Jul 31, 2001 11:22 AM
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I came across this site a few days ago, and was amused! I thought, who needs a website which remembers your friend’s birthdays and also reminds you back of them. Then, a few days back, I managed to forget one of my close friend’s birthday, and did not even send him a mail….and I thought…well…I might just need such a service!! Hence, I decided to write a review on the site and let all our friends know of this beautiful site.
What it is
This site is a good example of a single idea, good execution. Its very simple, DiarySmart.com allows you to maintain a Birthday Book online, where in one can store as many birthdays of as many friends as you like. You can also decide on events too which you want to keep track…the one universal event which site reminds you off is the Valentine’s Day!
How it works
There are two ways of entering your friends/relatives/etc. birthday’s in your account. One method is conventional method of entering your friend’s birthday by filling out their details….and you gotta fill details for each one of your friends. One part I didn’t like was that you have to fill the last name of your friend…which is difficult for me to remember! The second method of entering birthday’s is let your friend do it! You can send a mail to your friends, asking them to fill in their birthday details themselves for you. The mail sent to them contains the link to your account, and your friends can update your account for you…this method is certainly more inviting than the first.
Services
Nothing extravagant here, but has the basic service which reminds you of your friends birthdays. You can set the reminder to 14 days, 7 days, 1 days or on the day itself to remind of their birthday. There is some Gift option too, which I didn’t check out. The other services which they are planning to offer in future include SMS text reminder, Multi-language services and something called wish list, though I couldn’t comprehend what it does.
Layout and Speed
The layout of the site is simple and inviting. There aren’t too many details, but ones that are, are laid beautifully, without complicating things. Every function is easily accessible, and you don’t have to search for them. The speed of the site is also very good, and loading time is fast. I believe, speed is a important factor for a website to succeed and Diarysmart doesn’t fail on this!
Overall
This is certainly a great site for people who are on the move or constantly spend their time on the net. It is particularly helpful to those who forget birthdays and other events too, like I managed to do! All in all, a great site, and hopefully, the site should become popular with time. Do check it out pals!
Happy visiting!
