Microsoft's FUSE Labs, the research arm of enterprise software firm Microsoft Corp., US, reportedly unveiled Spindex, a new social networking project, at the recent Web 2.0 Expo in San Francisco. Spindex aims to aggregate and streamline social networks into a single console to help users interact in a smoother and more efficient manner.
It has been observed that the growth of social networking has also made it more unwieldy and cumbersome. To begin with, Spindex will help users reach and consolidate information flow from Facebook, Twitter, Evernote, RSS feeds and Bing.
Existing tools that streamline social networks include Tweetdeck and AOL’s Lifestream. Spindex differentiates its service by providing personalised trending topics, picking up keywords and hot topics among the user’s personal social network. Additionally, Spindex searches for articles and information via Bing, letting users access vaster and deeper information.
According to the Spindex site, users can also keep track of relevant information via Evernote, which runs inside the Spindex page. As users browse their friends' updates, Spindex puts forth related content via Bing.
FUSE Labs’ recent introductions include Bing Twitter Maps, Docs.com and Outlook Social Connectors. While Spindex consolidates social networks into a single site, Outlook Social Connectors helps users separate social streams by contact and spot message threads and status updates related to a specific individual.
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