We know where you are (in your favorite social media site)

continental — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 00:43:02 +0000

Xtify today announced the launch of a new Developer Program which will provide the infrastructure and assistance for social networks to easily location enable their products at no cost. Andrew Weinreich, CEO of Xtify said today: “Location will play an essential part in the future of social networking and Xtify is poised to facilitate that shift.”

Noting Google’s release of their new location based product, Latitude, Weinreich said, “All social networks should take pause.” He predicted that location based social networking will no longer be limited to smaller players: “It won’t be just Loopt or Whrrl that are incorporating location now into their social networks, Facebook and MySpace can’t be far behind.”

Location based services have long been tipped to dominate the Internet and mobile landscape in the future. “Often it takes a Google or Microsoft to compellingly make the case that a new feature will become a staple.” With most developers lacking the resources and expertise to develop location platforms for themselves, they will need to find alternative methods to integrate location. Those companies that participate in Xtify’s Social Networking Developer Program will be provided with access to the company’s technical team as well as location information on their users.

“Working with carriers to identify location can be costly and time consuming. In contrast, Xtify is free, can be integrated within hours, is compatible across multiple handsets, and works internationally. ” said Jeremy Levy, Xtify’s Chief Technology Officer.

About Xtify, Inc.:
Xtify’s mission is to location enable any website without the involvement of the wireless carriers and at no charge. Based in New York and backed by venture capital firms Acadia Woods Partners and ETF Venture Funds, Xtify provides a location based services platform to developers. It works worldwide on most BlackBerry, Android, Windows and Symbian devices. For more information, please visit www.xtify.com.

Twitter for iPhone

continental — Sun, 25 Jan 2009 06:17:19 +0000

If you like to keep up to the moment in contact with your friends and associates, Twitter for iPhone is an awesome App. It’s incredibly easy to get rolling, does everything you’d expect it to, including flipping through all the messages with a flick of a finger, view profiles and add contacts directly on the iPhone.

It’s a must have app, especially if you’re traveling quite a lot, so you can update people quickly and easily your status. The interesting phenomenon that’s happening lately with Twitter is that it’s quickly becoming the instant News aggregator, before it breaks mainstream. For instance in Jan of 2009 a plane emergency landed in the Hudson River, and the first signs of news being noted about the crash was on Twitter.

Twitter seems to be in for the long haul, who would have thought that such an idiotic application would be adopted by a wide range of users, young and old.

Website: http://twitterforiphone.com/

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We know where you are (in your favorite social media site)

Twitter for iPhone