Aggregate or Die!

I wrote about aggregation of all social media into one single platform some time back. I can see that many of my friends are already irritated with the prospects of managing a Twitter, Facebook or a Linkedin. Clearly, it is time consuming and not an enjoyable task. To top it all, one can see many more social networks,micro blogging sites with niche offerings practically every day.One cannot be definitely be all around the place. So what does the future hold ? Google has come up with Gmail Labs which has added several features to make the inbox a central communication platform. From video conferencing to SMS to instant messaging, Gmail is no longer only for e-mail, it’s growing into an information and communication hub. So on and so forth with a Hootsuite or a Tweetdeck where you can manage multiple platforms on a single dashboard. The future of course lies in having an inbox which will not be just for checking mails but also to manage identities across various platforms. So you will get Flickers,Twitters,Facebook updates all in an inbox-one single identity.