The New York Times is summarizing some interesting plans from Google and Yahoo to turn their email systems into forms of social networking. This idea could have a lot of potential, as the Yahoo’s Brad Garlinghouse points out in the article that Yahoo has a lot of information about an individual’s social relationships – for example who they email regularly – and this info is simply begging to be mined to help users navigate their increasingly complex online worlds.
Email as the new Social Network
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