Today I’m releasing Peepdex, a goal-focused personal addressbook and networking tool. Peepdex is for people who want to actively develop their relationships, by frequently meeting new people and maintaining contact with people you already know.

Basically, peepdex is a customizable addressbook— you can track the usual phone and address stuff or, if you want, track everyone’s favorite food. You can also define and track specific goals for adding contacts or interacting with existing contacts. For example, you can set a
goal about keeping in touch with your parents:

This goal will be visible on your dashboard, with the green part of the pie chart showing your progress in the past month. When you call a parent, you can track that progress by adding a note logging that call your parent’s peepdex page.

Sound like a lot of paperwork? I guess it is. But I’ve been at a loss for a system to manage my personal and professional network. It’s the same kind of motivation that led me to building Voo2do: a personal responsibility that I need help achieving. In this case, I’m seeking a way to track all the people I meet at conferences, local geek events, and through friends. I want a way to query my network for people who might want to work with me, and I want to make sure that I’m regularly interacting with prospective partners to keep tabs on their projects. More broadly, I want a way to develop and sustain a huge number of friendships, because friends make me happy. But I’m forgetful, and without a plan I’m liable to lose touch with people I don’t see on a regular basis. Facebook and LinkedIn help a bit, but not in the kind of personal detail that I want. That’s where peepdex fits in.

If peepdex sounds like it could be useful, try out the introduction. As always, feedback is welcome.

P.S. I’m wrapping up my thing-a-week campaign with this project. It’s been a fun and educational adventure, but I’m now starting to do freelance/consulting work. If you might be interested in working with me, drop me a line.