How to turn your email into a collaboration tool (opens in new tab)

(blog.grexit.com)

30 pointsnirajr13y ago16 comments

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greyboy13y ago· 3 in thread

Better title: 5 simple tips to turn GMail into a powerful collaboration tool

nirajrOP13y ago

You can replicate almost all of this in most email platforms as they all have folders and filters/rules.

anujkk13y ago

Even Better Title -

Show HN : Grexit - Simple, powerful collaboration - Right from your Gmail Inbox.

nsns13y ago

Correct. For me, the post is quite manipulative and borders on deception, ordering it the other way around would make it better and honest.

(You can make a good product and sell it, even without succumbing to the temptations of using temptation tactics.)

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pavlov13y ago· 3 in thread

Why is the service named after a widely speculated outcome of the Euro crisis -- "Grexit"?

Is that some form of SEO, that is, are they hoping to hijack a popular neologism?

nirajrOP13y ago

We named our product GrexIt long before someone started using the term for Greece's eurozone exit. Look for our coverage in TNW, RWW and GigaOm in March to june last year, which was before the term was coined.

If anything, the term has only hurt us by badly polluting our analytics.

auston13y ago

I can vouch for this, GrexIt applied to present at my conference in 2011.

mixmax13y ago

getting your name inadvertedly hijacked by a term that suddenly becomes popular is a pretty unique situation.

I'd love to read a blogpost about how it affected your site and business.

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ljoshua13y ago· 2 in thread

I definitely like some of the capabilities that Grexit provides, but did want to note that using your email in this way (as a collaborative, task-tracking tool) is one of the worst ways to beef up your email overload, individually and as an organization. It's a question of the right tool for the right job.

nirajrOP13y ago

Lots of companies would like to stick to a tool that they already know how to use. Even keeping GrexIt out of the picture, the tips we suggested can really help. Do give this a try.

ljoshua13y ago

Definitely agree, and Grexit is great for that and I do really like the tips. Not trying to denigrate here. Just pointing out it's a factor in some settings.

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prashantraj13y ago

Yo Grexit!!

ckapoor13y ago

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16 comments

13 comments · 5 top-level

greyboy13y ago· 3 in thread

Better title: 5 simple tips to turn GMail into a powerful collaboration tool

nirajrOP13y ago

You can replicate almost all of this in most email platforms as they all have folders and filters/rules.

anujkk13y ago

Even Better Title -

Show HN : Grexit - Simple, powerful collaboration - Right from your Gmail Inbox.

nsns13y ago

Correct. For me, the post is quite manipulative and borders on deception, ordering it the other way around would make it better and honest.

(You can make a good product and sell it, even without succumbing to the temptations of using temptation tactics.)

1 more reply

pavlov13y ago· 3 in thread

Why is the service named after a widely speculated outcome of the Euro crisis -- "Grexit"?

Is that some form of SEO, that is, are they hoping to hijack a popular neologism?

nirajrOP13y ago

If anything, the term has only hurt us by badly polluting our analytics.

auston13y ago

I can vouch for this, GrexIt applied to present at my conference in 2011.

mixmax13y ago

getting your name inadvertedly hijacked by a term that suddenly becomes popular is a pretty unique situation.

I'd love to read a blogpost about how it affected your site and business.

1 more reply

ljoshua13y ago· 2 in thread

nirajrOP13y ago

Lots of companies would like to stick to a tool that they already know how to use. Even keeping GrexIt out of the picture, the tips we suggested can really help. Do give this a try.

ljoshua13y ago

Definitely agree, and Grexit is great for that and I do really like the tips. Not trying to denigrate here. Just pointing out it's a factor in some settings.

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prashantraj13y ago

Yo Grexit!!

ckapoor13y ago

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse