When I returned from BlogHer ‘08, I questioned what was the best way to organize business cards. I settled on managing my new friends in the very tool I would use to eventually contact them – Gmail!
Should you use Gmail as your address book?
Pro: It’s flexible enough to let you fill in only those fields you know
Con: There is no URL field, so you’ll have to put websites in Company or Note (which is not a link)
Pro: Groups work well, as a substitute for tagging
Pro: Conversation history for each contact is easy to find
Con: There’s no linkage to the other places you may have found your contacts, like Facebook or Twitter
Pro: It’s easy to export/import contacts, allowing for sharing between accounts
Con: If you have lots of contacts in your iPhone, there will be duplication with Apple Address Book
Has moving my contacts to Gmail simplified my life? Not really, but it’s the best I could find.
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