We Need a Universal Directory For Finding People and Businesses
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Staten Island, NY Posted: 7/3/2017 1:00:00 AM
We can find virtually anything we want online, except people.
Before the Internet, we had phone books and 411 directory assistance. They were simple, but reliable ways to find just about anyone or any business in seconds. This was mainly due to the fact that phone companies automatically put every phone number into their directory, so unless you paid extra to get an unlisted number, you could be found in the phone book.
Fast forward a few decades and the phone companies no longer make phone directories and just about everything we do is online. Unfortunately, without a central phone directory. we no longer have a single, reliable way to find people and businesses.
Isn't it time somebody like Google, Apple, or Microsoft did something about this? We need a modern directory for finding people and businesses, that gives us a single directory standard for people or businesses to add or update their contact information. By keeping a single database of listings, we not only make the information more accurate and easy to find, but it can give people a single place to update their information.
Naturally, some people may not want to be found, so the system should allow people to designate their information as private or public. Those who choose to be private should have the ability to screen who gains access to their information, by accepting or rejecting requests just like they do with social media sites.
Joe Crescenzi, Founder
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