Automated aggregation of social contact groups

An electronic device, comprising:

• one or more processors;
• a display that supports a user interface (UI) for conveying information and interacting with a user of the electronic device;
• and
• a memory device storing computer-readable instructions which, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the electronic device to:
• track multiple existing groups of social contacts that are associated with the user wherein one or more of the existing groups of social contacts are respectively associated with one or more social networking applications,
• monitor for events occurring on the electronic device that pertain to one of creation of a new group of social contacts, or importation of a new group of social contacts,
• match the new group of social contacts to an existing group among the multiple existing groups of social contacts based on one or more matching factors, based on a comparison of associative factors between the new social contact group and the existing social contact groups, other than social contact group name, in which the associative factors comprise at least one of commonality of group member profile between the new social contact group and the existing social contact groups, or pre-existing linkage between one or more group members in the new social contact group and the existing social contact groups,
• aggregate the social contacts in the new group with the social contacts in the matching existing group, and
• render the aggregated group of social contacts on the display.

One or more computer-readable storage media storing instructions which, when executed by one or more processors disposed in a device, implement a social contact group aggregation system on the device to:

• detect a new social contact group that is associated with a device user;
• upon detection of the new social contact group, identify a similar existing social contact group, from multiple distinct social contact groups, that is associated with the device user based on a comparison of associative factors between the new social contact group and the existing social contact groups, other than social contact group name, in which the associative factors comprise at least one of commonality of group member profile between the new social contact group and the existing social contact groups, or pre-existing linkage between one or more group members in the new social contact group and the existing social contact groups;
• responsively to a similar existing social contact group being identified, combine the new social contact group and the similar existing social contact group into an aggregated social contact group;
• provide the device user with a user interface (UI) to interact with the aggregated social contact group;
• and
• render content from one or more social applications on the UI.