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November 09, 2007

Plaxo Pulse: No Thanks

So, i've been getting a bunch of "invites" to Plaxo Pulse today (for whatever reason).  Basically, they are short descriptionless emails that say:  "I'd like to connect to you on Pulse...Pulse is the easiest way to stay up-to-date and share photos, contact info, recommendations, or just about anything from the sites you already use (YouTube, Flickr, Digg, etc.) with the people you know."

Signed with a first name, which I assume is the name of the person who wants me to use this service.

Thing is:

 - I have no idea what "Plaxo Pulse" is (yes, I can google it to find out)
 - The only clue I might have about who might be using this is a first name...which isn't very clear (I know a lot of Matts, for instance)
 - when I click to "accept this request and see what i'm sharing," I have to sign up...sign up for a service that I don't know what it is exactly, nor from whom it is coming.

So, no thanks.  At least I can (allegedly) permanently opt-out of Plaxo emails.

Update:  hey look, what gravitonic said...

Clampants | November 9, 2007 10:19 AM