Xobni

Xobni was a software company based in San Francisco that focused on enhancing email and contact management.

It provided a free plug-in for Microsoft Outlook, which added improved functionality and social networking features to the email program. The company developed the Smartr product suite, which allowed users to discover all the people they had ever emailed, called, or texted. It offered comprehensive contact profiles that included photos, job titles, company details, email history, and real-time updates from social media platforms like LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter. Xobni's products were available across various platforms, including Smartr for Gmail, Android, and iPhone, as well as Xobni for Outlook and BlackBerry, with options to connect through Xobni Pro. Xobni was acquired by Yahoo and was known for its innovative approach to creating searchable social profiles of users' contacts by integrating data from multiple social networking sites.