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Bye bye Plaxo

About 7 years ago I installed Plaxo on my computer. It was a tool to easily keep my contact list up-to-date. The tool send mail to each of my contacts to validate their address, work information, phone number, etc. The user then just had to confirm the information or adjust it. All the information was synced back to my computer; it couldn’t be easier.

But the last version of Plaxo didn’t included that functionality anymore… I had hoped they would put it back in, but it hasn’t happened. So what is the added value of Plaxo today? Nothing! It’s just another community site like Facebook, Linked In, ...

That’s why I have decided to delete my account. Having to many account or subscriptions on the internet isn’t always good. I just stick to one place to keep all the information centralized: my website grin

What do you think about Plaxo? Does it still has added value? Or is Facebook much better?

Oh yeah. Even more bad news: the website of Plaxo mentions syncing functionality with Google application (address book and calendar), but it isn’t implemented/working. So don’t create a premium account.