Plaxo

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Plaxo helps keep people connected by solving the common and frustrating problem of out-of-date contact information. Users and their contacts store their information on Plaxo’s servers. When a user edits their own information, the changes appear in the address books of all those who listed the user in their own address books. Because contacts are stored in a central location, it’s possible to list connections between contacts and access the address book from anywhere.

Napster co-founder, Sean Parker, was one of Plaxo’s founders.

Milestones

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• Jon Sonnenschein, Director, Product Marketing added.
  Posted 6/11/09 at 8:26am
• Jon Callaghan, Board added.
  Posted 7/22/08 at 4:56pm
• Michael Moritz, Board Member added.
  Posted 5/19/08 at 12:42pm
• Sean Parker, Co-Founder added.
  Posted 5/14/08 at 2:37pm
• Acquired by Comcast for $150M. (5/14/08)
  Posted 5/14/08 at 2:46pm
• Ram Shriram, Board added.
  Posted 2/22/08 at 1:47am
• Venkates Swaminathan, Board added.
  Posted 6/9/07 at 6:23am
• Cameron T. Ring, Board added.
  Posted 6/9/07 at 6:22am
• Joseph Smarr, Chief Technology Officer added.
  Posted 6/9/07 at 6:22am
• J. Todd Masonis, Board added.
  Posted 6/9/07 at 6:21am
• Peter Lester, Board added.
  Posted 6/9/07 at 6:21am
• John McCrea, Board added.
  Posted 6/9/07 at 6:22am
• Ben Golub, Board added.
  Posted 6/9/07 at 6:20am
• Ryan King, Board added.
  Posted 6/9/07 at 6:21am
• Received $9M in Series D funding. (2/1/07)
  Posted 6/13/07 at 1:33am
• Received $7M in Series C funding. (4/1/04)
  Posted 6/13/07 at 1:33am
• Received $8.5M in Series B funding. (7/1/03)
  Posted 6/13/07 at 1:32am
• Received $3.8M in Series A funding. (11/1/02)
  Posted 6/9/07 at 6:32am

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Products

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Plaxo Basic and Premium

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Website	plaxo.com/products
Blog	plaxo.com/blog
Launch Date	April 1, 2003
Tags	wiki

Above: Plaxo Basic and Premium Screenshot -- #1
Uploaded: 2/5/08

Above: Plaxo Basic and Premium Screenshot -- #2
Uploaded: 2/5/08

Plaxo Pulse

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Website	plaxo.com/info/corp/pulse
Blog	blog.plaxo.com
Stage	Beta
Launch Date	August, 2007
Tags	aggregator

Plaxo Pulse is Plaxo’s foray into social networking, building a social network around third-party data. Pulse allows users to stay connected to their friends’ content updates across different social networks and platforms. Compatible with a number of networks like MySpace, Twitter, Amazon.com, Digg, Flickr, and Yelp, users receive updates in a feed, and can easily keep tabs on friends from one location.

Above: Plaxo Pulse Screenshot -- #1
Uploaded: 2/5/08

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Sources

1. Confirmed: Comcast Bought Plaxo, Deal Closed Today (techcrunch.com) [edit]
2. Plaxo Press Release - 2/18/2003 (plaxo.com) [edit]
3. Plaxo Press Release - 7/28/2003 (plaxo.com) [edit]
4. Plaxo connects to more funding (sanjose.bizjournals.com) [edit]
5. Citation Needed [add]