Mobile social hub ShoZu looks to app stores to drive revenue

Social media hub ShoZu has announced that it’s major business drive this year is going to be towards application stores. You can download the app from ShoZu for free right now… if you’ve got an S60 phone. It also caters to a limited number of Windows phones and Blackberrys - but the only app store ShoZu is available on is the iPhone app store, for 5 dollars.

Mobile social network GyPSii updates across the board

GyPSii is the location-based mobile social network from mobile developer GeoSentric. GeoSentric has been busily working on new updates and releases for the social network, and today announced a clutch of them together.

@Hit Barcelona Head of Mobile Bebo on why we don’t need mobile operators

Sean Kane Head of Mobile from bebo @Hit Barcelona Open API panel.

I loved Sean Kane’s edgy almost arrogant stance at Hit Barcelona.

More mobile language services: BuzzCity introduces community translation to mobile social network

BuzzCity today announced a new “community translation” service for its mobile social network, myGamma. The service is aimed towards bringing less-spoke languages, as well as local dialects, into the larger mobile community.

Skyfire seals another mobile deal, with cellity

Mobile browser Skyfire has announced a “cooperation” with mobile communications hub cellity. The deal means that users of each service will have easy access to the other - a link to cellity will appear in Skyfires bookmarks, and cellity will include a direct download link for the mobile browser. Coming so soon after Skyfires similar [...]

3 UK is happy with how mobile social networking INQ has performed

INQ is a branch of the 3 network that is devoted to creating devices specifically for mobile social networking. Last year it released the INQ1, a Facebook oriented device, and an upcoming Twitter phone was announced very recently. Following up the Twitter news, 3 UK has announced that the first INQ phone has performed beyond [...]

Mobile email provider Momail launches Twitter service

Momail launched Twitter support for its mobile email product today. Momail subscribers can send and recieve Tweets via email, as well as uploading pics to their Twitter streams.

Once you’ve activated your Twitter function on Momail, you can send the familiar 140 characters to twitter@momail.com - and that will post your tweet for you. To post [...]

Skyfire and MocoSpace partner to bring mobile browsing and social networking closer

Mobile web browser Skyfire today announced that it is entering a partnership with MocoSpace - one of the biggest mobile social networks around. Under the terms of the deal, MocoSpace will be placed prominently in the bookmarks section of all Skyfire users.Skyfire prides itself on delivering the “PC web to mobile phones”, and this deal [...]

Facebook application now available on Nokia Ovi store

Facebook has unleashed its Symbian application over it’s Ovi content store. The app is free to download, so long as you have a phone that can run it. And the only phone’s that can run it are touch-screen S60 devices

Thanks to IntoMobile for spotting this one. It’s an interesting way for Facebook to release this [...]

Mobile social network Fring update on Symbian. And ONLY on Symbian

Fring today announced an upgrade to it’s Nokia S60 and other Symbian devices. The updates make it easier to track a single friend across multiple channels, and allow greater customisation for “fringsters”. So far only Symbian users get this update - Windows Mobile and iPhone users will have to wait.

Fring is a mobile application that [...]

“Twitter phone” from INQ should be on the market by Christmas

If Twitter is still the shiniest new social network on the market when Christmas rolls around once more, then mobile manufacturer INQ plans on cashing in. Following on from it’s Facebook phone last year, INQ is releasing a mobile specifically designed to integrate with Twitter.

Last November, INQ announced the launch of the INQ¹ which had [...]

Samsung and Bebo seal deal for mobile music and LIVE shows

Bebo and Samsung Mobile UK have announced a music content partnership. The deal will see Samsung placing music on the Bebo music page, as well as sponsoring a daily music show for the social network. Most interestingly, this also marks Bebos first foray into “real world” entertainment - the two companies will be hosting a [...]

FC Barcelona + Man Utd + Champions League = social networking gold

With FC Barcelona poised to take the “triple win” for the first time since ‘99, CCRTV Interactiva has launched a social network to cash in on some of the jubilation of the fans. Using white-label mobile and on-line platform ScrOOn, CCRTV is allowing fans to share images and videos of their celebrations at the success [...]

Mobile IM service eBuddy scores big with LG

eBuddy is an independent IM service that acts as a hub to the most popular instant messaging clients. An eBuddy user can talk to friends on AIM, MSN, Facebook, GoogleTalk and more from one location, for free. Today, eBuddy announced that it has closed a deal with handset manufacturer LG to come pre-installed on the [...]

Mobile social network Buzzd celebrates launch of version 3.0 with free BlackBerry application

buzzd announced today that it’s mobile app is now available on Blackberry App World. The service combines location-based services with a city guide and social networking -  so that users can check which of their friends are nearby, as well as events and services. Up until recently the service was only available as a mobile [...]

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