Google MapMate

This is Facebook++ and LinkedIn++.

Imagine, you're doing your daily gmail and you're corresponding with someone new in your life - business acquaintance or otherwise. Now, wouldn't it be nice if gmail gave you the option of adding-to-map this person.

Then, you want to be able to look at the world map and see all your contacts. And, not just your contacts but your 2nd and 3rd degree connections. So, red dots are 1st degree connections, blue are 2nd degree, you get the idea.

Now, people should have the option of allowing themselves to be mapped - so that someone actually needs to give permission to show up on your map as a 2nd degree connection.

Then, when you want to take that vacation to HongKong and want to know who you might meet there that you know through a mutual friend - go to MapMate - courtesy of Google.

Nice?