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Zyb, the service which we’ve already wrote about that allows users to securely store their contacts and calendar online, has just been upgraded to give users an option to “bring their mobile data to life.”
You guessed correctly, they’ve joined the social networking club and now they are offering much more than a simple backup/restore service. Primarily, the new version of Zyb adds the sharing element, enabling users to connect to the people from their mobile phone’s address book to keep in touch and share mobile content. In addition, connected friends can keep their contact information updated in each other’s phones and can expand their social network by searching for people with whom they have mutual friends. Furthermore, Zyb now allows micro-blogging, as well as photo uploading directly from the users’ mobile phones.
Sounds like zyb.com had a great plan – first offer something useful and get the user base — at the moment almost 200,000 users across the world are using zyb.com — and then expand your offering with the social element. Brilliant!
About The Author
Dusan Belic
Dusan has been using smartphones since their introduction and is now following the latest trends in the industry. The "convergence" is what he's most excited about, and writing about it is the next logical thing to do. He thinks that using a smartphone is what everyone who cares about their time should do. In addition to his interests in mobile phones, Dusan also loves to experiment with the latest web and mobile 2.0 services. The idea of accessing and managing your information from any device no matter where you are simply amazes him. Whether it's an online to-do list, note taking service or a video sharing social network, he's there to try it out. He admits though, he's still searching for the ultimate web-based organizational tool, which "sings" perfectly with the mobile PIM application. Dusan used to run SymbianWatch.com which later became part of IntoMobile. He lives in Serbia, South-East Europe, from where he edits the site on a daily basis.
