| This is really just an example of why there are SO MANY contact management apps. It's not a one-size-fits-all industry by any means. 1) The data. This is usually just a spreadsheet, simple table, or CSV of names and emails, phone numbers, addresses, etc. 2) Storage and maintenance. Where is this information stored so it can be retrieved and modified easily from ALL the crazy devices and software we have that needs access to it? 3) How we access and use this information. Whether it's in an email client where you start typing the first letters of a name and the information shows up, or you get a call on your phone and it associates the number with a name in your database, etc. And how do you add someone new? I think 1 & 2 are solvable with a standardized format and the Cloud. It's #3 that will constantly, always, forever, be different for everyone. I don't need to do what the author needs to do in this post. I usually just need all my contacts in my phone. I've tried to help associates manage contacts, and they usually hate what I show them too (and many times they hate several options that I show them). Everyone is different. Maybe the author should develop his idea. It's possible that his solution could scratch the itch of a couple thousand. Who knows. |