I think it’s safe to say that most people who have an email account, also have some type of instant message client, whether it be Windows Live Messenger, AIM, Google Talk, or another. A new service called Orgoo that throws Email, Text, and IM all into one platform recently peaked its way into the World of Web 2.0. It’s still in private beta, and unfortunately I haven’t gotten an invitation yet, but it sounds nifty.
There are few, if any, who have attempted to combine all of the various services that people use regularly into one. Who wouldn’t want one simple place to manage their email and instant messaging? One of the first things that I noticed was that it looks a bit like Outlook. And because it runs in your browser, it might be a good way for those who are accustomed to Outlook to transition into an online platform.
Right from the main dashboard, there’s easy access to both the email and chat clients. The image below shows what the main dashboard looks like. You’ll notice that a list of instant message friends is on the right, and email tools are on the left. It’s a simple, convenient interface.
As I mentioned, I haven’t been able to give it a try myself. However, I have been reading various comments around the web regarding it. The one comment I tend to see most often is that it’s a bit on the slow side. If that is the case, I hope they’ll be able to improve on the speeds before a public launch because it sounds like a convenient service that I’d be likely to use. There’s nothing worse than dealing with slow speeds, and wouldn’t make the convenience of having everything in one worth it.
Now that it’s been available for a few weeks, has anybody gotten into the private beta for Orgoo? If you have, what do you think?
Source: Thanks for the tip Mohan!
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OMG! Looks just like Yahoo! mail beta! Tabs, reading pane… Biggest difference is the universal chat. I’m guessing it gets Email from other sites using POP. If so, it can only integrate Email from paid accounts for many sites. How come third parties can connect IM platforms easily, while the big boys have such trouble at it? Yahoo! took years to connect Y! to MSN messenger, and now the two aren’t connected in the integrated mail messenger. Also, Yahoo! mail beta chat really needs a chat archive. I bet (at least currently) that Y! mail beta is significantly faster. It’s gotten very peppy since the last update. The speed is actually comparable to desktop mail apps! Does this thing have drag drop or right-click menus?
It does remind me a lot of Yahoo! Mail Beta, just without the ads. What I think companies really need to do is start integrating Meebo in with their email services.
I never understood why all of these companies never make their messengers compatible with other networks either. I’m guessing it is because they don’t want to promote the other services, but that is pretty stupid.
If anyone have invites and cound send me one of them, I’ll be more then grateful.
qie-abdn@iximail.com
I would love an invite if anyone has any
my email is nathan.maxson.adil@gmail.com
Ryan wrote:
I love Y!MB’s integrated mail messenger. What they should do is try and make that universal. Maybe they could somehow use meebo in the background, then use Y!MB chat for the UI? Also, I heard they’re working on giving Y!MB messenger a message archive :). Wuhu! I’ve really wanted this!
I would love to see companies embrace Meebo and utilize their services. I’m sure Meebo would be willing to work with companies like Yahoo and Google to come up with some universal alternative that fits in well with both sites. Hey, I can dream.
if anyone has an ivite 2 spare please send me one: quintendusaer[at]gmail.com
thank you
If anyone is willing to part with an invite to this I’d really appreciate it! Thanks, Ian.
AETrailblazer@gmail.com