Creating New Data on Connections

My previous post about the people that aren’t on LinkedIn, a discussion with a VC in this space, and the Economist’s recent survey on data got me thinking about the great data that is waiting to be created around connections.    Today, social networks track who you are connected to but don’t evaluate how those connections [...]

A new site that helps you find reasons to reach out

When searching for ‘personal CRM’ a few months back, I came across Gist, a company still in beta.  Gist brings you news feeds from multiple different sources about both your contacts and contact’s companies.  I was immediately intrigued by the potential of the site to help create excuses to reach out to my network.  I [...]

Xobni – Understanding Your Inbox

Xobni is a great tool for empowering outlook and allowing you to know your contacts better.  I have used Xobni for the past year (on and off, see below) and find its search functionality and ability to organize emails makes me much more efficient at managing both my inbox and also past dialogs with contacts.  [...]