In Appreciation of Rapid Growth and High Usage in The Netherlands,
Plaxo Translates its Popular Next-Generation Social Network, Pulse, into
Dutch
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Plaxo today announced the availability of a Dutch version of its
next-generation social network, Pulse. Following recent explosive
growth, The Netherlands has become the third highest source of traffic
in Pulse (after the United States and the United Kingdom) and has
attained the highest number of connections per user. This move follows
localization of Plaxo last year into French, German, Japanese,
Portuguese, Simplified Chinese, and Spanish.
To support the localization and translation, Plaxo worked with a Plaxo
Premium power user Dirk-Jan Timmer, who volunteered to create the
glossary of Dutch terms. Loyal Plaxo users around the world have aided
in localization efforts in the past, and continue to do so, building a
vibrant community effort between the company and its members. Members
interested in volunteering to help in the localization for their
language can do so by emailing international@plaxo.com.
In addition to Pulse, the Dutch version of the Plaxo service also
includes the company’s networked address book,
online calendar, and connector for data sync with Microsoft Outlook. The
connector for the Mac Address Book will be available soon. For more
information about Plaxo and localized Pulse images, please visit www.plaxo.com/about/press_room/DutchScreenshots.
“Of course, we’ve
always known that the Dutch are early adopters and strong networkers,”
said Regina Bustamante, Director of Globalization for Plaxo. “But
we were still surprised and delighted to see just how fast Pulse took
off in The Netherlands. So we localized 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 wide variety
of feeds and user-created content allowing members to develop
conversations about their content stream –
with friends and family or across their business network. Pulse uses the
power of the open social web to connect you to people you actually know
and care about, and to what they are creating, discovering, and
discussing online. To check your Pulse, or to choose the feeds
you want to share, go to: http://pulse.plaxo.com/nl.
About Plaxo
Plaxo helps millions around the world enrich their connections with the
people they know and care about. The company operates the largest and
fastest growing network of networked address books, hosting over 50
million accounts, and is bringing those address books to life with a
next-generation social network, Pulse, which makes it easy to share
content with fine-grained control. Plaxo is a unit of Comcast
Interactive Media.
Plaxo is a registered trademark of Plaxo, Inc. Other company and product
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