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== Legal controversy ==
== Legal controversy ==


According to [http://mashable.com/2007/04/30/evite-socializr/ Mashable] and [http://venturebeat.com/2007/04/30/evite-threatens-to-sue-socializr-for-copyright-infringement/ Venturebeat], Evite has threatened to sue San Francisco based start up and competitor [http://www.socializr.com/ Socializr] due to alleged copyright infringement.
According to Mashable and Venturebeat, Evite has threatened to sue San Francisco based start up and competitor Socializr due to alleged copyright infringement.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Evite Threatens Socializr with Lawsuit|url = http://mashable.com/2007/04/30/evite-socializr/|website = Mashable|accessdate = 2015-05-04|first = Kristen Nicole2007-04-30 20:57:58|last = UTC}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title = Evite threatens to sue Socializr for copyright infringement|url = http://venturebeat.com/2007/04/30/evite-threatens-to-sue-socializr-for-copyright-infringement/|accessdate = 2015-05-04}}</ref>


== Criticism ==
== Criticism ==


*Entrepreneur Auren Hoffman wrote a [http://summation.typepad.com/summation/2006/01/evite_is_incred.html blog post] in January 2006 pointing out that Evite had great potential but had not improved for six years. Later Auren wrote a [http://www.venturebeat.com/2006/09/19/why-i-hate-evite/ guest column for VentureBeat] in September 2006 called "Why I hate Evite".
*Entrepreneur Auren Hoffman wrote a blog post in January 2006 pointing out that Evite had great potential but had not improved for six years. Later Auren wrote a guest column for VentureBeat in September 2006 called "Why I hate Evite".<ref>http://summation.typepad.com/summation/2006/01/evite_is_incred.html</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title = Why I hate Evite|url = http://www.venturebeat.com/2006/09/19/why-i-hate-evite/|accessdate = 2015-05-04}}</ref>
*Friendster and Evite competitor [http://www.socializr.com/ Socializr] (acquired by [http://www.punchbowl.com/ Punchbowl] in November 2010) founder Jonathan Abrams has written a [http://www.jabrams.com/thetruthaboutevite.html detailed critique of Evite]
*Friendster and Evite competitor Socializr (acquired by Punchbowl in November 2010) founder Jonathan Abrams has written a detailed critique of Evite.<ref>{{Cite web|title = The Truth About Evite|url = http://www.jabrams.com/thetruthaboutevite.html|website = www.jabrams.com|accessdate = 2015-05-04}}</ref>
*On May 14, 2007, Valleywag listed Evite as #1 in their list of [http://valleywag.com/tech/modern-and-awkward/8-companies-we-all-hate-and-why-we-use-them-anyway-260371.php Companies We All Hate]: "Why it sucks: The invitation e-mails don't contain the info for the event! Gah! And the page everyone clicks to is choked with ads."
*On May 14, 2007, Valleywag listed Evite as #1 in their list of Companies We All Hate: "Why it sucks: The invitation e-mails don't contain the info for the event! Gah! And the page everyone clicks to is choked with ads."<ref>{{Cite web|title = Valleywag - Sorry to disrupt.|url = http://valleywag.com/tech/modern-and-awkward/8-companies-we-all-hate-and-why-we-use-them-anyway-260371.php|website = Valleywag|accessdate = 2015-05-04}}</ref>
*Time Magazine named Evite one of their "5 Worst Websites" and "Sites to Avoid". [http://www.time.com/time/specials/2007/article/0,28804,1638344_1638341_1638337,00.html]
*Time Magazine named Evite one of their "5 Worst Websites" and "Sites to Avoid".<ref>{{Cite news|title = 5 Worst Websites|url = http://www.time.com/time/specials/2007/article/0,28804,1638344_1638341_1638337,00.html|newspaper = Time|date = July 09, 2007|access-date = 2015-05-04|issn = 0040-718X}}</ref>
*Wired Magazine's February 2008 issue on "Why Things Suck" includes an article criticizing Evite. [http://www.wired.com/culture/culturereviews/magazine/16-02/su_evite]
*Wired Magazine's February 2008 issue on "Why Things Suck" includes an article criticizing Evite.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Why Things Suck: Evite|url = http://www.wired.com/culture/culturereviews/magazine/16-02/su_evite|website = WIRED|accessdate = 2015-05-04}}</ref>


==Notable references==
==Notable references==
* ''[[The Simpsons]]'': The character "Snake" responded to a fellow inmate who was unaware of an impending jailbreak:
* ''[[The Simpsons]]'': The character "Snake" responded to a fellow inmate who was unaware of an impending jailbreak: "I sent you an Evite. You never responded. Nice [[Netiquette]], jerk!"
:"I sent you an Evite. You never responded. Nice [[Netiquette]], jerk!" [http://www.clayloomis.com/mailcall.html audio clip]
* [[Alias (TV series)|''Alias'']]: In season 4, episode 3 Jack crashes a birthday party thrown for Weiss and comments on his lack of an invitation: "Unless it was an Evite. I don't read Evites."
* [[Alias (TV series)|''Alias'']]: In season 4, episode 3 Jack crashes a birthday party thrown for Weiss and comments on his lack of an invitation: "Unless it was an Evite. I don't read Evites."
* ''[[The Office (US TV series)|The Office]]'': In ''[[E-mail Surveillance]]'', Jim Halpert sends Evites to his coworkers to a barbecue at his house, excluding regional manager Michael Scott from the guestlist. "Wonder where my eVitation is?" Scott ponders aloud. In season 5, Michael creates his own paper company in the same building as the Dunder Mifflin Scranton Branch. He sends out an Evite for their Pancake luncheon.
* ''[[The Office (US TV series)|The Office]]'': In ''[[E-mail Surveillance]]'', Jim Halpert sends Evites to his coworkers to a barbecue at his house, excluding regional manager Michael Scott from the guestlist. "Wonder where my eVitation is?" Scott ponders aloud. In season 5, Michael creates his own paper company in the same building as the Dunder Mifflin Scranton Branch. He sends out an Evite for their Pancake luncheon.
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==External links==
==External links==
* [http://www.evite.com/ Evite Official Website]
* [http://www.evite.com/ Evite Official Website]
*[http://venturebeat.com/2007/04/30/evite-threatens-to-sue-socializr-for-copyright-infringement/ Evite Threatens to Sue Socializr for Copyright Infringement]
*[http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/sfgate/detail?blogid=19&entry_id=16691/ Evite vs. Socializr]
*[http://www.time.com/time/specials/2007/article/0,28804,1638344_1638341_1638337,00.html Time Magazine 5 Worst Websites]
* [http://www.evitealternatives.com/ Evite Alternatives]
*[http://www.events-x.com/ Events-x]
* [http://www.zoodango.com/ Evite + Yelp + Geo-Search]
*[http://www.eventeve.com/ EventEve Website]
*[http://www.facebook.com/evite/ Evite Facebook Page]

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Revision as of 19:26, 4 May 2015

Evite is a social-planning website for creating, sending, and managing online invitations.

Evite was launched in 1998. The website is a free, advertisement-supported service. It was acquired by conglomerate IAC/InterActiveCorp in 2001. Liberty Media acquired it in 2010.

Usage

An event organizer creates an online invitation through the website via a simple interface. This online invitation is colloquially referred to as "an Evite". The host enters e-mail addresses of prospective guests and Evite sends e-mails to the guests. Each guest is in one of four categories: "Attending", "Not Attending", "Maybe", and "Not yet replied". Guests move themselves from the "Not yet replied" category to one of the three "replied" categories and can write additional comments.

Features

Reminders

  • Hosts may send an automatic reminder e-mail in the days prior to the event.
  • Hosts can determine through the web site whether a guest has viewed the invitation or not.

Style

The HTML page for the invitation may have various stylistic features chosen by the inviter. These include setting, color, layout, and renaming the four guest categories.

Updates

Hosts may opt to send guests updates when other guests RSVP for the event, or when the event details are changed.

According to Mashable and Venturebeat, Evite has threatened to sue San Francisco based start up and competitor Socializr due to alleged copyright infringement.[1][2]

Criticism

  • Entrepreneur Auren Hoffman wrote a blog post in January 2006 pointing out that Evite had great potential but had not improved for six years. Later Auren wrote a guest column for VentureBeat in September 2006 called "Why I hate Evite".[3][4]
  • Friendster and Evite competitor Socializr (acquired by Punchbowl in November 2010) founder Jonathan Abrams has written a detailed critique of Evite.[5]
  • On May 14, 2007, Valleywag listed Evite as #1 in their list of Companies We All Hate: "Why it sucks: The invitation e-mails don't contain the info for the event! Gah! And the page everyone clicks to is choked with ads."[6]
  • Time Magazine named Evite one of their "5 Worst Websites" and "Sites to Avoid".[7]
  • Wired Magazine's February 2008 issue on "Why Things Suck" includes an article criticizing Evite.[8]

Notable references

  • The Simpsons: The character "Snake" responded to a fellow inmate who was unaware of an impending jailbreak: "I sent you an Evite. You never responded. Nice Netiquette, jerk!"
  • Alias: In season 4, episode 3 Jack crashes a birthday party thrown for Weiss and comments on his lack of an invitation: "Unless it was an Evite. I don't read Evites."
  • The Office: In E-mail Surveillance, Jim Halpert sends Evites to his coworkers to a barbecue at his house, excluding regional manager Michael Scott from the guestlist. "Wonder where my eVitation is?" Scott ponders aloud. In season 5, Michael creates his own paper company in the same building as the Dunder Mifflin Scranton Branch. He sends out an Evite for their Pancake luncheon.
  1. ^ UTC, Kristen Nicole2007-04-30 20:57:58. "Evite Threatens Socializr with Lawsuit". Mashable. Retrieved 2015-05-04.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ "Evite threatens to sue Socializr for copyright infringement". Retrieved 2015-05-04.
  3. ^ http://summation.typepad.com/summation/2006/01/evite_is_incred.html
  4. ^ "Why I hate Evite". Retrieved 2015-05-04.
  5. ^ "The Truth About Evite". www.jabrams.com. Retrieved 2015-05-04.
  6. ^ "Valleywag - Sorry to disrupt". Valleywag. Retrieved 2015-05-04.
  7. ^ "5 Worst Websites". Time. July 09, 2007. ISSN 0040-718X. Retrieved 2015-05-04. {{cite news}}: Check |issn= value (help); Check date values in: |date= (help)
  8. ^ "Why Things Suck: Evite". WIRED. Retrieved 2015-05-04.
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