Re:Is this a Family CRM Fred?
by michael_dorfman on Monday August 16, 2010 @11:03AM
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Fred Wilson: "I want to tag our contacts with words like #christmasparty, #vegan, #potluck, etc, etc. I want to be able to search by tag, location, and of course name."
Me: Do groups work for you? Functionally they're the same thing. I would say that tags, labels, and groups are basically just groupings of items by some common attribute that you define. We allow you to search by group, location, name, and email address using substrings.
Generally speaking, when people speak of "groups", they are thinking that each item is in one (and only one) group; "tags" implies that each item can have many tags.
If HobsonFiles permits each contact to be in several "groups", I'd recommend you re-name them to "tags", to reduce friction.
Re:Is this a Family CRM Fred?
by fjabre on Monday August 16, 2010 @01:43PM
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I considered that but it's not so hard to signup for a gmail account.. and once signed up she wouldn't have to ever login.. It is required for signup though.
Me: Do groups work for you? Functionally they're the same thing. I would say that tags, labels, and groups are basically just groupings of items by some common attribute that you define. We allow you to search by group, location, name, and email address using substrings.
Generally speaking, when people speak of "groups", they are thinking that each item is in one (and only one) group; "tags" implies that each item can have many tags.
If HobsonFiles permits each contact to be in several "groups", I'd recommend you re-name them to "tags", to reduce friction.
"yes, my wife doesn't use gmail"
http://www.avc.com/a_vc/2010/08/the-family-crm-service.html#...