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iCalShare

The largest directory of shared calendars on the web.

The iCalShare home page on January 15, 2003, on a calendar-grid background, listing 970 calendars in 31 categories, with new calendars for New Mexico road racing, MotoGP, and U.S. history, and a “We speak Sherlock!” sidebar
iCalShare launched in September 2002.
The refreshed iCalShare home page from 2010, with a calendar search, newest, holiday, and best-of calendar lists, and icons for the desktop and web apps that could subscribe
iCalShare 2.0, with a refreshed design, launched in 2010.

iCalShare was the largest directory of shared calendars on the web, with more than 2,500 calendars in over 35 categories, from sports schedules to holidays.

The calendars were free, and worked with desktop apps like iCal, Mozilla Calendar, Novell Evolution, and Microsoft Works, as well as web calendars like Google Calendar, 30 Boxes, and Trumba.

iCalShare was covered by Wired News, Macworld, MacAddict, the Washington Post, the Baltimore Sun, and the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

Steve Jobs featured iCalShare during his keynote at Macworld San Francisco 2003. I had no idea it was coming, and it blew me away.

We all have heroes who inspire us. But I got to inspire mine.

The iCalShare channel in Sherlock, listing the latest calendars by member, category, and views, with details for an Arizona State football calendar
iCalShare’s Sherlock channel let Mac users search for calendars right from their Mac desktops.
The .Mac welcome page, with an iCalShare link in the sidebar for downloadable calendars for sports, music, schools, and more
Apple linked to iCalShare from the .Mac welcome page.
Apple’s iCal Calendar Library page, with a “Visit iCal related sites” box that calls iCalShare.com a great source for cool calendars
Apple’s iCal Library page promoted iCalShare.
Apple’s press release “Apple Releases iCal 1.0.1 and iSync 1.0,” which calls iCalShare.com one of the most popular sites for iCal calendars
Apple’s iCal 1.0.1 press release called iCalShare one of the most popular iCal calendar sites.
Apple’s Mac OS X Downloads page, with the iCalShare Sherlock channel 2.0 at the top of the Hot Picks
The iCalShare Sherlock channel was a Hot Pick on Apple’s Mac OS X Downloads page.
The Wired News front page from September 22, 2002, led by the story “Want a Date? We All Cal With ICal” by Leander Kahney
Wired News featured iCalShare as its top story on September 22, 2002.
Steve Jobs highlighted iCalShare during his keynote at Macworld San Francisco in 2003.
Steve Jobs on stage in front of a giant screen showing the iCalShare home page
iCalShare on the big screen behind Steve Jobs.