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How to Opt Out of Plaxo

How to Opt Out of Plaxo 04/09/2004 04:00 PM
I hope, having gone to this opt-out page on the Plaxo site, I'll never, ever be subjected to another one of those annoying update-your-contact-info requests.

Opting out of Plaxo

Opting out of Plaxo 04/09/2004 03:56 PM

Apologies to friends who use Plaxo, but I'm opting out of Plaxo since it has become a source of spam for me and I feel like I'm doing all the work. Anyone who wants to find my contact info can just Google me or find it on my wiki page.

via Dan Gillmor

Opt out of Plaxo emails

Opt out of Plaxo emails 04/09/2004 04:11 PM

Wow!  Somebody's listening.

How to opt-out of Plaxo emails. Dan Gillmor points to this page on the Plaxo website, where you can permanently opt out receiving "Hey, I'm updating my contact information..." emails from the service. Link [Boing Boing]

More Hype For Plaxo

More Hype For Plaxo 06/15/2004 03:32 AM
You can always tell when a lazy PR person has been given the job to hype up some random startup in Silicon Valley. That's when the "profile" piece comes out, focusing almost entirely on the 22-year-old founder of a company, rather than the company itself or what it does. It looks like that's the latest strategy to hype up Plaxo, with a story that focuses on its young co-founders and the similarities the company has to Yahoo and Google - namely founded by two Stanford students and funded by Michael Moritz. Of course, the article leaves out the differences - such as the fact that a fair number of folks find Plaxo's service both annoyin g and creepy< /a> - and they're still searchi ng for a business model. It also leaves out the fact that one of Plaxo's founders was recently forced out of the company, suggesting that not all is well at Plaxo central. I still fail to see how Plaxo is any more than a small feature of an email system - and the only thing I learned from this article is that the company likes to compare itself to multi-billion dollar companies that actually do have business models.

plaxo wants to support FOAF

plaxo wants to support FOAF 02/19/2004 02:55 AM
and needs to know how to make it work. clue them in.

Apparently, I joined Plaxo.

Apparently, I joined Plaxo. 06/29/2004 10:23 AM
I received a surprise email from Plaxo today, updating me on the status of my account. I'd forgotten I'd once joined, in the spirit of adventure. So, I went to the Plaxo site where they've prominently posted reassuring information about their privacy policy. I found where I can opt out of receiving update requests, although it results in the following almost-funny error message: The e-mail address you are trying to opt-out from (self@evident.com) has already been claimed by another user (possibly you). You will not be able to opt-out at this time. (A search of their knowledge base turns...

Yahoo Invests in Plaxo

Yahoo Invests in Plaxo 05/24/2004 03:48 PM
"Plaxo integrates Yahoo's search engine directly into the Outlook e-mail program. Under the deal with Yahoo, Plaxo will get paid for channeling people to Yahoo's search engine."

Plaxo Business Model

Plaxo Business Model 05/24/2004 12:50 PM
Plaxo is out trying to explain they have a business model and are addressing privacy concerns. A premium service at $20/month that includes support and, well, what else they are not saying or don't know yet. Techdirt: They're basically saying...

Plaxo Does Have A Business Model... But
Not Really

Plaxo Does Have A Business Model... But
Not Really 05/24/2004 03:05 AM
I'll admit that I have not been kind to Plaxo in the past. Ever since the service was first announced, it sounded like a bubble era pointless dot com. There was a lot of hype about the young founder (previously founded Napster!) and the "service" itself didn't seem like much of a product. At most, it was a feature of a larger product, and that larger product might just turn out to be something like Microsoft Outlook. If the system was remotely useful, you would think that Microsoft would just build it in to Outlook. However, it didn't even seem that useful. If anything, I expected it to be annoying - and has it ever been annoying. I now block all Plaxo requests, but for a while, the amount of Plaxo spam was ridiculous. Then, of course, there's the privacy question. While Plaxo now goes to great lengths to swear up and down that they keep your info private, they don't seem to understand the real privacy complaint: when your friends give your address to some 3rd party service, are they violating your privacy? It's a question that's not entirely clear. In the meantime, this was all made worse by the fact that Plaxo still didn't have anything remotely resembling a business model (shades of the bubble era again...). Well, now they claim they've solved that issue, and have announced that their business model is a $20/year paid version for which you'll get such great features as... well, they actually don't seem to know yet. You will get better customer support though. It always worries me when companies decide that better customer support is a premium "feature," because they've just set up the incentives to mean that they give the absolute worst customer support to anyone not in that tier. This doesn't seem particularly compelling. They're basically saying their new business model is that they'll annoy me less if I pay? No thanks...

Congrats to Mark Jen, now at Plaxo

Congrats to Mark Jen, now at Plaxo 03/14/2005 05:02 PM
It looks like Mark found himself a new job (Plaxo) after a whirlwind of media attention and job interviews. Congrats, Mark. Lemme know if you want to drop by Yahoo for lunch again sometime....

Sean Parker kicked out of Plaxo

Sean Parker kicked out of Plaxo 04/21/2004 03:26 AM

Although I had some problems with the Plaxo model, I hate hearing stories like this. Sean Parker, the founder and visionary behind Plaxo was kicked out rather rudely by the VCs. I don't know the details, but it sounds bad.

San Jose Mercury

The company sent out an anonymous, terse statement that Parker is ``no longer with Plaxo,'' but called him a ``visionary, creative entrepreneur'' and ended with: ``We thank him for his hard work and wish him well.''

In reality, though, a source said Parker has been locked out, and everyone at the company has been instructed not to talk with Parker, except by way of the company's lawyer, Ray Hickson.

When contacted and asked whether this arrangement is ``normal,'' Hickson said: ``I can't discuss a client personnel matter with newspaper reporters.''

Parker himself issued a terse statement: ``While the company is moving to a new stage of its growth, the management team remains committed to executing my original vision,'' he said. ``The company remains in capable hands.''

I've founded several companies and as companies grow, the skills required to be the chief executive change. When I've founded (or helped found) companies in the past, I've usually stepped aside to allow someone with better administrative and sales skills to lead the company after it's up and running. This was the case with Digital Garage and PSINet Japan and to a certain extent Infoseek Japan. I seem to be the most useful getting things going, not running them.

As a VC/investor, I've seen my share of visionary CEOs who can't run the company, but we usually try to keep them involved in some way and stay on good terms so we can invest in their next good company. I don't see how you can continue being a VC in the valley being cruel to serial entrepreneurs.

Pierre Omidyar of eBay is probably one of the best examples of knowing when to bring on a real CEO, but staying involved as the founder. I think he and his investors were smart about this.

Ja son Calacanis blogs about this on thesocialsoftwareweblog

Do You Violate Your Friends' Privacy By
Using Plaxo?

Do You Violate Your Friends' Privacy By
Using Plaxo? 03/06/2004 02:05 AM
It appears that others are beginning to pick up on one of the fundamental problems with services like Plaxo that we've been discussing here recently. With all the focus these days on making sure corporations protect your personal info, why are people so quick to sign up with services like Plaxo and hand over all of the private info of friends, co-workers and acquaintances? In fact, this reporter is wondering if Plaxo is violating new data privacy laws in Europe. When I give out my private contact info to you, does that mean it's okay for you to give that to a private company? While most people are concerned about companies giving away our data, why are we okay with our friends doing the same thing?

Plaxo, Yahoo make deal on search

Plaxo, Yahoo make deal on search 05/24/2004 10:38 AM
San Jose Mercury News May 24 2004 2:30PM GMT

Start-up Plaxo sketches out business
plan

Start-up Plaxo sketches out business
plan 05/24/2004 12:03 AM

Greenlight Wireless signs deal with
Plaxo, Inc.

Greenlight Wireless signs deal with
Plaxo, Inc. 09/16/2004 03:28 AM
Development is underway to "Plaxo-enable" the award-winning Skweezer service, providing access to the fastest-growing contact management software and network. [PRWEB Sep 16, 2004]
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