Wow. When we announced last week that RIM and MySpace had released the MySpace for BlackBerry application, we knew it was going to be popular, just not this popular. Since the application’s launch on November 13, 2008, there have been more than 400,000 downloads, an all-time high for both MySpace and RIM in terms of first week application downloads. Users have also collectively sent and received more than 15 million messages and updated their mood and status over two million times in the first week.
“This rapid adoption is a reflection of an evolving consumer lifestyle where social connectivity and information access are more important than ever,” said Jim Balsillie, Co-Chief Executive Officer at Research In Motion. “This powerful new mobile application combines social networking and mobility in a highly personalized and empowering manner and we are very excited to see such a positive response in the first week.”
MySpace for BlackBerry Links
www.blackberry.com/myspace (Desktop download)
m.myspace.com (OTA download)
www.myspace.com/blackberry (MySpace BlackBerry Community page)
don’t be fooled by this number. i have the myspace app on my blackberry, and i didn’t download it. it just showed up on my phone yesterday. i don’t even have a myspace account. i can’t delete the app, it just appeared on my phone. what’s up with that. is this application that i didn’t download or want in this calculation?
That’s a good question Jacob. I had the same experience with the Facebook app back in the day. I hope they’re not counting those numbers.