Mobile social networking

Recent information indicates that mobile social networks are making inroads into our day-to-day lives. WebCubic has said that for a while now and our technology team has embraced this notion. With the advent of smart phones (like the blackberry and iPhone), mobile social networking has become almost vital to many people.

For example, over one million people have downloaded the FaceBook for blackberry application. Millions access FaceBook from browser enabled mobile devices. Devices are available today to enable people to surf the web, take and share pictures, stream video, text, tweet, communicate, and make social connections.

The primary user base today are people in their teens and twenties. Being able to write on people’s walls, share pictures, send messages, see where friends are, is central to how people interact with others.

Here are some ways that people use mobile devices to interact:

- mobile uploading of photos
- send status updates to Twitter and FaceBook
- write on walls and send messages to social networks
- email, messaging, etc.
- web surfing
- real time traffic and directions
- see where my friends are located and what they are doing

And the significance? Mobile social network is still in the infancy stages in North America. Most have yet to embrace the advantages that make people’s lives easier and increase busines.