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Re:Ask HN: How to "seed" new social network with non-users. by nolite on Saturday August 06, 2011 @03:08PM (#2854640)
I would hate you and your site if you put my photos and info in there without my consent..
Re:Ask HN: How to "seed" new social network with non-users. by starter on Sunday August 07, 2011 @06:26PM (#2857966)
Of course, I understand your hate for this concept - I would hate me too if I was doing this in the name of spam.

I'm not. I'm simply searching for a way to indicate that a user is in my contact list before they've actually signed up and added data their profile. Maybe "seeding" is the wrong term.