermore, it is possible to separate your contacts under different coloured tabs (e.g. Friends, Family, Work) which ... more

Quickdot is a messaging service which is designed to eliminate the time spent on emails. The whole idea of it is to eliminate time spent checking and writing lengthy emails by sending quick "post-it notes" instead.

I signed up last year after being shown the website by a friend and I can definitely say that it is worth while doing. I will try and summarise the advantages of using this service:-

1) LAYOUT - After registering you receive your own quickdot board which is basically one page with all your contacts on it. Next to each contact is a space for them to write their messages to you and a space for you to write messages back. The whole concept of this is to allow you to see all your messages in one go. This is very beneficial for unlike email you do not have to enter each one sepearately. Furthermore, it is possible to separate your contacts under different coloured tabs (e.g. Friends, Family, Work) which makes it easier to indentify your contacts and messages.

2) OLD MESSAGES RETAINED - Another reason which makes quickdot so much more useful than email is that when you post a message to one of your contacts, it retains what you have written even after it has been sent. This means that when returning to your quickdot board you can see what you wrote previously before you write another message. This, of course you can not do with email which is another reason why quickdot is so advantageous.

3) GROUP DOTBOARDS - In addition to these features, not only can you have individual contacts on your board, but it is also possible to have group dotboards. This is good if you have a group of friends and you want your message to go to all of them.

4) SMILEY FACES!!! - Quickdot has a range of smiley faces which you can include in your messages. Just by typing :) or ;) as well as a range of others, once the message is sent, the reciever will see a 3-D smiley face!!

5) KNOWING WHEN MESSAGES HAVE BEEN RECEIVED - Underneath each contact it tells you whether they have viewed the message and at what time they did. This means that your friend, relative etc. will have no excuse about not dotting you back if they have viewed your message!

6) ORGANISER - Above you list of contacts is a space for important dates such as birthdays. A mini calender is also included on the page which is good.

7) EMAIL REMINDERS - Some people say that this feature is hypocritical, for one argument is that the whole point of quickdot is to stop you from writing emails. However, this is not the point of quickdot. It is there just to write quick notes which makes you more inclined to message people frequently. Therefore, when you check email, it is quite useful to know if you have been messaged through quickdot, which makes these reminders quite helpful.

I would most certainly recommend quickdot to anyone who finds email a hassle if all they want to do is write a quick note. However, I would also expect that someone who prefers email would find it useful too. Quickdot is there to complement email - One is good for sending short messages and the other is great for writing longer letters. That is the fundamental difference and therefore the usefulness of each one will depend on the person.  

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