Astrid was a multi-platform to-do list and task management application that was created in San Francisco, CA in 2008. It was identified by the company's octopus icon. The service reminded users of scheduled tasks and was designed for limited integration with Google Calendar. Yahoo! acquired the company on May 1, 2013 and shuttered the Astrid service on August 5, 2013.
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History
2008: Astrid was co-founded by Tim Su and Jon Paris in San Francisco, CA
May 2013: Astrid co-founder and CEO Jon Paris announced on the company's blog on May 1 that Yahoo! had acquired Astrid.
July 2013: In an early July 2013 announcement, the public was made aware of Yahoo's scheduled closure of the task management service Astrid.
August 2013: Yahoo discontinued the service on August 5. The team at Astrid supplied its customers with a data export tool and recommended former competitors such as Any.do, Sandglaz, Wrike, and Wunderlist.
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See also
- Astrid
- Astrid (disambiguation)
- List of Yahoo-owned sites and services
References
Source of the article : Wikipedia
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