Brainstorming Ideas

DJ-Sound · 09-07-2005, 05:23 PM

okay guys, I want to write up some biz plans for a new project. Any ideas on new concepts for a free email service?

I have a few ideas like:

A real spam free email, a email account listed on every spam list and a script to pick out unique phrases in the spam messages and use these new fresh spam blocks on everyone's accounts.
????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/website-development/121847-brainstorming-ideas.html
Pros: everyone hates spam if works would get a good rep. and word would spread.
Cons: possiblity of good messages marked as spam, alot of resources will be used to update filters frequently.

Or maybe like a orgnaizer setup, like outlook but online and better, complete portal with news, stock quotes, etc.. (might already exist)

Anyways anyone got any reasonable ideas?

Thanks,
-Ryan

vip-ip · 09-07-2005, 05:25 PM

Anti-phishing feature, too.

slantednet · 09-07-2005, 05:36 PM

spam filters to *flag* spam is good, blocking spam is bad. Reason being, some people, like myself, would much rather get 100 spam emails than miss 1 good email, and you never know what someone considers a "good" email.

other than that, a quality search tool for finding messages would be good... umm, like gmail...

lots of storage... like gmail

a fast and responsive interface... like gmail

large file transfer limits... maybe a little more than gmail

pop3 access, like gmail.

Come to think of it, I guess just mimic gmail...

I actually have what your talking about (the outlook like setup), using Horde. If you could mimic the features of Horde (planner, tasks, calendar, email) add a file store (to be able to store files that I use all over the place)...
????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/showthread.php?t=121847

Oh, and make it extensible and brandable... I.e., let me offer co-branded email to my site visitors with my domain, utilizing your interface... split the ad space 50/50 including email taglines (like the ones that come on yahoo emails)... Kinda like the old offerings of everyone.net... let dozens of websites offer your services...

Anyway, those are my thoughts...

Word · 09-07-2005, 05:36 PM

Though it might be hard to implement/use correctly, anti-phishing would be a good feature.

EDIT: Use "flagging" instead.

09-07-2005, 05:23 PM	THREAD STARTER #1 (permalink)
DJ-Sound Senior Member Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 1,814	Brainstorming Ideas okay guys, I want to write up some biz plans for a new project. Any ideas on new concepts for a free email service? I have a few ideas like: A real spam free email, a email account listed on every spam list and a script to pick out unique phrases in the spam messages and use these new fresh spam blocks on everyone's accounts. ????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/website-development/121847-brainstorming-ideas.html Pros: everyone hates spam if works would get a good rep. and word would spread. Cons: possiblity of good messages marked as spam, alot of resources will be used to update filters frequently. Or maybe like a orgnaizer setup, like outlook but online and better, complete portal with news, stock quotes, etc.. (might already exist) Anyways anyone got any reasonable ideas? Thanks, -Ryan

09-07-2005, 05:36 PM	#3 (permalink)
slantednet NamePros Regular Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 214	spam filters to flag spam is good, blocking spam is bad. Reason being, some people, like myself, would much rather get 100 spam emails than miss 1 good email, and you never know what someone considers a "good" email. other than that, a quality search tool for finding messages would be good... umm, like gmail... lots of storage... like gmail a fast and responsive interface... like gmail large file transfer limits... maybe a little more than gmail pop3 access, like gmail. Come to think of it, I guess just mimic gmail... I actually have what your talking about (the outlook like setup), using Horde. If you could mimic the features of Horde (planner, tasks, calendar, email) add a file store (to be able to store files that I use all over the place)... ????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/showthread.php?t=121847 Oh, and make it extensible and brandable... I.e., let me offer co-branded email to my site visitors with my domain, utilizing your interface... split the ad space 50/50 including email taglines (like the ones that come on yahoo emails)... Kinda like the old offerings of everyone.net... let dozens of websites offer your services... Anyway, those are my thoughts... __________________ OnlineGames.net

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