Real-time chat and conference contact information manager

Real-time chat and conference contact information manager which, responsive to storing of an identification data item into a contact record of a local contact list during an online communication session, extracts a search key value for a data item from the contact record, wherein the online communication session comprises a multiple-participant session selected from an online virtual collaboration session, an online meeting, and an online chat session; uses the extracted search key value to search a trusted administered contact list for a corresponding trusted value, wherein the contact list is designated as trusted and administered by the device with which the local contact list is associated as containing accurate and verified contact information; and modifies the local contact record to include the corresponding trusted value.