Last night we lost our cell phone. It was actually a pretty funny story.
Unfortunately we have no one to tell it to because we haven’t memorized a phone number since 2003.
Made just for such occasions is a service called Postable, which should, if we do this correctly, build a virtual Rolodex for use during all future mishaps.
First, the site generates a unique URL for you to disseminate to your contacts however you please – be it directly by email or through social media. The link takes recipients to a form asking for their phone number, mailing address, and birthday.
As people respond, their entries are beautifully formatted and organized, complete with a link to a map of their address, a section to add notes, and the ability to export your contacts to a spreadsheet (wedding planning?) or print it on labels.
Meaning the only thing you need to memorize is Postable’s website. (Okay, you can just bookmark it.)