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GotZapp - Mobile Social Network Launch

A new mobile social networking site launched today called GotZapp. It basically lets users create mobile content with the "Ziranda" content creator. These profiles are called "Zapps", and they include images, animations, text and music. This content can then downloaded by other users and be rated, commented on and downloaded by other users. Users can send Zapp via mobile or through the computer.

What are the technical requirements?
Zapps will run on most phones released within the last few years. It must be Java-enabled (MIDP 1.0 or MIDP 2.0), data Connection and or data Service Plan (internet access), and be on a network that allows downloading of independent third party applications. (Sorry Verizon customers...)

You can also copy your profile content from many social networking sites such as Facebook, MySpace, Cyworld, and TagWorld.

As last year was the year of social networking, this year social networking may try to extend its grasp on mobile users as well. With all the new 3G networking being installed and hopefully will run in the U.S. (and better handsets to go with it), I hope that I can start taking my social networking stuff mobile. The only problem is that data plans are so expensive in the United States (and along with actual phone plans... it may come up to at least $70 per month). On a student budget, this is definitely not a necessary cost. Unless the handsets come with Wi-Fi capability, then I guess this barrier will be non-existent. (Just don't be like the Sony Mylo with its terrible keyboard.)

posted by Koh @ 11:07 AM