Introducing Raindrop

Today we’re introducing Raindrop, an exploration in messaging innovation being led by the team responsible for Thunderbird, to explore new ways to use Open Web technologies to create useful, compelling messaging experiences.

For more information, see the release announcement blog post.

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41 Responses to “Introducing Raindrop”

  1. I work as a developer at Peek and want to learn as to how messaging can be made better in general.

  2. [...] Firefox-Erfinder Mozilla haben eine neue Software namens “Raindrop” für Tests veröffentlicht, die die elektronische Kommunikation vereinfachen [...]

  3. Allogarage says:

    I read an article about Raindrop. Very promising I think :)

  4. RAY says:

    I am interested in Raindrop

  5. Kevin Cumberland says:

    I would like to become a tester of this application once it becomes available

  6. scott thompson says:

    I love the concept and would like to help in away possible as a tester or anything else that I can do to help.

  7. Mark says:

    when available?

  8. [...] Thunderbird team has been working on software called Raindrop that aims to unify communications channels such as e-mail, Facebook, and Twitter into a single [...]

  9. Hopefully this will be the start of something great. Can’t wait to see it in action.

  10. Chris Weber says:

    I’d love to be part of this great venture. I love trying out new products and give great feedback. I’m knowledgeable about technology and feel I would be a great asset.

    Thanks!

  11. Drew Freeman says:

    Thunderbird 3 user

  12. [...] Thunderbird team has been working on software called Raindrop that aims to unify communications channels such as e-mail, Facebook, and Twitter into a single [...]

  13. [...] Thunderbird team has been working on software called Raindrop that aims to unify communications channels such as e-mail, Facebook, and Twitter into a single [...]

  14. Dave Graham says:

    Sounds like a good idea.

  15. John Paul Mays says:

    Raindrop sounds like an exciting project and application. When do you think the first public beta will become available for testing?

  16. Joseph says:

    I really want to see how raindrop can ease my email experience, I manage multiple accounts, facebook and so .. it would be great to test it!!

    joz

  17. Hello,

    I believe that this project could be a great solution to the ever increasing messages that one must deal with. I would like to be able to help with this project if I could. Please let me know when I can sign-up.

    Thank you,
    Gene

  18. Jim Edwards says:

    Really excited about this project… crank it out! This is what Google wave should have been.

  19. [...] Thunderbird team has been working on software called Raindrop that aims to unify communications channels such as e-mail, Facebook, and Twitter into a single [...]

  20. Tony Fleming says:

    This sounds AMAZING. It clearly addresses a void in social communications that needs to be filed. And pretty much Is what people though Google Wave WAS supposed to be. Don’t get me wrong. I want to incorporate Wave into my business and personal collaboration. But rain drop looks like a tool I would use EVERY DAY.

  21. Rob says:

    Sounds very interesting and inventive. I would like to follow the development

  22. Akash says:

    please invite me.

  23. Jawahar K says:

    Hi Guys,

    iam a avid fan of Firefox. keep up your great job. i await to hear from your new innovation..

    good luck

  24. Seth says:

    While it seems like a good idea to have a web portal side of it. The whole reason I use Thunderbird is to have access to my communications while offline. A standalone version of raindrop that can save the data from the raindrop portal locally seems idea.

    Thanks Mozilla

  25. Redditor says:

    Honestly?

    You made Firefox 3.x the worst release of your browser ever. You dropped the ball. And now you are making a google reader?

    You are rapidly losing credibility – I no longer have a Firefox shorcut on my linux or mac machines, it is Safari, epiphany-webkit and chrome / chromium all the way.

    Do some more of those fancy 10 minute $8,000 videos to talk about your weak ideas and prototypes that go nowhere.

    Way to waste all those millions from google – ah well.

  26. Varun Pramanik says:

    Hey Mozilla Team,

    This seems like a really innovative idea. Kudos to you guys for coming up with it.

    Varun

  27. [...] המייל של ארגון מוזילה, הכריזו על פרוייקט חדש בשם Raindrop (טיפת גשם). הפרוייקט נועד לספק מוצר שיהיה הפילטר של תיבת [...]

  28. Ben Chestnut says:

    This is intriguing. Especially since it’s a web app. Can’t wait to see it!

  29. Karthikesh says:

    I am interested in exploring Raindrop by being an alpha/beta tester.

  30. easternerd says:

    I am looking forward to another innovative product from Mozilla.. as an avvid user of Mozilla since its very inception and first release am glad that another doughnut is cooking :)

  31. [...] Mozilla Foundation, ki je zaslovela z brskalnikom Firefox, je predstavila svoj novi projekt. Mozilla Raindrop je realizacija ideje o združevanju poštnih nabiralnikov. Mozilla Raindrop želi postati vaš [...]

  32. [...] User, desto weniger wird die „klassische E-Mail“ genutzt. Tools wie Google Wave oder Mozilla Raindrop tragen diesem Verhalten Rechnung. Es scheint, als würde das gute alte Outlook bald nur noch von [...]

  33. Miguel says:

    cool application but their are too many,how many more we need?

  34. And when you guys will be ready to “DOWNLOAD”? I’m ready to try even when I support “PRIVACY”,and by joined you are not FREE any more.

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  36. barabajagal says:

    Keeping up with Raindrop

  37. Can not wait for this to be live so I can try it!

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