Startup Idea #22: Cleaning contact database using social software

Most companies have problem maintaining a reliable and accurate contact management list. People move on, got promoted, migirated, change industries et al. It is difficult for any one company to keep track of all these changes without changing substantial resources.

My idea is to rely on social profiles such as those found in LinkedIn, Facebook et al to help companies automatically 'clean' their databases. Our software will match contacts in any contact management software with social profiles. Once the software detect any changes to these profiles, it will automatically change the information in the contact database.

The key challenges in this idea are: integration with various contact management software, powerful people matching engines (we can rely on the many people search engines that have surfaced such as Spock as well as those found in social network). Not easy challenges but not impossible. Worth a shot.

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