(via) Turns out, Google sponsored a capstone project in the Master’s program at Carnegie Mellon University’s Human-Computer Interaction Institute -- and the result? SocialStream.
The project began with oh so humble intentions:
Initial Task: Rethink and reinvent online social networking
Refined Focus: Discover the user needs related to social networking and explore how a unified social network service can enhance their experience.
Prototype Goal: Create a system for users to seamlessly share, view, and respond to many types of social content across multiple networks.
Basically, SocialStream would be the nexus of all of your social networking profiles and platforms, one giant social aggregator, if you will. This was originally kicked-off to help improve Orkut, Google's floundering social app -- and you'll notice that Orkut makes many of the mistakes this study points out.
I'd highly recommend taking a look at the research findings, especially the user studies. I know I just found my next 4 slides.
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