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I've just added a new feature, for fun mostly, called "Address Book Import." The idea is that you can import your contacts from your email account (currently, it only does Gmail) to find friends with OSNews accounts.

Why? Because when you add someone as a "friend" the system highlights their comments. I usually do this when I particularly like someone's insights and want their comments to stand out. Also, when you add someone as a friend, you become their "fan," and fan comments stand out too.

OSNews is not a social network, nor do we intend to be; we are not trying to jump on some crazy Web 2.0 fad/bandwagon. Instead, we want to emphasize features of the site that some may not be aware of.

Please note that we do not store any login credentials whatsoever - username, email, or even that you used the tool.

So, without further ado:

http://osnews.com/utils/import

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