Google Readies Social Network

Google has quietly begun testing on new social features that will appear on the customizable iGoogle start page. The rollout will expand in July and will include support for the open standard “OpenSocial” later in the summer.

Mashable blogger Kristen Nicole noted that up until now, Gmail was the closest thing the Google suite has to a "functional portal" where users could manage all Google applications. "But the upcoming iGoogle start page is really going to be a very social portal that makes sharing easy, by way of Google Reader items, chat, and activity streams that keep you connected across the board," she noted.

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