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Plaxo Says "Dank U Wel"In Appreciation of Rapid Growth and HighUsage in The Netherlands, Plaxo Translates its PopularNext-Generation Social Network, Pulse, into Dutch (Graphic:Business Wire) In Appreciation of Rapid Growth and High Usage in The Netherlands,Plaxo Translates its Popular Next-Generation Social Network, Pulse,into Dutch By BusinessWire MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., BUSINESS WIRE -- Plaxo today announced theavailability of a Dutch version of its next-generation socialnetwork, Pulse. Following recent explosive growth, The Netherlandshas become the third highest source of traffic in Pulse (after theUnited States and the United Kingdom) and has attained the highestnumber of connections per user. This move follows localization ofPlaxo last year into French, German, Japanese, Portuguese,Simplified Chinese, and Spanish.
To support the localization and translation, Plaxo worked with aPlaxo Premium power user Dirk-Jan Timmer, who volunteered to createthe glossary of Dutch terms. Loyal Plaxo users around the worldhave aided in localization efforts in the past, and continue to doso, building a vibrant community effort between the company and itsmembers. Members interested in volunteering to help in thelocalization for their language can do so by emailinginternational@plaxo.com.
In addition to Pulse, the Dutch version of the Plaxo service alsoincludes the company's networked address book, online calendar, andconnector for data sync with Microsoft Outlook. The connector forthe Mac Address Book will be available soon. For more informationabout Plaxo and localized Pulse images, please visitwww.plaxo.com/about/press_room/DutchScreenshots.

"Of course, we've always known that the Dutch are early adoptersand strong networkers," said Regina Bustamante, Director ofGlobalization for Plaxo. "But we were still surprised and delightedto see just how fast Pulse took off in The Netherlands. So welocalized the service into Dutch as a way to show our appreciation,and, perhaps, to accelerate the already high growth rate."
Pulse is a next generation social network that pulls in a widevariety of feeds and user-created content allowing members todevelop conversations about their content stream - with friends andfamily or across their business network. Pulse uses the power ofthe open social web to connect you to people you actually know andcare about, and to what they are creating, discovering, anddiscussing online. To check your Pulse, or to choose the feeds youwant to share, go to: http://pulse.plaxo.com/nl.
About Plaxo
Plaxo helps millions around the world enrich their connections withthe people they know and care about. The company operates thelargest and fastest growing network of networked address books,hosting over 50 million accounts, and is bringing those addressbooks to life with a next-generation social network, Pulse, whichmakes it easy to share content with fine-grained control. Plaxo isa unit of Comcast Interactive Media.
Plaxo is a registered trademark of Plaxo, Inc. Other company andproduct names may be trademarks of their respective owners.
Contacts:
Breakaway Communications for Plaxo Pamela Preston,
+1-212-616-6001 ppreston@breakawaycom.com Alicia Mickelsen,
+1-212-616-6002 amick@breakawaycom.com
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