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I don't really get it. I use contacts on my phone + iMessage, this seems to be just a slightly more featured contacts manager? But, comes with a huge drawback t

I don't really get it. I use contacts on my phone + iMessage, this seems to be just a slightly more featured contacts manager? But, comes with a huge drawback that everyone else needs to be using it as well? I would like an app where I can manage my friends / family lists, and then be able to text multiple people at once, invite them to events, etc. Those are the useful features I see from social networks, but are not well replicated right now outside of Facebook. I typically manage all my contacts thru Google, and that has some features for merging duplicates, portability across devices/gmail, and also some list features.

dexwell 7y ago
The core idea is that we move to self-managed, modern, always up-to-date, dynamic contacts which are also way faster and easier to exchange. I imagine it's also the first alternative to Facebook for people who simply want to stay in touch digitally, despite changing online and offline environments. If Cardbox becomes ubiquitous, manual contact management for everyone you know will be a thing of the past. You will always have access to the latest contact info of your connections, always a recent photo, always access to their preferred messaging and social apps. Anyway, this is early days and those group features are always possible in the future. :)