PCWorld: Google Eyes Social Net Role for Gmail
“Google is reportedly on the verge of making Gmail behave more like Facebook and Twitter, with a service allowing users to share status updates, video and photos with friends.
The move would mirror one made by Yahoo, which lets mail users post status updates. But Google will take advantage of its ownership of YouTube and Picasa, by integrating the video- and photo-sharing services with the Gmail status updates, according to a report Monday in the Wall Street Journal.”