8hands

Nowadays it's rare for an Internet user not to know what Flickr, YouTube, or Facebook is, or not to have an account on one or more of these sites.

If that's your case, you'll be glad to hear about 8hands, a free application for Windows that lets you control all your favorite social networks from a single interface.

It looks like any other instant messaging client, but besides connecting you with your contacts directly, 8hands also lets you follow them on YouTube, Flickr, Facebook, MySpace, Twitter, or even their personal blogs.

This way, you won't even need to open the Internet browser to keep in touch with your contacts.