I have been thinking about Social Consolidation these past few days, following a conversation on Facebook.  There are several projects in development which strive to gather all the information and communication streams of several social networking sites and tools into one place.  I first began to think about this when I was irritated about having to update my profile picture at all the different sites and apps every time I thought I had a better image of my mug.  Now, with Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin, Foursquare, Yelp, etc. it’s becoming more and more of a chore to keep track of information and people.

I also see these sites and apps taking on more and more ideas of one another.  Latest is Yelp adding a “Check in” function to their iPhone app, basically competing with Foursquare.  Then I think about the fact that Yelp canceled their deal with Google.  What are they planning?  Or could another party have a better offer and be more suited?  Could Facebook be interested?

Could there be a social consolidation wave coming?  Where Facebook will go on a buying spree and thereby add more social functionality and consolidate the information stream?  Or will they buy one of the social consolidation apps and provide a concentrated place for all your streams?

Social Consolidation Projects
Threadsy
Raindrop

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