Gmail is set to become Googles next major push into social media. According to The Wall Street Journal, the popular webmail service will soon launch a new feature for sharing content and status updates with friends. [Update: We think Google might announce these features on Tuesday]
As WSJ points out, Gmail users can already update their statuses — sort of — through Gmails chat feature. Currently, this feature is more akin to the traditional IM away message. However, with this new social push, Gmail will offer a timeline-view of your friends’ status updates, just like on Facebook and Twitter.
Those updates might come from both Gmail and third-party services. According to WSJ, Google-owned YouTube and Picasa will be integrated into the stream. The huge question then is whether or... [View Full Article]
Gmail is set to become Googles next major push into social media. According to The Wall Street Journal, the popular webmail service will soon launch a new feature for sharing content and status updates with friends. [Update: We think Google might announce these features on Tuesday]
As WSJ points out, Gmail users can already update their statuses — sort of — through Gmails chat feature. Currently, this feature is more akin to the traditional IM away message. However, with this new social push, Gmail will offer a timeline-view of your friends’ status updates, just like on Facebook and Twitter.
Those updates might come from both Gmail and third-party services. According to WSJ, Google-owned YouTube and Picasa will be integrated into the stream. The huge question then is whether or not... [via Mashable]
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