User:Srinath10/Harvest (time tracking software)
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{{Infobox Software|
| name = Harvest
| developer = Iridesco, LLC
| operating_system = Web-based
| genre = Time tracking software
| license = Proprietary
| website = [http://www.getharvest.com www.getharvest.com]}}
Harvest is a web application for time tracking, invoicing, expenses, and project budgeting built for freelancers, agencies, small businesses and large corporations. Launched in 2006, Harvest was one of the first time tracking softwares to be built on the software as a service platform with Ruby and work in your web browser. Sitepoint has called it one of the 10 must have tools for communicating with clients.{{cite web|url=http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2008/11/20/10-must-have-tools-for-communicating-with-clients/ |title=10 Must Have Tools for Communicating with Clients |publisher=Sitepoint |date=2008-08-20 |accessdate=2010-08-03}}
Great [[User Experience]] without a UX Designer
At the 2010 web design conference An Event Apart, UX designer Whitney Hess gave a presentation on "DIY UX: Give Your Users an Upgrade." She talked extensively about Harvest and how its developers designed a web application with great user experience without an in-house user experience designer. {{cite web|url=http://marcdrummond.com/user-experience/2010/07/28/event-apart-minneapolis-whitney-hess-diy-ux-give-your-users-upgrade |title=An Event Apart Minneapolis: Whitney Hess, 'DIY UX: Give Your Users an Upgrade' |publisher=Marc Drummond |date=2010-07-08 |accessdate=2010-07-30}}{{cite web|url=http://www.slideshare.net/whitneyhess/diy-ux
|title=DIY UX: Give Your Users an Upgrade |publisher=Whitney Hess |date=2009-07-2010 |accessdate=2010-07-30}}
Company
Harvest is built by Iridesco, LLC, a web application company located in New York City and founded in 2003 by Danny Wen and Shawn Liu.
The founders are fascinated with time according to The New York Times. In 2008 Iridesco launched the World Clock Project where users can upload pictures of clocks from around the world. {{cite web|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/12/garden/12shopp.html?_r=1&ref=garden |title=Got a Minute? |publisher=The New York Times |date=2009-03-11 |accessdate=2010-07-30}}
Harvest Blog
The company's blog features company news, tips & tricks, stories from customers, and small business interviews.
References
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Further Reading
- Mashable: [http://mashable.com/2008/05/25/harvest-iphone/ Harvest for iPhone: Manage Work Time and Expenses on the Go]
- Sitepoint: [http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2008/12/18/4-unique-apps-for-tracking-time/ 4 Unique Apps for Tracking Time]
- ReadWriteWeb: [http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/harvest_adds_twitter_support.php Harvest on Twitter - A Future Twitter Business Model?]
- ReadWriteWeb: [http://www.readwriteweb.com/biz/2010/10/data-suggest-web-invoices-get.php Online Invoices Get Paid Twice As Fast, Research Finds]]
- Lifehacker: [http://lifehacker.com/172277/online-time-tracking-with-harvest Online Time Tracking with Harvest]
- Google Enterprise Blog: [http://googleenterprise.blogspot.com/2010/08/go-go-gmail-contextual-gadgets-get-more.html Gmail Contextual Gadgets]
- Freelance Switch: [http://freelanceswitch.com/productivity/6-cool-tools-to-track-your-time/ 6 Cool Tools to Track Your Time]
- Small Biz Trends: [http://smallbiztrends.com/2010/10/time-tracking-for-small-businessess-review-harvest.html Time Tracking for Small Buisness: Review of Harvest]
External Links
[http://www.getharvest.com Harvest]
[http://www.worldclockproject.org World Clock Project]