Yes, of course, you can socially connect on Plaxo, but you're not required to connect with other Plaxo users. Its more of a tool of convenience, especially at the Professional level, than for a social connection. For example, when I was creating my Plaxo profile, it asked me to list what colleges or high schools I have attended. Reluctantly, I completed this part of the profile and listed that I attended the University of North Carolina Wilmington for college and Rocky Mount Academy for high school. Ironically, using this tool, I found my neighbor and my dentist on Plaxo! My dentist was also a graduate of Rocky Mount Academy, hence the reason he showed up on my "people you may know" connection. Then I also found my neighbor and his son on Plaxo as well. I asked both my dentist and my neighbor to connect with me, but I don't think they're too active on their Plaxo anymore...I didn't get a timely response.
I can see where this can come into handy in the future after I've graduated from college. I'm not too consumed with keeping up with people from high school, but I do think it is important to maintain contacts with people from college, especially those within your same major or field. In the future when I am working in the health field, perhaps planning a Health Fair at a company as a part of a worksite wellness program, I may want to have a physical therapist or nutritionist be a guest....Plaxo can help me keep those contacts! I don't have to worry about losing a piece of paper with their information on it, I can update their change of address or phone number, and I know right where to find it when I need it! Then, I can also put them under my "college friends" but additionally link them into my professional contacts as well. Ah, convenience at its finest!
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