Ask MetaFilter questions tagged with tracking and online Questions tagged with 'tracking' and 'online' at Ask MetaFilter. Fri, 12 Apr 2013 03:53:20 -0800 Fri, 12 Apr 2013 03:53:20 -0800 en-us 60 Online Days Since counter for many recurring tasks? Before iGoogle disappears, I need to replace my 'Days Since' counter widget. Can you help me find one? For my work, I have a number of recurring tasks that I need to check on every so often (approximately once a week, approximately once a month, et cetera).<br> <br> The perfect solution to this has been the <a href="">Days Since</a> widget on my iGoogle. It let me quickly and easily add/update/delete tasks, tracked the average length of time between each reset, and it even auto-sorted them by priority (how 'late' they were according to the average).<br> <br> Of course, iGoogle will be gone before the end of the year, so I need to find a new solution. It's easy to find replacements for all my other widgets, but this one has been trickier. I do also use Calendar reminders, but this widget has been ideal for my workflow - being able to just click and tick something off my list for the day, or to look and see that I haven't done job X in Y days and that I should find some time for it.<br> <br> I need something for my computer, not a phone or tablet app, and ideally something online rather than software, because it's a hassle to install programs on my work PC and I sometimes work from home.<br> <br> Even better if it can plug into an online homepage/dashboard service - I've checked NetVibes and Protopage, and neither of them had a suitable widget that I could find.,2013:site.239028 Fri, 12 Apr 2013 03:53:20 -0800 Gordafarin How to get submission form fields from email to database and more! How can a new company track leads submitted via its website through the sales and post-sales process, simply, automatically, and online? (Caution- IDon'tReallyKnowWhatIWantFilter:)<br> <br> I'm helping to start a small company (well, it's really a division of a larger consulting firm) that is selling a one-off product/service to non-profits.<br> <br> Through AdWords, I have managed to attract nearly 30 leads a day (which I'm quite pleased with, considering the cost of our product). Problem is, each lead comes into my inbox - as well as my partners' - as emails. (I believe the site is an site, with form submissions. I'm pretty clueless, though).<br> <br> Is there a way that each of these emails, which is a filled out form, could automagically be imported, fields intact, into some sort of database (ideally, online, but not necessarily).<br> <br> Even better, would be if we could add notes to each lead ("Joe called Org on 30/1/08 and was asked to call back in a week") and automated reminders ("2/7/08: Joe- Call Org back"), and results ("2/12/08: Product Sold for $999,999.95") and more followups (8/12/08: "Call Org to find out how product was used; interested in more?")<br> <br> This all would have to be (1) not crazy-expensive (2) easy to use (3) ideally, usable by people in different continents (ie, online?).<br> </strong><br> I suppose, all else fails, a Google Spreadsheet could take care of some of this, but I'm looking for a frictionless solution that would import our leads, fire off reminders, integrate with our address books and calendars, etc.<br> <br> I've seen <a href="">this </a>question, but it didn't seem exactly right and didn't get the types of responses I'm hoping for. Honestly, I'm not quite sure even what I'm looking for or if it exists in our price range...<br> <br> I'm not scared of a little bit of mucking around, as long as that's only for the setup. It would have to be foolproof for the other end users.,2008:site.82383 Wed, 30 Jan 2008 14:20:48 -0800 prophetsearcher Where is All My Money Going? What is the best online web 2.0 personal expense tracking sites? I recently started using Mint, and I'm very happy with the way it can keep track of all my money from different account in one centralized location.<br> <br> I'm hoping there is something similar that I could use to keep track of how I spend my money, where I could enter in my credit and debit card info and it would auto-import all the money I'm using with my plastic. Obviously, this would require entering in cash and check expenses by hand, but I mostly use cards for day to day purchases.<br> <br> If there doesn't exist any sites that will automate part of this, I'm looking for the best websites where I can enter in daily expenses by category and get monthly reports of what percent of my money goes to different categories (rent and utilities, transportation, food, entertainment, etc.) and check trends over time.,2008:site.82033 Sat, 26 Jan 2008 14:30:48 -0800 davidstandaford I want to track books I've read and books I want to read. Where can I keep track, online, of my current list of books read/owned and books I want to read? I'm a sci-fi/fantasy reader and I run into problems remembering where I am at in a series, especially since I use the public library whenever possible. But they usually only have the first couple books of a series and I end up needing to track down the rest. So I end up with handfuls of post-its with names of books I want to read all over the house.<br> <br> I've googled my face off, on AskMe and google itself but I can't seem to find a good site for this. I would prefer something free and online. I want to keep track of books I've read/own and a list of books I want to read. Together if possible.<br> <br> Save me, avid readers of MeFi! I'll be forever grateful.,2008:site.80252 Sat, 05 Jan 2008 14:58:06 -0800 CwgrlUp Hook a nook to look at books! Need suggestions for an online collaboration tool for managing a reading list between friends. A friend and I are starting a joint reading list for 2008. We're each picking a number of books across different genres and styles. We're trying to branch out, and we're hoping we can help motivate each other to read more. We'd like to discuss and review what we're reading as well.<br> <br> This is an online (not local) friend, so we won't be meeting at coffeeshops, etc. So I'd like to figure out the best way to discuss and review our list online. I want to find a central place to go online for us to collaborate on our efforts and discuss them. <br> <br> This is sort of open-ended, I'm just taking suggestions on how you'd do this. I know there is a nice LiveJournal group for readers (50bookchallenge), but I don't know that LJ is the best way to go about this. For that matter, his work firewall blocks LJ so he couldn't keep tabs during the day.<br> <br> Ideas that would be nice to incorporate:<br> - Online calendar/schedule outlining what to read when<br> - Update total pages read<br> - Update total books read<br> - Comment on sections/chapters/books (discussion)<br> - Rate books<br> <br> As of now it's just the two of us but there's a chance this could grow if a few more friends want to join up, so whatever solution we come up with needs to be somewhat flexible to allow for more users (an email chain, for example, is not optimal).<br> <br> I have hosted webspace so adding some sort of CMS/hosted app is not out of the question, if it matters.<br> <br> So yeah... with all the forums, blogs, CMS, and social networks out there, I figure there's gotta be something that will fill this niche. I'm open to any and all suggestions, not only to what type(s) of services to use but if you have any ideas about how to make this project even more fun.,2007:site.79147 Thu, 20 Dec 2007 10:25:54 -0800 sprocket87 Partner referral tracking application? Name that application: a client is looking to move their partner referral tracking online and I would like to avoid hand-coding a solution for various reasons. But I'm having trouble finding suitable "boxed" solutions as most Google results are for "referral tracking" of the spamish kind. Detailed description inside. This application would be accept leads from partners (where a "partner" can be anyone online, but there are multiple levels of partners) through an online form. The client assigns the lead to a sales guy, chases it down, updates the status. If the status is a new account, the referrer gets compensated. Because the compensation could exceed US$600 annually, the system also needs to accept W9 info (which is why I'd really like to see an <acronym title="Application Service Provider (not .asp)">ASP</acronym> solution if at all possible) and generate 1099s at the end of the year.<br> <br> Additionally, the tool should allow all partners to login and view the status of their referrals, compensation history, etc.,2005:site.14982 Thu, 10 Feb 2005 11:41:45 -0800 yerfatma