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Evite: Free Online Invitation & Event Communication Service

Planning a meeting and want to e-mail invitations, details, location map, and keep track of RSVPs? Try Evite (www.evite.com), a free online invitation and event communication service from USA Interactive.

Evite is a handy service for meeting planners. At first glance, though, I got the impression from the home page that the service is for lighter weight holiday and birthday parties. Evite does allows users to select designs, graphics, and sound to dress up party invitations, but there's much more utility to the service.

Evite can handle invitation lists up to 500 people -- and more upon special permission (they want to avoid the appearance of spamming). The service lets the host import e-mail addresses from other sources, determine whether or not the guest list can be viewed, and allows guests to post comments along with their RSVP. During the invitation phase before the event, guests can see who else is coming, who isn't, and who has yet to respond. A reminder feature, maps, and an event payment collection utility are included.

Evite could be a great tool for small user groups, state and regional association events, or agencies that host events for customers. Evite takes the hassle out of the event communication process by eliminating repeated mailings, telephone tag, and paper sign-up lists. I recently received an Evite for an upcoming business meeting, and was impressed with the concept and its usefulness. I think you'll like it too.

"I triple guarantee you, there are no American soldiers in Baghdad."

Today is my birthday and I want to report something in a humorous vein.

Surely, some time during the last few weeks you must have seen Mohammed Saeed al-Sahaf, the Iraqi Minister of Information.

Of course, he's nowhere to be found right now. But not to worry.

MSS (as he's apparently referred to by some) is now a cult figure courtesy of the World Wide Web. An entire new Web site is devoted to him, focusing on his outrageous daily news pronouncements that were a source of amusement in the face of impending defeat.

Check him out at the link below. Beware, the site reportedly received so much traffic that the owners had to shut down for a while and transfer things to upgraded equipment. It's still slow, but amusing all the same.

http://www.welovetheiraqiinformationminister.com/index.html

I'll be back tomorrow with something of (presumable) significance.

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