HQ Function

Served as the central hub for Plaxo's engineering, product development, marketing, and business operations for its pioneering online contact management and social synchronization service.

Notable Features:

Likely featured a collaborative, open-office environment typical of Silicon Valley tech companies of its era, designed to foster innovation and rapid development. No specific architectural marvels publicly noted; focus was on functional workspace.

Work Culture:

Characterized by a fast-paced, innovative startup culture during its independent years, emphasizing technological advancement in social networking and data synchronization. Post-acquisition by Comcast, it integrated into a larger corporate structure while aiming to maintain its product focus until its discontinuation.

HQ Significance:

Crucial as the birthplace and operational center of one of the earliest successful online address book services that significantly influenced later social networking and contact management platforms.

Values Reflected in HQ: Initially reflected values of innovation in digital connectivity, user-centric data management, and the burgeoning field of social synchronization. Post-acquisition, these were intended to align with Comcast's broader digital media and service integration strategies, though ultimately Plaxo was discontinued.

Location:

As an online service, Plaxo was accessible globally to users with internet access. Its primary physical operations, including development and corporate functions, were concentrated in its headquarters in Silicon Valley, USA. It did not maintain a significant number of international physical offices.

Street Address:

1050 E Duane Ave, Suite 100 (historical address, among others)

City:

Sunnyvale

State/Province:

CA

Country:

USA