Tag archive: Plaxo

Based off a new study from Plaxo, 19 percent of people drop their smartphone in the toilet and are forced to spend money on a costly replacement. Plaxo is in the business of protecting data as its service provides contact syncing across a variety of devices. This data corresponds with another study from Google that stated nearly four out of every ten people bring the phone into the bathroom for use. Of the 19 percent, more than half state that… Read More

Cable operator Comcast has announced it will be acquiring pioneering social networking site Plaxo as a leg up to implementing social networking features across its television and, eventually, mobile platforms. Terms of the deal were not disclosed, but industry reports and one source put the eventual payout between $140 and $180 million, contingent upon future performance. “Joining forces with Comcast is a real win for our customers,… Read More

Social networking site Facebook has won an initial victory over its potential rival Plaxo, the contact utility which, withPlaxo Pulse, is aspiring to be another social networking site.   According to ZDNet, it all came about when bloggerRobert Scoble attempted to export the details of his 5,000 contacts using an alpha version of Plaxo’s screen-scraper. His account was blocked for a violation of service terms, and onlyreinstated after… Read More

Although contact management compnay Plaxo isn't naming any names in its press release, the company has, in conjunction with Zingy, rolled out its new Plaxo Mobile Plus to Verizon Wireless customers, with more additional carriers like Alltel and U.S. Cellular schedules to come online by the end of the year. The idea is that users will be able to synchronize their mobile phone's contact list with their email address book,… Read More

Plaxo, the Internet contact management service which synchronizes with your Outlook or Outlook Express mail client to store and update your contact database online, today announced they would begin full support of a third client. The new application to be supported is the open source Mozilla Thunderbird. The current beta of the Plaxo Toolbar for Thunderbird, Plaxo said, will allow members of the service to synchronize their… Read More