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Gist doesn’t just manage contacts; it monitors them too [App Reviews]
June 3, 2010 | by Andrew Kameka
Android App Reviews, Commmunication, Productivity, Reviews
Connection is the new standard. Give someone your e-mail address and they’ll send a Facebook friend request or look-up your Twitter account. Gist aims to be the go-to application that aggregates all of those communication tools automatically, giving you one “inbox to the web” rather than going from place to place.
Universal inboxes are a well-traveled concept, but the Gist Android application flourishes by prioritizing information and people. If you communicate with one client or co-worker more than others recently, that person’s information will be pushed to the top of your Gist inbox. It also makes discovery more prominent, showing news about that person’s company or blog posts and tweets connected to him. It’s a great way to know more about the person the next time you meet or call.
Gist tracks emails, links, and attachments in a very organized desktop client. The Android app also does a great job of centralizing your information. We’ve seen UI’s like Motorblur and Timescape attempt to provide the same feature, but Gist is better-suited for people looking for a more professional, lightweight, and flexible way to monitor their contacts.
KEY FEATURES
- Import contacts from Android phone, Facebook, Google, LinkedIn, Salesforce, Twitter, or CSV/TSV and vCard files
- Read calendars and schedules
- Monitor blog posts, emails, and tweets related to a contact or company
- Prioritize contacts based on frequency, importance, and organization
- Filter view according to news, blogs, network, people, company, or importance
App: Gist
Price: FREE
Website: Gist.com
Did anyone else find that when it imported contacts from your phone, it imported all contacts, so everyone who I've ever emailed? That was a little frustrating. Gist is nice, but It would have been nicer if they did some integration with the quick contact cards (i.e. let you add Gist as an account in settings, and sync only contacts on my phone)…. I don't know… heh My recent post Kodak PlaySport Underwater HD
Tenkely, I don't remember having that problem, but I'm very diligent about trimming my contacts through Gmail (desktop version). I didn't import any phone contacts, so maybe you can try managing your contacts on Google (time-consuming for sure but important with Google) and then importing through Gist online. When you install Gist on the phone and log-in with your username, it should (as far as i remember) only import your Gist contacts