The other day I received an email from a contact asking what I thought the main benefits were for using another social platform, specifically: Plaxo.
I’ve been on Plaxo for some time and while I don’t think it’s on par with Linkedin yet, it may get there. Rather than being a follower, I am a card-carrying early adopter 
Key advantage: Plaxo pulls in feeds from other locations make it function more as a hub rather than Linkedin‘s approach. As you may have noted, until recently Linkedin has not played nice with any other platforms. Now they allow Twitter integration, although, it’s minimally useful but better than nothing. Pulling in feeds from other platforms makes it possible to better connect with people by getting a clearer picture of who they are, based on the activities they share like cycling or the people they associate themselves with …
I don’t think Plaxo is a “killer app”. I don’t think, in the near future that there will be one. I believe that the platforms that aggregate will do better in the long run. Ultimately, some people will like Plaxo the best while others will swear by Facebook, Linkedin or Twitter. I don’t check Plaxo daily, I’m more likely to use Linkedin, at least for now.
Plaxo helps me to do one function that I’ve made my goal for 2010, which is to make people smile. Plaxo sends email birthday reminders in order to entice users to buy their ecard products, which I don’t do but I do take the info and send along e-cards from elsewhere to everyone I’m connected with.
It gives me the opportunity to send a positive message to each of them for no other reason but to share something positive. So, if you decide to join Plaxo and included your birth month and day, you can expect a beautiful card wishing you a wonderful day on your birthday from me.
You are an awesome early adopter – constantly keeping me up on the latest and greatest! I expect a birthday card!
Keep on bloggin’!
Suzy
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