Having to manually enter data in social networks sucks indeed.
That global person identity record that Tim is talking about would be enormously useful for everyone (including Xobni, where I work), but I doubt it'll become reality due to privacy concerns.
I still can't believe that people in general will volunteer to be monitored to such a big degree. What exactly is the value of having person x listed as a friend on page y, if you already know that person x is a friend anyway (because they sent you an email sometime...)?
I guess relationship management tools are and will be important, but please leave the information on my PC. The world doesn't need to know.
I suppose Xobni are up to something: it would be useful to access information about friends at a mouseclick (ie search web for their email-address or openId or whatever).
That global person identity record that Tim is talking about would be enormously useful for everyone (including Xobni, where I work), but I doubt it'll become reality due to privacy concerns.