Plaxo Has the Basics, But That is Where it Stops
Dennis Howlett ascertains that Plaxo’s basic features, such as the ability to see contacts birthdays and send them a e-card is enough to push the service above Facebook in terms of utility.
I think not.
While Howlett has not yet found the Facebook equivalent of the Plaxo feature mentioned below the rest of us need to look no further than the “birthdays” section of the Facebook home page and the ability to give virtual gifts to friends as a replacement for this same functionality. Sure it is not free, and requires an extra step is required, but the ability to give recognition on the Facebook platform is a standard feature - contrary to Howlett’s belief.
Oh, and there are over a half dozen Facebook applications that enhance the standard “birthday recognition” capabilities of Facebook. A quick search using the keyword birthday on Facebook delivered these to me. So before all of you enterprise folks downgrade to Plaxo from Facebook, use the most basic functionality of any site (search), to see if Facebook offers what you are looking for. With over 5,000 applications you’ll probably find it - both the “basics” and the “lip gloss”.
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LOL Garrett: If you’ve checked my FB profile you’ll find I have the birthday function already built in so I do know the difference. Perhaps the bit you missed in my piece was where I talk about auto-notification? Then there’s that teeny point of interest to anyone in business - ease of use?
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