An exceptionally cool project is looking at how Personal Information Management software can represent social relationships [Via We make money not art]. To me, it’s a cross between The Sims and the task view in Entourage -

“Your phone’s screen shows a crowd of human figures, each an avatar of one of your friends, acquaintances or relatives. The frequency of all digital communications between you and each person, which the system monitors, determines that avatar’s posture”

I think this could have applications for a great deal of information management - how about a little library icon that moves closer to the centre of the screen when you need to return library books, or a phone that starts to ring when you need to pay the phone bill?