Doodle (website)

Doodle is a Swiss online calendar tool for time management, and coordinating meetings. It is based in Zurich, Switzerland and has been operational since 2007. It has offices in Berlin, Tel Aviv, and Belgrade.[3]

Doodle
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Available in26 languages including: Italian, American English, British English, German, French and Spanish
URLdoodle.com
Alexa rank 1,133 (December 2016)[1]
RegistrationNot required
Current statusActive
Written inJavaScript (through JSF)[2]

Users are asked to determine the best time and date to meet.[4] The organizer then chooses the time that suits everyone and the meeting is booked in your calendar.[3] Meeting coordinators (administrators) receive e-mail alerts for votes and comments. Registration is required to have this function.[5]

In 2014 Swiss media giant Tamedia increased its share in Doodle to 100 percent.[6] Doodle released its Android and iOS apps in 2014.[7] They also passed the 20 million monthly user benchmark.[8]

Doodle acquired Meekan in 2016. Meekan is a chatbot developed in Israel. Meekan uses artificial intelligence and natural language processing to schedule meetings. Doodle has since begun to integrate this technology into their products.[9]

In 2016, Doodle was used by over 180 million unique users in 175 different countries.[10]

Renato Profico started as new CEO of Doodle in December 2019, following Gabriele Ottino departure after 3 years as Doodle's CEO.[11]

Doodle interacts with various external calendar systems. Google Calendar, Yahoo Calendar, Microsoft Outlook and Apple iCal can be utilized with Doodle to track dates[12]. Google Maps may also be used to share the location of the event.[5] In November 2018, Doodle 1:1 was launched, allowing users to easily schedule one-on-one meetings.[13]

Similar popular competing products, which may collectively be designated as "date matchers", include Dudle[14] (free software maintained by the TU Dresden),[15] ScheduleOnce, Tungle (which ceased 3 December 2012), TimeBridge (ceased), WhenIsGood, Framadate,[16] Xoyondo,[17] and LetsMeetOn.[18]

References
  1. "Doodle.com Site Info". Alexa Internet. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
  2. "Ever wondered how Doodle works?". Doodle Blog. 29 September 2014.
  3. "We've met the people behind the Doodle scheduling tool". Newly Swissed – Switzerland Expat Online Magazine. 16 February 2018. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
  4. Laura Stack (2010). "SuperCompetent Key 2:availability". SuperCompetent: The Six Keys to Perform at Your Productive Best. John Wiley and Sons. p. 79. ISBN 978-0-470-59915-0. Retrieved 31 March 2011.
  5. Eric Goodwin (7 April 2011). "Web site of the week: Doodle". McClatchy-Tribune News Service. Retrieved 12 April 2011.
  6. "Newsroom – Tamedia". Retrieved 1 August 2018.
  7. Sawers, Paul (7 January 2014). "Doodle to be Acquired by Tamedia". The Next Web. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
  8. "Doodle crosses the 20M user mark". Doodle Blog. 29 January 2014. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
  9. "Doodle acquires chatbot Meekan to integrate its A.I. scheduling assistant". VentureBeat. 30 June 2016. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
  10. "Review: Doodle scheduling app gets straight to the point". The National. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
  11. "Renato Profico named new CEO of Doodle". PPC Land. 2 November 2019. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
  12. "The Complete Guide To Doodle". Retrieved 25 August 2019.
  13. "Doodle 1:1 scheduling feature tackles 'wasted minutes' arranging meetings". Retrieved 25 August 2019.
  14. "Dudle Homepage". Retrieved 22 July 2020.
  15. "Privacy enhanced Dudle". Archived from the original on 22 January 2011. Retrieved 9 July 2011.
  16. "Framadate Portal". Retrieved 8 December 2014.
  17. "Xoyondo Homepage". Retrieved 15 January 2018.
  18. "LetsMeetOn Website". Retrieved 12 September 2018.


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