Comcast to acquire contact manager Plaxo

May 15, 2008 By DEBORAH YAO, AP Business Writer

(AP) -- Comcast Corp. is buying contact management company Plaxo Inc. and plans to incorporate into all its offerings features intended to help people synchronize their address books and connect socially online.

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