Gmail getting more social with new update status features

Facebook and Twitter are considered the top dogs in the social media realm. It is with these services the vast majority of earthlings around the world communicate and share their ideas, thoughts, and beliefs. Gmail operates much the same way — though it is far from the traditional social networking. I mean, you trade the exact information via Gmail but in a much more private manor. A project deep within Google however is aiming to make Gmail and it’s “social” awareness a lot more social.

If you’ve ever let your eyes wander to the the GTalk box within the Gmail panel, you’ve probably seen where you can update your status. Unlike the Facebook/Twitter status update, the GTalk update is more of a simple, custom “away message”. The updated Gmail/GTalk/social system will be updated to include other services in the update madness, making it easier to update your status (I’m assuming) across various networks and accounts.

It isn’t yet known exactly what accounts will be able to get GTalk/Gmail updates or what services said system will pull in. Will Gmail adapt a sort of social networking aggregation style similar to the likes of Seesmic? It’s an interesting development no less.

Million dollar question: Would you use it?

Mashable

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