All articles tagged , Chat, Fun, iPhone, iPod touch, Photos, Social Networking, Web Apps

The media’s fickle love affair with social networking has spurned MySpace in favor of Facebook, and now Twitter, with a little LinkedIn on the side. Each of these social networks has enjoyed some level of success either by focusing on one market, or by doing at least one thing very well. Also, each of these started as a desktop web application before offering mobile access and only a handful deliver a true iPhone interface. There is one problem with these iPhone versions in that they feel more like an afterthought, created for the sole purpose of riding the iPhone media frenzy to get some press. Take the iPhone versions of Facebook and LinkedIn, for example. They are feature-crippled compared to their desktop siblings which makes the overall social networking experience for mobile less than satisfying. Yet quietly, deftly, iRovr has been building up an iPhone-only social network that leaves all the others sitting in the dust. Simply put, iRovr is fantastic and laden with features for blogging, life streaming, sharing photos and videos, social bookmarks, and polls. iRovr has everything we need in a social network, and more. Read on to learn more about iRovr for iPhone and iPod touch users.
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Early stage start-up, Buzzd, is buzzing with good press after winning multiple awards for the best mobile application. Although Buzzd was not specifically created for the iPhone, it is designed to work well on any mobile device including the iPhone. Buzzd is targeted to the local social butterflies, people who like to go out at night and on the weekends to clubs, concerts, and other events. You simply tap in your location and get back a list of all the events in your area. You can rate events or shout them out to your friends via SMS. You can even connect with people at the event using Buzzd. This is great, unless you live in the boonies, in which case Buzzd will only serve as a reminder of how lame your town is. For everyone else, check out Buzzd at www.buzzd.com/m and bookmark it for your next night out.

This is an idea that is difficult to describe because there’s nothing quite like it. However, shortly after you start begin exploring it you realize how practical and obvious it actually is and wonder why it hasn’t been done already. Imagine hosting your own audioblog, chatting with hundreds of listeners in real-time, then posting a recored version of your show on your blog and podcast directories, and doing it all from your iPhone while driving home from work! Okay, so maybe that’s a bad idea, the driving part, that is. But if you want to broadcast your own audio show, listen to, or participate in other shows all from the mobility of your iPhone, then this is for you. Welcome to TalkShoe, the conference calling, community podcasting thingy that’s totally cool and highly addictive. Read on and find out why we think the quirky TalkShoe site has the potential to rival YouTube for your online attention.
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The new social network Groovr has just emerged from beta and is now available to anyone looking for, well, a new social network. It’s not like we need another social network to generate more continuous partial attention. However, Groovr’s interface for the iPhone and iPod touch outshines the Facebook experience on mobile Safari and tosses in a few extra features you won’t find on any other mobile social network. Maybe you and your friends are so entrenched in Facebook you won’t be willing to give Groovr a try. Or, maybe you’re like us and just plain tired of dodging sheep and pokes in Facebook and just need to connect with your friends on the go. If so, you’ll find Groovr much better than Facebook for connecting to your friends from your iPhone or iPod touch.
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Campfire, the group chat web application, arrives in style on iPhone and iPod touch. Campfire is part of a suite of award-winning web 2.0 apps from 37signals, the developers of business productivity and collaboration tools such as Basecamp, Backpack, and Highrise. Campfire is a real-time chat application that is kind of like instant messaging, but more targeted to groups, especially remote teams. Now you can interact with your team members using Campfire from any web browser, including mobile Safari on iPhone and iPod touch.
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