As 2008 came to a close, my blogger-buddy Peter Kim asked a batch of social media folks to think about what 2009 would have in store for our industry. I included location awareness and mobile social networking among my predictions:
A few months later, crayon began working with a mobile social network provider called GyPSii. GyPSii allows people to use their mobile phones to instantly capture and share what they are actually doing, building a multi-media virtual diary on their world – the places they've been, the things they've done, the cool things they've seen -- and share their experiences with their network of friends. It's an all-in-one mobile social application that lets you connect with friends, document your life and share experiences, all in real time. And of course it seamlessly integrates with Facebook and Twitter - making it easy to update once and share everywhere.
GyPSii already has a nice global footprint, and it works on most carrier networks and on dozens of different handsets. But the reason I'm blogging about them now is that -- as of today -- GyPSii has launched its iPhone App. And crayon and our good buddies at SHIFT Communications are helping to spread the word and get some traction.
So if you're an iPhone or iPod Touch user -- and especially if you're a social media geek who has dabbled with mobile social software and likes to bang on new services -- it would be great to see you on GyPSii. You can get started by downloading the free App from the iTunes right now.
If you'd like a guided tour of GyPSii's iPhone features, you can watch this short video demo:
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Once you've downloaded the App, be sure to friend me on GyPSii, follow them on Twitter and become a Facebook Fan. But most of all, be sure to spread the word, because the more friends you have on GyPSii, the better it gets.
Looking forward to connecting.
