http://www.jibberjobber.com
DISCLAIMER ON
I don’t pretend to be a pro writer, tester, or reviewer. Nor do I play one on tv. I’m just a Big Turkey that has been in quite a few moccasins both in, out, and on the slippery slope into and out of transition. I have a real job (currently) and this just represents a fast roll thru the features.
DISCLAIMER OFF
Jibber Jobber (http://www.jibberjobber.com) notes:
(01) It’s not free. So already I don’t like it. I’m an Open Source kinda guy where you pay for support or extra services. As a general rule, because seekers are easily taken advantage of, I tell my baby turkeys NEVER to pay for anything. At least, until they are very sure of the value.
(02) It uses paypal which I don’t like, don’t trust, and am leery of.
(03) It’s bait and switch in that it gives you the full service and then downgrades you.
I don’t mean “bait n switch” like a used car dealer. I mean baitnswitch like when stuff reverts after a free trial. I really don’t like that type of marketing. Unless the time frame is long enough to get an accurate feel for the service. 14 days is probably too short. Services are like old shoes. They have to get broken in before one can decide they are if they are right for you. GOTOMYPC is my example of a good timeframes; XDRIVE is one of my bad ones. Putting in all your data represents a substantive effort in time and attention. I’d want to be REAL sure it wasn’t wasted.
And that’s in the first five minutes.
(04) Import contact not as robust as Outlook. No integration with Outlook.
(05) Didn’t pick up email on first try. Got it on the second.
(06) No integration to email like ACT or GoldMine.
(07) Isolation from other users. Unlike LinkedIn. Doesn’t link you automagically with people you know. If I join and you have my email, it should suggest a “vulcan mind meld”.
(08) Both Articles and Links is thin. Probably too soon to yell about that.
(09) No FAQ
(10) No ez feed back, like wordpress
(11) “Rat out friends to get free weeks” but no link to invite.
(12) No search to find JibberJobber-ees who are already registered. Link LinkedIn search.
(13) It’s web based, but does seem to allow you to extract your data. And, import it. I didn’t push it my 10k of alumni file to see if it gorked. (I’m a sport.)
(14) I like software that has thin and fat attributes. My favorite example of the model is WORDPRESS blog and BLOGDESK. (I have some picky points) But as an example of fat – thin or thin – fat client server software where you can work off line or on line or from a browser, it’s my favorite example of how I like my interoperability — yes! (Wonder if MSFT is listening?)
(15) No RSS type features a la what FACEBOOK was excoriated for doing. (I though it was good idea.)
(16) No recognition / integration of Social Networking sites (i.e., LinkedIn, MySpace).
(17) No recognition / integration of VOIP (i.e., Skype, Gizmo, YIMwVoice).
(18) No recognition / integration of IMs (i.e., YIM, MSM, ICQ, AOLIM).
(19) It implements a non-customizable sales funnel. Which is better than no funnel, like Outlook. But, not as good as the equivalent Act and others of that ilk.
(99) I did like the free offer to vets. My nephew-in-law works for the VA and probably will introduce a bunch of “freeloaders” to them. He was in Iraq#1 and I am VietNam era vet. We both have a very parochial feelings for the grunts coming back. (Why can’t we send politicians instead? We seem to have an oversupply of them.)
All in all I’m positively hopeful for the first entry in a new genre of software … the job pim.
P.S.: I still want a resume XML engine that can do “input” for me.
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