Putting your Social Network stuff in Mac OS X without help from Apple

The Social Network revolution is here to stay like a seasonal flu and there is not way We can escape from their different flavors and functionalities, We are in many way attatched to them and as a Mac user (real fanboi) myself, I found very disappointing that Apple hasn’t added this kind of stuff to the System, in a modular form (plugins) or inside Mac OS X Core for a later implementation by developers. Anyway, We are alone when it comes to interact with everything outside Apple. Here is an idea and a few solutions to have your Mac OS X behaves a little more social:

If you are a fan of Facebook there are some Address Books plugins that let you sync your Facebook friends:

AddressBookSync:
A free application that lets you sync your Facebook data and your Address Book, create contacts, update your profile and other nice things. Download at your own risk here.

FacebookSync:
Get all your Facebook friend in your Address Book with a simple click, hassle free sync. Get it here.

Google Map for Address Book
Get your friend’s directions using Google Map right from the Address Book. Get the plugin here.

Facebook plugin for iPhoto
The easier way to get all your beach photos in Facebook is using the Facebook plugin for iPhoto. Download it here.

LinkedIn to Address Book Sync
The easier and most recommended way to keep your Address Book updated with your LinkedIn friends is exporting your LinkedIn Contacts in Vcard format and then upload it to the Address Book, rudimentary but easy.

A Plaxo+LinkedIn+iPhone sync tutorial is covered at techcrunch.com. Once you have your Plaxo and LinkedIn contacts in your iPhone Address Book is a snap to have your Mac OS X Address Book synced.

Sync your Yahoo Messenger Friends with your Address Book
Keep your Yahoo Messenger friends at hand with a easy to follow syncing tutorial here.

But if these tools take you too much time, sync Adium with your Address Book, the faster way to have your Jabber, Yahoo, MSN, Facebook, AIM, ICQ, Gtalk friends in your Address Book with a single click. Get the free AdiumBook.

Any other utitily? Please let me know.

Notice: These recommendations doesn’t represent an endorsement in any form and check before you proceed to install them.