Doodle is a Swiss online calendar tool for

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and coordinating meetings. It is based in

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, Switzerland and has been operational since 2007. It has offices in

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Tel Aviv Tel Aviv-Yafo ( he, תֵּל־אָבִיב-יָפוֹ, translit=Tēl-ʾĀvīv-Yāfō ; ar, تَلّ أَبِيب – يَافَا, translit=Tall ʾAbīb-Yāfā, links=no), often referred to as just Tel Aviv, is the most populous city in the G ...

, and

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. Users are asked to determine the best time and date to meet. The organizer then chooses the time that suits everyone and the meeting is booked in the user's calendar. Meeting coordinators (administrators) receive e-mail alerts for votes and comments. Registration is required to have this function.

Ownership and business relationships

In 2014 Swiss media giant

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increased its share in Doodle to 100 percent. Doodle acquired Meekan in 2016. Meekan is a

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developed in Israel and uses

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and

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to schedule meetings. Doodle has since begun to integrate this technology into their products. Meekan subsequently was shut down in 2019.

Usage

In 2014, they passed the 20 million monthly user benchmark. In 2016, Doodle was used by more than 180 million unique users in 175 different countries.

Operating systems and integration

Doodle released its Android and

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apps in 2014. Doodle interacts with various external calendar systems.

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, Yahoo Calendar,

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, and

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can be used with Doodle to track dates.

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may also be used to share the location of the event. In November 2018, Doodle 1:1 was launched, allowing users to easily schedule one-on-one meetings.

References

External links

* Internet properties established in 2007 Meetings Multilingual websites Swiss websites Date-matching software {{Website-stub