Remember the good old days when youngsters respected their elders and you didn’t have to sell off body parts to holiday overseas? Sounds idyllic doesn’t it? But then you remember that you had to use an actual paper phonebook to get things done.

You know the drill – lug the phonebook in from the front door and hope the neighbour’s dog hasn’t whizzed on it yet, flick through a thousand Smiths and Adams’ to find what you’re after, then ring the number and find out the business has gone under.

Enter technology, in particular the good people of Connecto. If you haven’t heard of them they’d be that directory app everyone is talking about, helping users create their own personal business directory and available at the tap of a finger.

No more wondering who that awesome painter was, who you used last time. No more asking around if anyone remembers the landscaping company that trimmed your hedges. Just use Connecto’s data on over 140 000 local businesses and create a directory.

Pretty cool, huh? How about this – imagine if you could share your directory with your mates..

Take for example our own 2oceansvibe directory (HERE), where you can see the businesses we keep on using and recommending over and over again. All you do is click the ‘Follow on Connecto’ button (the red one to the right below) and voila, you can peruse our business directory as you see fit.

Think of it as our little black book, which you can then share with your friends when they are looking for a particular service.

If you’re a community or a brand and you want to feature on the app, that too is rather easy – just head over to their Business Directories page (HERE) and follow those instructions.

Boom, look who’s on board now?

Best of all, and this a big one, the app is FREE. Whether you’re looking for iOS (HERE) or Android (HERE) they’ve got you covered.

Head on over to their home page (HERE) and join the party. Think of it as saving yourself the time that comes with sifting through the phonebook, and that’s not even mentioning all those trees you’re saving.