Plaxo’s surprise: An ambitious contacts-calendar service
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Plaxo, the contacts updating service, was popular briefly a few years ago but then started irritating people — it would constantly ping you with update requests from friends and solicitations to join Plaxo.
In short, it got a reputation of being “evil,” and then turned quiet, and we wondered if we’d ever hear from it again.
But tomorrow, the company launches with a promising new release. It’s a complete overhaul, and extremely ambitious. In some ways,… Continue Reading
“Young Guns” form secret Silicon Valley society
That’s what Rolling Stone wants you to believe, in its latest edition. In a story called “Baby Billionaires of Silicon Valley,” Rolling Stone catches up with a group nine entrepreneurs who get together to strategize. This is another hype job, since none of these people are billionaires. (Update: Blake Ross, in comment below, says this is no secret society, and headline is wrong.)
From the piece:
That’s why they’ve gathered here tonight. This is one of the… Continue Reading