Google adding Social Networking features to Gmail to rival Facebook and Twitter
Google is taking a swipe at Facebook and Twitter with a new feature that makes it easier for users of Gmail to view media and status updates shared online by their friends.
Google could announce the new Gmail feature as soon as this week, said people familiar with the matter. A Google spokeswoman declined to comment.
The change adds a module to the Gmail screen that will display a stream of updates from individuals a user chooses to connect with, said one of these people. It is a format popularized by Facebook and Twitter.
Google is trying to get users to turn to Gmail as a place they can go to see what’s up with their friends. But whether users will want to blend sending email with browsing friends’ content is unclear.
The new stream will eventually include content that a user’s connections share through Google’s YouTube video site and Picasa photo service, according to one person familiar with the matter. But whether those features will be announced in the coming days remains unclear.
Google’s move comes after Facebook last week rolled out a new design with a newmessage inbox that more closely resembles an email inbox like Gmail’s.
Source : Wall Street Journal
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