Also on FS: http://firespotting.com/item?id=1056<p>I'm working on scratching an itch of my own: developing and refining my personal (ie outside of work) network of contacts in a systematic way.<p>For business, CRM usually boils down to:<p>-Keep track of sales<p>-Do customer support<p>-Keep track of social media, email campaigns, communication with customers, stuff like that<p>For private life you could boil it down to:<p>-Meet new people<p>-Do more with people you already know (ie have more fun together)<p>-Introduce people to each other in order to create a stronger network<p>Here are some examples of private life social "campaigns":<p>-Spend more time with grandparents<p>-Meet Chinese people to learn the language from<p>-Meet a partner<p>-Salsa dancing w/ friends<p>-Find a training buddy<p>-Go on fishing trip with casual acquaintance<p>-Meet new friends in new city you're moving to<p>-Host Thanksgiving<p>-Introduce one friend to another<p>Etc.<p>The question is: would you use a CRM to track your social life like this? Too creepy/machiavellian?<p>What features would be important?<p>My list of features that I would want:<p>-Import from Gmail, Linkedin, FB, etc<p>-Keep track of when I last emailed them<p>-Keep track of commitments/promises by myself/others<p>-Keep track of what kind of new people I want to meet<p>-Comments, journal, attachments, etc<p>-Set reminders to ping people<p>-Tag, and rate contacts on various dimensions (ie geographical proximity, how many years I've known them, what their skills/hobbies/passions are, do they know Spanish?, etc)<p>-Scan business cards (quite standard CRM feature I think)<p>-Connect friends with friends. I think this kind of combinatorics thing is really interesting. A personal life CRM could really help you spot opportunities for introducing friends to each other and see combinations that you might not have thought about before.<p>-Send out emails to friends and do analytics and A/B tests.<p>-Email templates for contacting multiple friends fast