You can see they try to lay it out in simple steps, with a very broad range of professionals you might encounter in the images.
Step 1
Well this totally sucked. I would expect not just an import feature of csv files, but also some way to authenticate and grab my numerous social networks, a la Gist. Also, they move you to SSL which is great, however some of the images they serve are non-SSL so you get warnings. Just something for their designers to think about. Without the live hook and only using cvs files, this site then would never get changes to your contacts or dynamically update themselves. A downfall.
Ok, this sucked. Once I clicked to import contacts, there was no way out. I decided not to import anything and expect a cancel ot skip this step icon. Nothing. So I jumped back to Home on the navigator and was shown a dashboard.
So here is the deal. I basically gave up right here. I navigated through the tabs to peek at reporting (coming soon), Productivity Center (not sure what was helpful there), CDIM and My Contacts. I might do a screencast on this later, but Gist still has my attention.
I almost forgot. They ask you to use your business email to register so you can utilize the features around who else is at your company on the service. I would imagine you should be able to register under an email that will never change (like gmail) and then add your business email as a hook. But that does not seem to be the case. The whole point is around you being able to maintain contact information, even when people change jobs. Including yourself. Under settings you can add more emails,and then change the primary one so notices and communications go to an alternate.
A low rating from me on this one for now.
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| TheSocialGeeks Episode 20 - Flirt with it, don't date it | 00:47:20 | 43.34 Mb | |
| Get the Gist of it | 00:06:37 | 25.14 Mb | |
| TheSocialGeeks Episode 19 - FaceFriend FeedBook | 00:45:37 | 41.77 Mb | |
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| TheSocialGeeks Episode 16 - I Want the Post, not Pre | 00:56:01 | 48.73 Mb | |
| TheSocialGeeks Episode 15 - Swagger Jackers | 00:38:38 | 35.38 Mb | |
| TheSocialGeeks Episode 14 - Two Personalities | 01:00:10 | 55.13 Mb | |
| TheSocialGeeks Episode 13 - No spit zone | 00:56:43 | 51.94 Mb | |
| TheSocialGeeks Episode 12 - The Return of the Unexpected | 01:24:04 | 76.98 Mb | |
| TheSocialGeeks Episode 11 - The Overachiever | 01:07:13 | 62.50 Mb | |
| TheSocialGeeks Episode 10 - Four Tables, Open Bar and Coke | 00:42:48 | 39.20 Mb | |
| TheSocialGeeks Episode 9 - Out On a Ledge | 01:00:33 | 55.45 Mb | |
| TheSocialGeeks Episode 8 - My Video Comments are under NDA | 01:07:46 | 62.05 Mb | |
| TheSocialGeeks Episode 7 - The Ninja and Stranded at the Beach | 01:13:52 | 67.64 Mb |
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