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AwayFind helps you stop compulsively checking email
The first thing you should know about AwayFind is that it's still in closed beta. That's important to know, because I think many of you would probably like to try it right now. It's a partial solution to one of the most irritating office problems: email overload. Like every tool, email can be used in a good or a bad way. Most of the stuff we get is distracting junk, but some emails are actually important. AwayFind tries to set itself up as a middleman of sorts, and let you know about important emails only.
You define a set of filters by FROM addresses. As soon as an important email comes in, AwayFind lets you know about it via a myriad of ways: SMS, phone call, IM, Twitter, etc. This way you can work without constantly checking email. It can also auto-forward a copy of the email to other parties. However, the auto-forward feature seems potentially embarrassing. I'm not sure if I would use it.
You can ask for a demo account while it's in closed beta, and they have a cute little intro video which I've embedded right after the jump.
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Subscribe to commentsJared GoralnickMar 23rd 2010 11:27AM
Thank you, Erez, for this thoughtful write-up of AwayFind! Since you pointed out that we're in private beta, I want to make sure you can offer a link to your readers to get access to this beta: https://orchant.awayfind.com/register_user.php?promo_code=dsquad100
I'll also monitor this comment thread in case your readers have any questions.
Thanks again,
Jared / AwayFind Founder
InsomnicMar 23rd 2010 1:01PM
This is a great idea for those who aren't using a Blackberry (since this functionality is built into BIS and BES and is one of the major reasons why BB is still so proliferate in the work environment). One of the detractors to switching to Android and iPhone from BB was the fact that I wouldn't have as much fine tuned control over what email went to my mobile device.
Thanks to Jared Goralnickl for the link offer.
Jared GoralnickMar 23rd 2010 1:18PM
That's a good point about BIS/BES, Insomnic! My understanding with BlackBerry users is that most prefer to keep their BB inbox in-sync with their regular Exchange or IMAP inbox so they don't differentiate which messages go to the phone (and interrupt you) vs. which simply are accessed on the desktop / web.
I have to look into those options though as it could help us to decide what features/granularity to incorporate into our product! Thanks : )