<s>
The	O
early	O
1990s	O
marked	O
the	O
advent	O
of	O
online	B-Application
diary	I-Application
planners	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
the	O
face	O
of	O
it	O
,	O
it	O
seems	O
that	O
people	O
who	O
must	O
attend	O
countless	O
meetings	O
are	O
the	O
ones	O
who	O
need	O
online	B-Application
diary	I-Application
planners	I-Application
the	O
most	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
actual	O
trends	O
show	O
that	O
those	O
who	O
are	O
in	O
the	O
habit	O
of	O
recording	O
and	O
chronicling	O
their	O
activities	O
all	O
the	O
time	O
are	O
the	O
real	O
takers	O
and	O
users	O
of	O
online	B-Application
diary	I-Application
planners	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
all	O
sorts	O
of	O
people	O
have	O
been	O
using	O
online	B-Application
diary	I-Application
planners	I-Application
since	O
their	O
advent	O
in	O
the	O
1990s	O
,	O
the	O
demand	O
for	O
perfect	O
online	O
organizers	O
and	O
personal	B-Application
information	I-Application
managers	I-Application
(	O
PIMS	O
)	O
has	O
been	O
growing	O
steadily	O
with	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Initially	O
,	O
web-based	B-Application
Filofax	O
came	O
into	O
being	O
to	O
satisfy	O
the	O
organizing	O
need	O
of	O
users	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
these	O
too	O
did	O
not	O
prove	O
to	O
be	O
adequate	O
,	O
those	O
in	O
need	O
of	O
online	B-Application
diary	I-Application
planners	I-Application
started	O
looking	O
towards	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Outlook	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Online	B-Application
calendars	I-Application
,	O
a	O
newer	O
and	O
upgraded	O
version	O
of	O
online	B-Application
diary	I-Application
planners	I-Application
,	O
soon	O
appeared	O
to	O
replace	O
the	O
older	O
online	B-Application
diary	I-Application
planners	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
main	O
difference	O
between	O
the	O
newer	O
online	B-Application
calendars	I-Application
and	O
the	O
older	O
handheld	B-Application
computers	I-Application
and	O
PIMS	O
was	O
that	O
while	O
the	O
older	O
devices	O
stored	O
all	O
the	O
appointments	O
and	O
meeting	O
schedules	O
of	O
a	O
person	O
on	O
their	O
computer	O
or	O
handheld	B-Application
device	I-Application
,	O
the	O
newer	O
calendar	B-Application
devices	O
stored	O
all	O
information	O
on	O
the	O
Internet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hence	O
,	O
online	B-Application
calendars	I-Application
were	O
automatically	O
more	O
accessible	O
and	O
less	O
cumbersome	O
as	O
they	O
could	O
be	O
accessed	O
anytime	O
,	O
anywhere	O
if	O
users	O
were	O
in	O
front	O
of	O
a	O
PC	B-Device
,	O
laptop	O
or	O
other	O
machine	O
connected	O
to	O
the	O
Internet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Right	O
through	O
the	O
first	O
half	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
decade	O
of	O
the	O
21st	O
century	O
,	O
Outlook	O
was	O
considered	O
to	O
be	O
an	O
excellent	O
application	O
that	O
could	O
be	O
synchronized	O
with	O
Pocket	B-Device
PCs	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
they	O
did	O
not	O
make	O
a	O
backup	O
and	O
their	O
Psion	B-Application
,	O
Palm	B-Application
or	O
Pocket	B-Device
PC	I-Device
or	O
other	O
device	O
crashed	O
,	O
they	O
would	O
be	O
unable	O
to	O
recover	O
any	O
data	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
another	O
Psion	B-Application
palmtop	B-Operating_System
?	O
</s>
<s>
Psion	B-Application
soon	O
stopped	O
producing	O
palmtops	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
very	O
first	O
online	B-Application
calendars	I-Application
that	O
were	O
developed	O
did	O
not	O
perform	O
too	O
well	O
as	O
online	B-Application
diary	I-Application
planners	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
That	O
way	O
,	O
the	O
online	B-Application
calendars	I-Application
functioned	O
like	O
secretaries	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Users	O
just	O
had	O
to	O
key	O
their	O
meeting	O
schedules	O
into	O
the	O
application	O
and	O
the	O
online	B-Application
diary	I-Application
planner	I-Application
would	O
flash	O
the	O
data	O
and	O
remind	O
them	O
in	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
But	O
users	O
soon	O
began	O
to	O
be	O
put	O
off	O
with	O
these	O
first-generation	O
online	B-Application
calendars	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
complained	O
that	O
they	O
could	O
view	O
only	O
one-month	O
'	O
s	O
appointments	O
on	O
the	O
calendar	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Which	O
means	O
if	O
they	O
wanted	O
to	O
schedule	O
a	O
conference	O
over	O
one	O
month	O
away	O
,	O
they	O
would	O
be	O
unable	O
to	O
do	O
so	O
because	O
the	O
application	O
allowed	O
viewing	O
a	O
calendar	B-Application
only	O
30	O
days	O
at	O
a	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
,	O
if	O
users	O
set	O
a	O
meeting	O
date	O
that	O
was	O
far	O
in	O
the	O
future	O
,	O
months	O
from	O
the	O
date	O
on	O
which	O
the	O
details	O
were	O
entered	O
,	O
the	O
online	B-Application
calendar	I-Application
would	O
not	O
show	O
the	O
details	O
until	O
and	O
unless	O
that	O
month	O
arrived	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
disadvantage	O
of	O
the	O
initially	O
launched	O
online	B-Application
calendars	I-Application
became	O
a	O
bane	O
for	O
most	O
users	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Such	O
open	O
calendars	B-Application
that	O
intended	O
users	O
to	O
connect	O
with	O
as	O
many	O
people	O
as	O
they	O
could	O
meant	O
that	O
others	O
would	O
be	O
able	O
to	O
view	O
the	O
users’	O
calendars	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Moreover	O
,	O
these	O
online	B-Application
diary	I-Application
planners	I-Application
were	O
unable	O
to	O
warn	O
their	O
users	O
if	O
more	O
than	O
one	O
appointment	O
was	O
made	O
within	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
slot	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Further	O
,	O
many	O
people	O
found	O
the	O
idea	O
of	O
an	O
online	B-Application
calendar	I-Application
weird	O
because	O
they	O
felt	O
that	O
it	O
is	O
impossible	O
to	O
access	O
the	O
Internet	O
everywhere	O
!	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
first-generation	O
online	B-Application
calendars	I-Application
could	O
not	O
carve	O
out	O
a	O
decent	O
market	O
for	O
themselves	O
and	O
thus	O
had	O
to	O
give	O
way	O
to	O
calendars	B-Application
created	O
by	O
giants	O
of	O
the	O
information	B-General_Concept
technology	I-General_Concept
industry	I-General_Concept
such	O
as	O
Microsoft	O
and	O
Yahoo	B-Application
!	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
add	O
insult	O
to	O
injury	O
,	O
users	O
also	O
disliked	O
the	O
appearance	O
and	O
the	O
look	O
and	O
feel	O
of	O
first-generation	O
online	B-Application
calendars	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
these	O
shortcomings	O
of	O
the	O
first-generation	O
online	B-Application
calendars	I-Application
prompted	O
most	O
users	O
to	O
go	O
back	O
to	O
tried	O
and	O
tested	O
ways	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
So	O
people	O
began	O
to	O
use	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Outlook	I-Application
and	O
synchronize	O
the	O
same	O
with	O
portable	O
contrivances	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Outlook	O
applications	O
on	O
PCs	B-Device
,	O
Palm	B-Application
handheld	B-Application
computers	I-Application
,	O
Psion	B-Application
palm	B-Application
tops	I-Application
or	O
diaries	O
on	O
cell	O
phones	O
that	O
had	O
been	O
around	O
for	O
quite	O
some	O
time	O
could	O
not	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
meet	O
the	O
expectations	O
of	O
users	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
So	O
the	O
Yahoo	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Calendar	B-Application
was	O
visited	O
once	O
again	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yahoo	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Yahoo	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
always	O
came	O
with	O
downloadable	O
and	O
compatible	O
software	O
that	O
helped	O
to	O
keep	O
the	O
office	O
computer	O
,	O
the	O
Yahoo	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
calendar	B-Application
and	O
the	O
handheld	B-Application
online	O
diary	O
working	O
in	O
tandem	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yahoo	B-Application
enables	O
synchronization	O
with	O
Lotus	B-Operating_System
Organizer	I-Operating_System
,	O
Outlook	O
,	O
ACT	O
,	O
Outlook	B-Application
Express	I-Application
and	O
Palm	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Yahoo	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
software	O
had	O
to	O
be	O
downloaded	O
to	O
the	O
office	O
PC	B-Device
if	O
a	O
user	O
wanted	O
to	O
use	O
it	O
from	O
their	O
office	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Which	O
meant	O
that	O
users	O
could	O
not	O
use	O
the	O
Yahoo	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
calendar	B-Application
in	O
many	O
offices	O
,	O
but	O
could	O
use	O
it	O
in	O
some	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
is	O
why	O
the	O
calendar	B-Application
began	O
to	O
experience	O
a	O
drop	O
in	O
popularity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Yahoo	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
design	O
being	O
not	O
particularly	O
eye-catching	O
and	O
that	O
it	O
did	O
not	O
work	O
easily	O
with	O
all	O
browsers	B-Application
,	O
are	O
the	O
chief	O
reasons	O
why	O
the	O
Yahoo	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
calendar	B-Application
could	O
not	O
hold	O
onto	O
its	O
number	O
one	O
position	O
as	O
the	O
best	O
and	O
most	O
user-friendly	O
online	B-Application
calendar	I-Application
and	O
diary	O
planner	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Google	B-Application
Calendar	I-Application
launched	O
with	O
a	O
mix	O
of	O
unique	O
and	O
existing	O
features	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Users	O
can	O
synchronize	O
their	O
calendar	B-Application
with	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Outlook	I-Application
,	O
making	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
conventional	O
meeting	O
request	O
procedure	O
found	O
in	O
other	O
calendaring	O
systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
accepted	O
,	O
the	O
proposed	O
date	O
will	O
show	O
on	O
the	O
recipient	O
's	O
Google	B-Application
Calendar	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
reminder	O
for	O
the	O
event	O
can	O
be	O
sent	O
to	O
the	O
involved	O
parties	O
 '	O
Gmail	B-Application
account	O
before	O
the	O
event	O
begins	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Google	B-Application
Calendar	I-Application
sends	O
meeting	O
alerts	O
as	O
SMS	O
to	O
users	O
 '	O
cell	O
phones	O
and	O
smartphones	O
via	O
the	O
official	O
apps	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Users	O
are	O
also	O
able	O
to	O
download	O
public	O
holidays	O
and	O
important	O
dates	O
from	O
the	O
public	O
calendar	B-Application
gallery	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Google	B-Application
Calendar	I-Application
permits	O
users	O
to	O
drag	O
and	O
drop	O
events	O
and	O
happenings	O
from	O
one	O
calendar	B-Application
,	O
such	O
as	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Outlook	I-Application
,	O
to	O
another	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
Calendar	I-Application
has	O
several	O
flaws	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Secondly	O
,	O
the	O
calendar	B-Application
may	O
,	O
at	O
times	O
,	O
double-book	O
users	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Currently	O
,	O
the	O
Internet	O
is	O
flooded	O
with	O
electronic	O
diaries	O
and	O
online	B-Application
diary	I-Application
planners	I-Application
of	O
various	O
types	O
and	O
with	O
various	O
abilities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Myriads	O
of	O
online	B-Application
calendars	I-Application
,	O
which	O
target	O
different	O
people	O
with	O
different	O
interests	O
,	O
have	O
developed	O
over	O
the	O
last	O
couple	O
of	O
years	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
of	O
these	O
online	B-Application
calendars	I-Application
and	O
online	B-Application
diary	I-Application
planners	I-Application
are	O
AirSet	O
,	O
Meeting	O
Diary	O
,	O
and	O
Mypunchbowl	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
AirSet	O
is	O
a	O
multipurpose	O
online	B-Application
diary	I-Application
planner	I-Application
that	O
allows	O
connecting	O
with	O
colleagues	O
,	O
friends	O
and	O
family	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Meeting	O
Diary	O
is	O
an	O
online	B-Application
diary	I-Application
planner	I-Application
for	O
planning	O
meetings	O
,	O
conferences	O
and	O
events	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
the	O
goal	O
of	O
every	O
online	B-Application
diary	I-Application
planner	I-Application
is	O
to	O
help	O
people	O
plan	O
for	O
specific	O
occasions	O
and	O
needs	O
,	O
we	O
can	O
easily	O
classify	O
online	B-Application
diary	I-Application
planners	I-Application
as	O
online	B-Application
diary	I-Application
planners	I-Application
for	O
parties	O
,	O
online	B-Application
diary	I-Application
planners	I-Application
for	O
families	O
and	O
friends	O
,	O
online	B-Application
diary	I-Application
planners	I-Application
for	O
meetings	O
,	O
conferences	O
and	O
events	O
,	O
personal	O
online	B-Application
diary	I-Application
planners	I-Application
,	O
online	B-Application
diary	I-Application
planners	I-Application
for	O
trips	O
and	O
special-interest	O
online	B-Application
diary	I-Application
planners	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
DayViewer.com	O
An	O
online	B-Application
calendar	I-Application
based	O
diary	O
planner	O
enables	O
task	O
&	O
time	O
management	O
in	O
one	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
its	O
most	O
basic	O
level	O
the	O
concept	O
is	O
that	O
the	O
business	O
owner	O
can	O
book	O
the	O
appointments	O
or	O
allow	O
the	O
customers	O
to	O
book	O
their	O
own	O
appointments	O
via	O
the	O
web	B-Application
based	I-Application
interface	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mypunchbowl	O
,	O
Purpletrail	O
,	O
Bestpartyever	O
,	O
and	O
Partypotato	O
are	O
some	O
online	B-Application
diary	I-Application
planners	I-Application
that	O
serve	O
as	O
party	O
planners	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cozi.com	O
and	O
AirSet	O
are	O
excellent	O
online	B-Application
diary	I-Application
planners	I-Application
for	O
connecting	O
with	O
family	O
members	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
are	O
some	O
popular	O
online	B-Application
diary	I-Application
planners	I-Application
which	O
are	O
frequently	O
used	O
when	O
planning	O
meetings	O
,	O
conferences	O
and	O
events	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Meeting	O
Diary	O
's	O
a	O
unique	O
online	B-Application
diary	I-Application
planner	I-Application
that	O
manages	O
meetings	O
for	O
users	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Meeting	O
Diary	O
has	O
a	O
huge	O
data	B-General_Concept
storage	I-General_Concept
capacity	O
and	O
is	O
capable	O
of	O
storing	O
every	O
kind	O
of	O
meeting-related	O
information	O
in	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
an	O
extremely	O
secure	O
web-based	B-Application
application	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
allows	O
importing	O
emails	O
and	O
works	O
across	O
different	O
time	B-Device
zones	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Diary.com,	O
My	O
Personal	O
Diary	O
,	O
The	O
Journal	O
,	O
and	O
rememberthemilk.com	O
are	O
online	B-Application
diary	I-Application
planners	I-Application
that	O
are	O
used	O
for	O
personal	O
planning	O
and	O
organizing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Meet	O
Me	O
In	O
,	O
Triporama	O
,	O
Priceline.com,	O
Tripit	O
,	O
Triphobo.com,	O
Hilton	O
e-Events	O
,	O
Groople	O
,	O
Trip	O
Planner	O
,	O
Hotel	O
Planner	O
,	O
TripHub	O
,	O
and	O
GroupAbout	O
are	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
famous	O
online	B-Application
diary	I-Application
planners	I-Application
that	O
help	O
users	O
to	O
plan	O
trips	O
and	O
holidays	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Priceline.com	O
is	O
another	O
online	B-Application
diary	I-Application
planner	I-Application
that	O
helps	O
travelers	O
plan	O
for	O
their	O
trips	O
smoothly	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Marco	O
software	O
is	O
an	O
online	B-Application
diary	I-Application
planner	I-Application
that	O
targets	O
wine	O
fans	O
,	O
gardeners	O
and	O
photographers	O
.	O
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