November 18, 2007
Please don't connect to me on Plaxo!
I really, really don't like Plaxo.
I've debated this before and I'm not going to change my mind.
I accept that it probably is a great time-saver for its users, but I don't like it and I'm not going to sign up to use it.
The reason I don't like it is that it reverses the onus of keeping in touch with someone. If you want to stay in touch with me, that's your responsibility. If I want to say in touch with you, that's mine.
Don't expect me to update my details in your contact book. That's your job, not mine.
You may be right, oh faithful Plaxo user, I most probably am being irrational. I'm not going to change my position though. I don't like Plaxo. If you connect to me on Plaxo Pulse, my opinion of you will be diminished.
Quite why someone would sign up to something that sounds like it's used to stuff chickens is beyond me.
The reason I use Plaxo is that people keep changing email address, usually because they don't know better and use an ISP's. And when one has lots of contacts, it's a pain to keep updated. Plus, it's the only app that synchs up between Outlook and Yahoo, also does Gmail and others, also works for calendars -which is great because then you can share your work calendar.
On the downside, they've added a social networking thingy and I don't see the point, although it drives adoption up.
Bottom line: v. useful not to forget birthdays and to have addresses for Xmas cards.
Posted by: Ludovic Windsor at December 18, 2007 2:12 PMLudo:I sent you an invitation to Birthday Alarm
Posted by: Dom Pannell at December 19, 2007 6:26 PM