Comments on: Mike Arrington takes on Plaxo — twice

By: david

david — Tue, 17 Jan 2006 21:53:06 +0000

I must admit I lost interest in the discussion about halfway through the comments. Plaxo is spam, or at least a lesser form of spam (spam lite?). Those annoying emails are almost as bad as the ‘hey I just discovreed LinkedIn’ emails I get from guys trying to sell me mutual funds.

By: Mathew

Mathew — Sun, 15 Jan 2006 19:15:16 +0000

Thanks, Kent. I must admit I lean toward the “Plaxo as spam” side of the argument — and what makes it worse is that it’s generated by people who are supposedly your friends. Even Charles admits the main reason he used it was because he’s lazy. Why not just send a nice email and ask a person what they’re up to and whether they’ve changed phone numbers? When I get a Plaxo from someone, I confess that it changes the way I think about them — not a huge amount, but a little.

By: Kent Newsome

Kent Newsome — Sun, 15 Jan 2006 19:06:31 +0000

Great post. I totally missed this discussion, even though I too have had issues with Plaxo emails. I added a link and my take here.

By: Newsome.Org

Newsome.Org — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 19:00:00 +0000

Mathew Ingram’s blog