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Re: Plaxo Opens Up Social Networking Aggregation Code

Astorg — Wed, 29 Aug 2007 04:41:16 -0000

The Plaxo synchronization service is rubbish. They charge for it and it is hopelessly bug-ridden. It actually destroyed several of my contact records and badly damaged the others to the point where I had to reinstall my entire database.

They are also well-known for generating duplicates and then being unable to solve the issues this creates.

I have lost any trust in them and would stay well away from them if I were you.

Re: Plaxo Opens Up Social Networking Aggregation Code

Ryan — Tue, 28 Aug 2007 22:02:58 -0000

By the way, Hypercube is a GREAT idea and I'm surprised no one has gotten to it earlier. As Mac OSX users, we love our widgets, but Microsucks has not provided a similar platform. Enter Hypercube.

(by the way, Hypercube is way bug-ridden... it should be since it's an alpha... but just be forewarned)

Re: Plaxo Opens Up Social Networking Aggregation Code

Ryan — Tue, 28 Aug 2007 21:59:46 -0000

This is a noble effort Plaxo is undertaking but I wonder how big a problem this really solves? I use 2 social networks on a regular basis and personally I don't see value in trying to merge them. In fact, I'd rather keep them separate. Each site serves a different purpose. Facebook = jeans and LinkedIn = business casual. All I'm saying is lets not overestimate the general online population's need to aggregate all this stuff.

my further 2c on the walled garden issue: http://mediatrending.com/20...

As a sidenote, Plaxo has long been trying to solve a problem that just isn't that big an issue: address book synchronization. When I was a Prod Mgr for Yahoo Address Book, this was clear from traffic numbers and user research. There were a few people that were VERY interested in it (and very vocal about it), but for most users it just wasn't worth the hassle of installing and configuring yet another app.