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Google has recently launched a standalone contacts manager, which lets you manage your contacts outside of Gmail. This would be particularly useful for those who don't use Gmail, but use other Google products that offer sharing capabilities.

If you use Google Docs, Picasa, or Google Calendar for example, you can now update people's contact information without having to use Gmail. This was not an option before.

"We hope that you find this new tool useful," says Google Apps Marketing Manager Debbie Light. "It's just one of many that we've been working on to help you access your data more easily and connect with the people that matter to you."

To access the contact manager go to:

http://www.google.com/contacts

Businesses, schools, and organizations using Google Apps will have to go to:

http://www.google.com/contacts/a/example.com (replace "example.com" with the domain name you use).

In these cases, the administrator will have to enable the functionality within the control panel by clicking "add more services," finding "Contacts," and clicking "add it now."