Semi-random thought

[unixronin]

I got an unsolicited invite to Plaxo a while back from someone who appears to be a headhunter.  Now Plaxo just sent me mail reminding me the invitation is about to expire.

I can't help but think ... whose idea was it to name what's basically a social-networking site something that brings to mind, before anything else, dental hygeine and tooth decay?  And the second association that comes up is an English brand of stuffing mix.

Hello?  Anybody at home down there in Marketing?

Comments

Re: Linked In is the Next Google

[databeast.livejournal.com]

It's basically a glorified resume ;)

I spend a lot of time in the Q&A section answering questions posed by management types about infosec...usually in the most blunt terms possible.