Plaxo and LinkedIn and Personal vs Business Contacts

[liz]

Hi all,

I just started using BCM after a lot of trials with other CRM
programs. So far I am happy with BCM, but am worried I am going to
have to find work arounds for Plaxo and LinkedIn.

Am I correct that, as of now, neither Plaxo or LinkedIn will recognize
my BCM contacts folder? I wrote Plaxo - no response. I use Plaxo
mainly for keeping addresses up-to-date and de-duping. LinkedIn is
less of a worry at the moment.

Now, I suppose I could periodically move all of my BCM contacts to an
Outlook folder and run the synch with Plaxo - but, I imagine I will
lose some data, correct? Also, I have tried to move some BCM contacts
into the Outlook folder, and it puts them there, but does not remove
them from the BCM folder, so it is a copy, not a move.

Lastly, it seems the best thing to do is keep personal and business
contacts totally separate, even though there may be some overlap.

Could anyone advise me on what I am saying above? Am I overlooking
any tools or fixes or features that could help.

Thanks,
Liz

 

[liz]

Update - no response from Plaxo still. LinkedIn will "see" the BCM
address folders via the LinkedIn Toolbar plug-in.

 

[Luther Blissett]

Update - no response from Plaxo still.  LinkedIn will "see" the BCM
address folders via the LinkedIn Toolbar plug-in.

There's some software from Chapurra that mirrors the BCM folder to Ol
Contacts folder, for purposes of syncing with devices. That mirroring
may fix the problems with Plaxo only recognizing the default Ol
Contacts.