"The open, realtime discussions that occur on FriendFeed," he says, "are going to become a major new communication medium on the same level as email, im and blogging."

他称“Friendfeed上公开的实时对话即将成为与电子邮件，即时消息，和博客同等重要的沟通方式。”

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There's a favorites list, for one, along with a shortcut that makes it easy to toggle between open IM conversations.

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Future versions of the software could serve as a launching place for Google communications: Open up the sidebar, click on a contact name, and you can e-mail, IM or call them.

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