Personalizing communications for a first communication platform includes accessing status information for communication sessions by a communication identity that leverage a first communication platform other than an instant messaging platform. A participant list associated with the communication identity and the first communication platform is passively configured to persistently reflect a list of participant identities from communication sessions in which the communication identity recently participated using the communication platform.
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application is a continuation-in-part of U.S. application Ser. No. 10/134,437, filed Apr. 30, 2002, and titled "Passive Personalization of Buddy Lists," which claims priority from U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/325,084, filed Sep. 28, 2001, and titled "Passive Personalization of Buddy List," both of which are incorporated by reference.