Thursday, October 15, 2009

CIS8020 Assignment2 SR Google Calendar

A company conducts shareholder meetings and other related events at periodic intervals. Along with intimating its shareholders, it also wants to enable visitors to its website to view its monthly agenda.
Google Calendar API provides a simple solution. It allows embedding an internal calendar hosted in Google sites, on the company’s website. A static calendar image displays the events scheduled and gets updated every time a new event is added to the internal calendar. The viewer can choose the mode of display. Following is an example:



Google Calendar is extremely easy to use and does not need to be programmed or coded. Since the application itself is hosted on Google sites, the company need not bother itself with performance issues. Updating the calendar is hassle free as it requires changes to be made only once, in the internally hosted company calendar. Moreover it is free to use.

1 comment:

  1. I also used the Google Calendar API, but that was before I had seen your post. I probably would have used Calendar after seeing your post, too. Being new to APIs, I wanted something simple to do that could be used in a real world scenario. I also mentioned that it's a free solution that's less bulky than other calendar options such as Outlook or SharePoint. It's nice to know that we're thinking alike, good job on the assignment :)

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