10. A computing device capable of executing a multimodal communication application, comprising: a memory; a data store; a processor coupled to the memory and the data store, the processor being arranged to execute the multimodal communication application, wherein the multimodal application is configured to: while facilitating an email exchange including a trail of connected messages, replies and forwarded messages, receive a request for activating a communication session based on the email exchange, the communication session including at least one from a set of: audio communication, video communication, application sharing, and data sharing wherein the first email exchange is part of two or more conversations concurrently; display the email exchange conversation in a folder view on a user interface, wherein the user interface includes textual and graphical selectable controls, links to functionalities including one or more of: a calendar, a contact list that lists contacts categorized by user defined groups and their statuses, and a task list, the folder view providing a grouping of emails based on folder categories, a detailed view pane, and a conversation view pane displaying a list of available conversations and associated properties, and wherein the email exchange in the folder view is grouped based on folder categories including at least one from a set of: inbox, sent items, and drafts; reconstruct the email exchange in a story form including a topic to facilitate transitioning from the email exchange to the communication session; determine participants of the communication session based on at least one of the participants of the email exchange, a context of the email exchange, and a user entry in an entry box presented on the user interface; include information from an original discussion and associated conversation branches having a shared history with the email exchange in the context of the email exchange; exclude at least one of the participants of the email exchange in a blind courtesy copy field of the email exchange from the participants of the communication session based on one of a privacy rule, a security rule, and a user defined rule, wherein the privacy rule is based on permission levels and attributes of the communication session content; and activate the communication session, wherein a context for the communication session is provided based on the context of the email exchange; while facilitating another communication session, receive a request for preparing an email based on the other communication session; determine recipients for the email based on at least one of the participants and a context of the other communication session; and populate the email with context information based on the context of the other communication session.
10. A computing device capable of executing a multimodal communication application, comprising: a memory; a data store; a processor coupled to the memory and the data store, the processor being arranged to execute the multimodal communication application, wherein the multimodal application is configured to: while facilitating an email exchange including a trail of connected messages, replies and forwarded messages, receive a request for activating a communication session based on the email exchange, the communication session including at least one from a set of: audio communication, video communication, application sharing, and data sharing wherein the first email exchange is part of two or more conversations concurrently; display the email exchange conversation in a folder view on a user interface, wherein the user interface includes textual and graphical selectable controls, links to functionalities including one or more of: a calendar, a contact list that lists contacts categorized by user defined groups and their statuses, and a task list, the folder view providing a grouping of emails based on folder categories, a detailed view pane, and a conversation view pane displaying a list of available conversations and associated properties, and wherein the email exchange in the folder view is grouped based on folder categories including at least one from a set of: inbox, sent items, and drafts; reconstruct the email exchange in a story form including a topic to facilitate transitioning from the email exchange to the communication session; determine participants of the communication session based on at least one of the participants of the email exchange, a context of the email exchange, and a user entry in an entry box presented on the user interface; include information from an original discussion and associated conversation branches having a shared history with the email exchange in the context of the email exchange; exclude at least one of the participants of the email exchange in a blind courtesy copy field of the email exchange from the participants of the communication session based on one of a privacy rule, a security rule, and a user defined rule, wherein the privacy rule is based on permission levels and attributes of the communication session content; and activate the communication session, wherein a context for the communication session is provided based on the context of the email exchange; while facilitating another communication session, receive a request for preparing an email based on the other communication session; determine recipients for the email based on at least one of the participants and a context of the other communication session; and populate the email with context information based on the context of the other communication session. 11. The computing device of claim 10 , wherein the processor is further arranged to: provide a user interface for the multimodal communication application that includes at least one from a set of: a communication mode change element for switching between a communication session and an email exchange, a graphical element for initiating a communication session from an email, and a graphical element for initiating an email from a communication session.