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Plaxo online: yet another time-wasting network
7Aug2007 Filed under: Business models, Web 2.0 Author: Esme VosAdd Plaxo to my list of totally useless time-wasting online applications filed under Web 2.0 and social networking. I signed up a few weeks ago for Plaxo’s online beta service just to see what it’s like. I was not impressed with what I saw and promptly forgot about it. In the meantime, I canceled my Linked In account and asked them to delete me from their network (see my post on why Linked In is totally useless).
Today, I got an email via Plaxo from someone named Sidney. The message says: Sidney wants to add you as a business connection on Plaxo Pulse.
Who’s Sidney? No last name, no photo, no other details about Sidney were communicated to me either in the email or in the online invitation I had to view on Plaxo. Is Sidney an axe-murdering dope fiend? Maybe. So I rejected the invitation and sent an email to the Plaxo people telling them that I want out of their online network.
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John Howard
August 8th, 2007 at 3:02 am
I absolutely agree with you. Plaxo is just another time wasting site. It is basically a contact book, calendar and now a way to show all your contacts all your personal information which to me is annoying. I don’t want all my contacts to see my personal information. Plaxo in definitely not business focused. I just erased my account it’s not worth being on.
Steve Pickering
September 7th, 2008 at 1:12 pm
Well, I don’t think LinkedIn is a waste of time, but Plaxo is. They have set a limit at 1000 connections and what’s more, have blocked access to my account. Now, thet is a waste of time!
Dolly Madison
October 10th, 2008 at 6:46 pm
Plaxo is great for keeping up with friends and co-workers, and I think thats really all it was intended to be/do. Its easier to stay connected than thru regular email. Its not brain surgery, but its a no frills connection to people you want to stay connected with. It is what it is people.