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BuddyMob is a free, cool application for mobile devices, made by Kiboo. BuddyMob gives access to all your social networking applications like Twitter, MSN, Gtalk and AIM and use them simultaneously from your mobile phone, via one simple log-in.
With the app, you can also find out where your friends are and be notified when they’re near you, thanks to a mash-up with GoogleMaps. Over 50.000 people have already downloaded BuddyMob via the Android Market and the application currently sits at number 5 in the Android download chart. BuddyMob is already very popular in the US and even more famous in New York. More the 5.000 ‘Buddies’ in Manhattan (10% of all users) are frequent users of the Belgian application.
Christophe Hocquet, CEO and co-Founder, Kiboo: ‘Our research has shown that around 60% of consumers are members of more than one social network. The service that BuddyMob provides, integrating all social network feeds and creating a new way to be constantly connected to friends, meets this trend head on.’
BuddyMob in a nutshell:
- Easily sign-in and create your account
- Invite your friends and connect to other BuddyMob members
- Post in your live feeds (pics, videos, text, url, sounds,..)
- Cross post to your favorite social sites
- Share your friends feeds
- Instantly chat with your friends (whatever their IM app)
- Check your location and locate your friends
- Get location alerts when your friends are close
So what’s new with the application? Glad you asked!
- From now on you can easily update your profile and make different selections on country, profile, gender or age. The results are compiled on your selection and radius. BuddyMob also introduces a public timeline so members can follow public feeds from anybody, anywhere and anytime.
- BuddyMob will be even more user friendly. Kiboo will create an additional and better support for other social networks Facebook, Yahoo, GTalk and AIM.
- Another novelty is the XMPP protocol support. BuddyMob uses this protocol to connect with the mobile network and push instantly the information. But some operators block this protocol and only use HTTP access. Because of that, users had problems connecting with BuddyMob. That’s why Kiboo developed and implemented a tool that automatically switches from XMPP to HTTP protocol.
- In June, BuddyMob will be available for all iPhone and iTouch users, following the SDK 3.0 launch by Apple. There will be a few differences in comparison with the Android application but most of the features will be available, in addition with the fantastic ergonomy of the iPhone.
- Kiboo is also working on a BuddyMob Symbian version. This version will be launched later this year.
- A German and a French version will be released soon for the German and French market.
Pretty comprehensive then – this is shaping up to be a nice little application, can’t wait to get it installed and try it out!
If you want to get more information about BuddyMob and a demo, go here: www.buddymob.com
About The Author
Ben Robinson
Ben is a 10+ year veteran of the Mobile industry – starting his career when SMS was a still a relatively new concept for most people (!), he has now consulted on everything from bleeding-edge Mobile content, to the next-gen accessories you might view it on. As a result he has a broad and deep knowledge in numerous areas of Mobile – from network operators to device vendors, to infrastructure and middleware vendors (not to mention content delivery) – and has worked for companies in all of these areas! He is based in the UK, a hotbed of activity for mobile, and recently became a father for the second time – as oppose to in his younger years when he was happy spend time tweaking all manner of mobile devices to 'nth' degree, he now looks for services and hardware that provide the most efficient, compact, and reliable improvements to his already manic life! It’s his opinion that Mobile solutions should be there to help to make your life better – if a particular solution (be it service or device) isn’t doing this, he believes you need to ask the very important question of why you continue to use it... His focus at IntoMobile is mainly on Mobile content, services, and infrastructure, particularly as regards the UK market – and with the occasional look at devices. Additionally, using his extensive experience in the industry, he will provide commentary on the industry at large, with regular (and hopefully thought-provoking) articles.
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