Method and system for maintaining contact information

A system for managing contact information, the system comprising:

• at least a server computing device configured to manage a list of records for a registered user, each of the records including a profile of a contact of the registered user, the profile including at least a last name, a first name, and an email address, the server computing device also including a specifically marked store to keep some of the records that the registered user has deleted from the list of records, wherein the server computing device is configured to receive fractional data for a record in the list respectively from at least two sources each capable of capturing partial information for the records, the records is created in the server computing device by merging the fractional data from the at least two sources with operations including:
• filling each of data fields created for the with corresponding information from the partial data received from the at least two sources;
• creating automatically a duplicated data field for one of the data fields to accommodate a different version of the information meant for the one of the data fields;
• and
• allowing the profile in the record to be annotated in a private text field by the registered user for reminding what the contact is about,
• wherein, when the server computing device and one of the at least two sources are caused to be synchronized, the one of the at least two sources is configured to cache a copy of a latest version of the records, the one of the at least two sources is one of an email application tool, a webmail tool, a cellular phone, a personal computer, and a mobile device, and
• wherein the updated records further includes a default record that provides a mechanism to allow the registered user to send in a short message.

A method for managing contact information, the method comprising:

• maintaining a database for a plurality of users at a server, each of the users keeping a list of entries, each of the entries including a profile of a contact and corresponding contact information of the contact, wherein, when the contact changes any of the profile or corresponding contacting information as an update, any of the users listing the contact as one of contacts thereof gets the update automatically, the contact does not have to notify the any of the users about the update;
• providing a module to be executed in a source capable to capture fractional information about one of the entries, wherein the module is further configured to provide proof delivery of email or short messaging (SM) by a contact defined to be anonymous;
• and
• synchronizing the list of entries with the source via the module being used by one of the users to ensure that both the server and the source have a latest version of the entries.