Using multiple platforms is a pia. It really requires thought about everything one does. That’s one advantage of web based applications. Unfortunately we based apps can change (i.e., disappear, morph into someone or something else, or change their operation) that make it not suitable for “production”. Web based apps can lock up your data as well. So to, multiple platforms may not be identical in the various dimensions (i.e., user, platform, application, data, or connectivity). It would seem useful to have each platform monitoring a unique email address. Anything found on one platform could then be transmitted to the others via those email addresses. It’s an insecure medium so encryption is important. And, since the ids should never be used outside the closed community, spam shouldn’t be an issue. Comments?