I know, I know, it’s old news. Plaxo is launching an ‘open’ social network called Pulse (or I guess it’s a feature of the v.3, which is currently in beta. It’s kind of a meta social network in that it can pull in data from other web apps like flickr and amazon; particularly your contacts’ data/feeds. There are some things that are cool about it. But does it matter?

It’s Plaxo! Everyone loves to hate Plaxo. The thought of getting Plaxo emails sends shivers up my spine.While I give it credit for not being a carbon copy of other social networks, it is like 40 years late to the party.

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