8. The method of claim 1 , further comprising: updating the geographical representation by: performing a second search of the contact data to identify a second contact based on the search parameters and based on a second geographical location associated with the source of the request; updating the geographical representation to display on the map a geographical location of the second contact; and generating a notification indicating that the geographical representation has been updated, the notification capable of being displayed at the user interface of the computer system, wherein the second contact was added to the shared contact data of the database service provider by another user at a time after the identification of the first contact.
8. The method of claim 1 , further comprising: updating the geographical representation by: performing a second search of the contact data to identify a second contact based on the search parameters and based on a second geographical location associated with the source of the request; updating the geographical representation to display on the map a geographical location of the second contact; and generating a notification indicating that the geographical representation has been updated, the notification capable of being displayed at the user interface of the computer system, wherein the second contact was added to the shared contact data of the database service provider by another user at a time after the identification of the first contact. 9. The method of claim 8 , wherein the first and second geographical locations are different.