Plaxo: The On-Line Solution to Keeping Your Contacts Up-To-Date

Do you ever get annoyed when you send an email to a long-lost friend, only to find out they changed their email address and never bothered to notify you? Have you even needed to change your contact information, but didn't have the time nor energy to send a mass email to everyone in your address book? Did you ever want a means to back-up your contact information in a secure, on-line location?

Any business person will tell you that they spend more time than they should, managing their digital Rolodeck. With computers, you would think there would be an easier way.

This, and much more, is possible with Plaxo. Plaxo allows you to store an on-line copy of your address book. This is beneficial for anyone who works on multiple computers (work, school, and/or home), and will be your savior if (more like a question of when) your hard drive decides to spontaneously combust.

The beauty of Plaxo does not lie within the ability to store your contacts online. The power of Plaxo is that it is seamlessly compatible with Microsoft Outlook, Mozilla Thunderbird, AOL Instant Messenger, and yes, even Apple Address Book users can benefit from the services of Plaxo. If you update any of your contacts in your address book, it is automatically synced to Plaxo.

The software works best with other Plaxo members. If one of your contacts is a Plaxo member, and updates his contact information, the new information is automatically synced to your computer. It is by far the easiest way to stay in touch with all your important contacts.

Membership to Plaxo is free. All you have to do is visit the website, sign up, and it will walk you through the procedure to upload your contact information. If you are worried that Plaxo might share your personal information without your expressed permission, be assured that Plaxo takes the protection of private information seriously. They will not share your contact information to anyone without your expressed permission.