Hello, the latest app from Evernote, is a forward-thinking app, but it doesn’t take into account the social norms of meeting a group of people. This and more in today’s Daily Wrap.
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Evernote, Hello? This is an App Only Sheldon Cooper Would Love
Joe Brockmeier laments what might have been in this first iteration of Hello, the Evernote app designed to help you remember who you’ve met. The app is iOS specific, doesn’t allow for importing of existing contacts and doesn’t take into account how most people behave when meeting a group of folks all at once, as in a typical party introduction. However, Joe does think the app has merit and, more importantly, promise.
From the comments:
Mosaic Technology — “I laughed at the Sheldon Cooper reference. This would definitely be awkward for day-to-day social
interaction, but I can definitely see some possibilities for this in the future. For example, if everyone at a networking event was told to download this app and use it to remember connections made, it could be kind of fun and less uncomfortable.”
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