Threadsy, a startup with an ambitious goal of compressing all of your online communication through e-mail and social networks into a single inbox, is harnessing Facebook's Open Graph and "likes" data in a novel way.
When a friend or stranger reaches out to you, Threadsy will show all of the common interests you share with them. This is, of course, provided that they haven't changed their privacy settings so their likes remain public.
It's potentially a useful feature for business e-mails or for prospective dates. You could make a message more personal if you know what you and the other person both like. And if you see something you haven't liked yet, but enjoy in real life, you can "like" it through the app as well.
Scott Kendall, the company's director of product, said that the company had "tens of thousands" of active users and that its base had tripled since opening to the public last month.
Threadsy has raised $3 million from August Capital and its combined inbox meshes streams from Gmail, Facebook, Twitter, AIM and Flickr among other services. The company has also experimented with lots of other quirky features, including "Abhor" and "Dislike" buttons.
