And arguably, the more our activities, and the planning of them, move to digital platforms, the more powerful calendars can become, too. The service is currently in an invite-only closed alpha as it gears up for a bigger launch (you can also sign up on the site).Ĭalendars serve as the backbone for how many of us organize our days, whether it’s for work or leisure. “We are exploring different ways to better serve consumers and that includes new ideas around mobile-first time management, calendar and events,” a Yahoo spokesperson said in response to our question. (Disclaimer: Yahoo is owned by the same company as TechCrunch.)
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The company brought on Jeremy Le Van - who co-founded another calendaring app, Sunrise, and eventually sold it to Microsoft for over $100 million to make it the backbone of Microsoft’s own very popular calendar platform in Outlook - to consult on designing it. Many lamented the sunset of Sunrise now it looks like they might have a shot at getting Sunrise 2.0, so to speak - although to be clear, Le Van was not working at Yahoo full time, but acting as a consultant, and he is no longer on the project. TechCrunch has learned and confirmed that Yahoo is working on Day, a new standalone calendar app. Now another company is hoping to ruffle some feathers with its own move into the space. When it comes to online calendars and calendar apps, services like Google Calendar and Outlook from Microsoft rule the roost with hundreds of millions of users globally.
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