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December 29th, 2007

Gmail source code hints at social feature

Posted by Garett Rogers @ 6:59 pm

Categories: Gmail, Orkut

Tags: Google Inc., Google Gmail, Source Code, E-mail Providers, Internet, Garett Rogers

Ionut was digging around through the source code in Gmail when he stumbled across some pieces of text he thinks indicates “updates” for your friends could soon be part of the integrated Google Talk module.

The source code he found includes snippets of text including the following:

  • Add comment
  • Remove <something — probably a name> from chat and updates
  • Delete this update

gmail-source.png

These small pieces of text are definitely interesting, and we could very well be getting a glimpse into the next hot feature in Gmail. It’s unclear what kind of “updates” we will see for our contacts, but Ionut speculates it could be descriptions of things users have done on other Google properties.

It’s not very clear what kind of updates you will receive, but they’re probably the latest important actions of your contacts from different Google services.

I am leaning more towards tighter Orkut integration myself though. You can already see updates from your friends there, as seen in this screenshot.

orkut-mini-feed.png

[images from Google Operating System]

Garett RogersGarett Rogers Follow GarettRogers on Twitteris employed as a programmer for iQmetrix, which specializes in retail management software for the wireless industry. See his full profile and disclosure of his industry affiliations.


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