Shanti’s Dispatches
Time waits for no man.Who is Tim and Why is he adding me to Plaxo Pulse?
Written by Shanti A. Braford August 31st, 2007in Usability Gaffs.
That’s all there was, no last name or anything. Clicking on a link took me to a signup page with no additional information about our mystery Tim.
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Tim,
Sorry to see this. Pulse is a next-gen social network that is only 23 days old. We’re working quickly to add all the most important features, but I think you’re pointing out a key missing component. The whole concept of Pulse is that is should be a *true* social network, a way to stay better connected with the people you actually know and care about. Sounds like this particular touch point falls short of that goal!
John McCrea
VP of Marketing
Plaxo
Hey John - thanks for stopping by. It’s a good sign you guys subscribe to your Plaxo technorati feed.
I’m not Tim though — apparently someone named “Tim” invited me to check out Pulse.
I don’t have any close friends named Tim, but it might be a distant acquaintance.
A simple “Tim Snow” or “Tim Johnson” in the email would suffice… but perhaps there are privacy issues with that or something!