Richards recommends that you ask the mutual friend to send an email to the person you're trying to reach with a brief description of your intentions and your contact information.

理查兹说，你通过共同的朋友向某个人发去一封电子邮件，简单描述你想要了解的信息和你的联系方式。

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There's also the fact that they only let you communicate in traditional ways: call, text message, or email. Why don't contact managers offer features that let you send a tweet to your friend?

我们也发现这样一个事实，这些程序只能让你以传统的方式通信：电话，短信，或者电子邮件、现在的联系人管理器为什么不提供可以让你发推的功能，或者在好友的涂鸦墙上留言了？

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If you want to send a link to your current page to a friend, type Email to [contact name], where the contact name can be anyone in your Gmail contacts, and hit Enter.

如果你要把当前页面的链接发送给John，只需输入“Email to John”，你可以用Gmail通讯录中任何一个朋友的名字来代替John，然后回车。

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That's not to say that your contacts need to opt-in to the search giant's social networking site to join the fun -- email invites are still available by typing your friend's address alongside your circles, or individual friends should you wish to plan an awkward inter-group soiree.

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You see, an email from your friend is more likely to be accepted and acted upon than one directly from the company.

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