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Uhm... my contact list supports social networks, even integrates with snapchat, twitter, instagram, etc...

Maybe it's apple that is lacking in this notion, but it's something android has been doing for years?

Check out this blog post I wrote: http://benguild.com/2014/05/18/announcing-accounts/ The goal is to turn it into a system of connections without strings attached, and ultimately reduce the reliance on specific or multiple networks for retaining long term contact with people.

Does that seem valuable to you? The big push for consumers is relationship portability between services

What app are you using for this? Or are you talking about the stock Android contacts list?

stock, at least for me; applications can integrate with the contact list and the icon / link shows up in my list.

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