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BlackBerry Cool social media roundup

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George W Bush gets a new BlackBerry in possible prep for Tweetfest

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on October 14, 2009, at 1:17 pm
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Former President George W Bush got a new BlackBerry, according to a tweet by Twitter co-founder Biz Stone. No word on what device he has, but it must have been a Bold.

With a $7 million book deal on the way, George Dubbya Bush should be able to use his BlackBerry to build a Twitter following in preparation for the launch. While @GeorgeWBush doesn’t have any activity on it, we might start seeing a few posts from UberTwitter or SocialScope.

Can’t wait to see some Bushisms in Twitter form!

[Via]

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Official Twitter client for BlackBerry coming soon

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on October 2, 2009, at 12:50 pm
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RIM is working on an in-house Twitter client for BlackBerry, expected to be released mid-November. First party apps have the advantage of total integration with the OS. This upcoming twitter client sounds very well crafted with push delivery of Tweets and notifications showing unread tweets on the app’s home screen icon.

Expect all the standard twitter client features of friends timeline, viewing profiles, viewing photos, manage/view who you follow, direct messages, and replies. Some of the advanced functions include the ability to tweet photos from your camera or from your memory card.

Comments? Will you be downloading the RIM built twitter app or will you be sticking with your favorite third party Twitter client?

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Citysearch For BlackBerry Updated – Includes Calendar/Email Integration And Twitter Functionality

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Citysearch is a leading online lifestyle guide with up to date info on businesses, from restaurants and spas, to hotels and retail. Mobile by Citysearch has been updated to include access to over 15M business listings and trusted Citysearch editorial recommendations which list more than 75,000 US neighborhoods.

The new version gives users access to over 15M business listings and trusted Citysearch editorial recommendations and lists across more than 75,000 US neighborhoods. It is one of the only applications of its kind that offers relevant information at the neighborhood level nationwide. Mobile by Citysearch is one of the only location-based applications for BlackBerry smartphones to enable users to post real-time business reviews on the go, instantly sharing their favorite restaurants, boutiques, bars, salons and more. New features added to the Mobile by Citysearch application include calendar and email integration and Twitter functionality that enables users to tweet reviews and tips to followers instantly.

For more info and to download this app visit the CitySearch for BlackBerry site.

Via Mauricio from BlackBerryRocks.com

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UberTwitter goes Beta 5 with TweetPhoto and bug fixes

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on September 15, 2009, at 10:10 am
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UberTwitter is a great Twitter client that is now in Beta 5. The latest build integrates TweetPhoto, allowing you to now send both picture and video from your device to the Twittersphere.

The latest version of UberTwitter also comes with the requisite bug fixes and application stabilization. Beta 5 will utilize TweetPhoto’s uploading, voting, favoriting, commenting and geo-tagging feature-sets. The app will also allow users to view all photos they have uploaded, comments posted on photos and much more.

UberTwitter comes in a freemium model with a free, ad supported version, as wel as a paid version for $4.99. The paid version comes with unlimited upgrades for one year and no advertisements forever on any of the new versions released during the subscription year.

UberTwitter is available as a free download OTA and you can get it free in App World when it goes live.

To purchase UberTwitter, visit their site and buy it directly from them.

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Viigo launches microblogging for enterprise users with StatusNet

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on August 28, 2009, at 10:31 am
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Viigo has introduced a secure, mobile microblogging service for enterprise in conjunction with StatusNet support. This may be the first of its kind.

If you aren’t familiar with StatusNet, it’s basically a Twitter for corporate users. It’s a free, Open Source, microblogging platform where users can exchange 140 character messages either over the public Internet, or securely via a corporate Intranet.

While corporate Twitter accounts are generally very reserved due to brand and legal considerations, microblogging does mean more collaboration which makes it ideal for enterprise. By creating a secured microblogging service, companies can leverage the power of microblogging services, without worrying about the security implications.

For more information visit, the Viigo Enterprise Solutions page.

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Monitor keywords on Twitter from your BlackBerry with Twitterlerts

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on August 27, 2009, at 3:22 pm
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Twitterlerts is a Twitter client that would be ideal for public relations. Twitterlerts monitors keywords and gives you alerts when someone is tweeting that keyword.

Twitterlerts features include:

  • Easily make powerful searches on Twitter.
  • Save searches for rapid use.
  • Set alerts on important subjects
  • Share interesting Tweets by email
  • Most features work without a Twitter account
  • Sign-in to Twitter to Tweet, Reply, Repost and Follow

While Twitterlerts seems to be geared towards professionals looking to stay on top of their product, it could also be of value to the average consumer. For example, users can set alerts about their favorite celebrities and get instant notifications of any celebrity sightings or news. After all, Twitter is usually the first to know.

Twitterlerts is available for $4.99 (regularly $7.99) until August 31st.

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New free Twitter client TwiXtreme comes without ads

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on August 27, 2009, at 9:25 am
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The latest free Twitter client to hit the market is TwiXtreme. TwiXtreme by Xtreme Labs have come in at a time when the most popular free Twitter client, UberTwitter, began offering a free ad-supported version.

TwiXtreme offers many of the basic functionality you would expect from a decent Twitter client including:

  • Upload Pictures
  • Cool Graphics
  • Free & No Ads
  • Re-Tweet
  • Favorites
  • Mentions
  • Trends
  • Direct Messages
  • Nearby Tweets
  • Profile View
  • Search

The downside to TwiXreme is that the UI could be a little better. A blue background can make reading text a little strenuous on the eyes. Also, the ads on UberTwitter can turn out to be positive for the community. If the developers have monetized the application, they can use the money to invest in the application, thus offering a better product to the end user. Overall, this is a decent free Twitter client, but if you can get a Social Scope invite, do so immediately.

Download TwiXtreme by visiting their site TwiXtreme.com from your BlackBerry Browser.

Xtreme Labs have made some really good applications in the past such as Speed Test. Speedtest is a decent app that lets you evaluate your BlackBerry network speeds, or your WiFi connection. Download it OTA by visiting http://is.gd/lKYB from your BlackBerry Browser.

[Thanks Shaun C]

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TwitVid launches Twitter video application in App World

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on August 19, 2009, at 9:52 am
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TwitVid have launched their application in App World today, giving users yet another means with which to send video to Twitter. Currently, the service is available in UberTwitter, a free Twitter client for BlackBerry.

UPDATE: Now, when you access a Twitvid link, you get sent to a mobile optimized site where you can view the Twitvid with several options. You can play or stream in “hi” or “reg” quality. There is also a preview function and an audio only option.

That being said, the concept of sending video through Twitter is great. It adds another level of interaction among the Twitter community and makes for some potentially hilarious tweets.

Check out TwitVid, the free video to Twitter client for BlackBerry.

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UberTwitter Beta 4 now available for free download UPDATE

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UPDATE: The latest version of UberTwitter comes with advertising, much like other free apps such as Viigo. There are hints that a paid, ad-free version will be coming.

UberTwitter is by far one of the best free Twitter clients available for BlackBerry. Today, they’ve released their Beta 4 for download and it has some great new features and updates.

Some of the cooler features include support for TwitVid and Bit.ly. Other updates to UberTwitter include:

  • Multiple Accounts – You can now configure multiple accounts, each with their own set of on-device preferences.
  • You can now BLOCK people!
  • Video Integration – We have partnered with TwitVid.com to offer you an outstanding video integration.
  • Goto user – You can now enter twitter users name and go directly to their timeline
  • URL Shortening – we’ve integrated with bit.ly so you can easily send those long URLs now and not bump up against the 140 limit
  • MUCH faster photo uploads, significantly improving the user experience.
  • Use of the internal GPS is now solidly supported with proper fallback to cell tower based location when GPS isn’t available.
  • Icon Caching If you have and SD card, we will cache avatar icons on the card, increasing the speed of timeline displays and reducing network traffic.
  • You can now select pictures and videos that have already been take and are on your device. The interface shows the most recent at the top and offers a preview so you can verify it is the picture/video you expected!
  • When composing a tweet you can now insert symbols from a large selection of commonly available characters such as smiley’s, hearts, etc.
  • Integrated advertisements – Please note, the ads are there to support the freely distributable version of ÜberTwitter. Users that purchase ÜberTwitter will not have advertisement in their version.
  • We’ve streamlined the friends and followers lists
  • You can now see both the number of friends, followers, and tweets sent when viewing the details of a tweet.
  • Replying to a DM from the timeline will now correctly send a DM and not a regular tweet
  • Fixed the bug in reply all where it would truncate some twitter user names
  • Added reply all to the menu when viewing a tweet

You can download the Beta 4 release of UberTwitter free, by visiting http://www.ubertwitter.com/bb/download.php from your BlackBerry Browser.

[Hat tip Shaun C.]

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