Raketu launches social network
By Dusan Belic on Monday, April 21st, 2008 at 3:11 AM PST In Services
As far as as Raketu is concerned, social networking is a missing component from their offering. So, in addition to its voice calling, SMS, information and entertainment services — they’ve launched a mobile social networking application.
Raketu Social Networking provides the ability for users to post blogs, bulletins, comments, upload pictures and video content, create their custom profile, and to share and interact with other users either through traditional commenting and email, or in real-time with Raketu’s communications services - Instant Message, SMS-Texting, Voice. The new Raketu social network provides a real-time service between any devices anywhere in the world. It can be accessed without a download from any desktop, laptop, or mobile device including BlackBerry (NSDQ: RIMM), iPhone, Nokia (NYSE: NOK) and WinMobile. Raketu’s new Social Networking also provides the users with the ability to self monitor and manage their content and the comments and interaction around their content.
Apparently, many of Raketu’s users asked for a way to contribute content, create and participate in blogs and bulletins, and to share opinions, pictures, and videos from any device. According to the company’s CEO Greg Parker, “the new Raketu Social Networking does just that - enables any internet connected device to actively participate, share and communicate, in real time.”
But does it offer any location based services? Like Yahoo’s oneconnect?
I think this is a must-have of a mobile social network if it wants to remain or be competitive.
They haven’t mentioned it. But you’re right, that’s a must nowadays. The good thing for them is that they already have an existing user base and they can add that later.