I guess I could kind of take this as some kind acknowledgement of the article I wrote the other day in one way or another. The most recent BlackBerry Connection Newsletter which was sent out yesterday makes note of two new apps coming for Business users. I'm not so sure Twitter qualifies as a tool for business users specifically, but it was on the list as well as Linked In for BlackBerry.
The newsletter states that both apps will be arriving on the BlackBerry platform soon and offers up links on how to be informed of each applications release. While the newsletter certainly doesn't offer much up in the way of a timeline, it does offer me that slight hope we'll see both arrive soon. But I guess we are stuck waiting to find out what Research In Motion's definition of "soon" is. For me, it means today or tomorrow. I'd even go so far as to say next week. Anything beyond that you are no longer in the "soon" timeline.
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Twitter For BlackBerry And Linked In Apps Coming Soon According To RIM Newsletter
Yep, RIM's soon isn't the same as ours I fear.
And make a habit of it
I'm afraid that their soon means the same as the soon when referring to 5.0 rollout. Either way I agree.... "Hurry up and make a habit of it!" «« good one by the way lol
Well seeing as quite a few service providers (include some major service providers!) OR Research in Motion (RIM) STILL haven't made the Blackberry OS 5.x upgrade available to their customers, I'm guessing we won't see the Twitter and LinkedIn clients made available for... Oh, maybe another year?
LOL
Looking forward to both of these. More so for the linkedIn app. UberTwitter works well enough for me.
I have the Twitter beta app and it rocks!
As much as I am happy and looking forward to these two apps I'm so disappointed at RIM for lagging behind like that in the apps arena which is now the mobile battleground. Specially the LinkedIn app which is targeted at business users. Yet iPhone users got it way ahead of us.
I'm thinking of getting an iPhone along my BB :((
I beta the Twitter app, and it is sort of Meh for me. I haven't removed it yet as I use it for a push notification in between my Ubertwitter refresh interval. And I want to see if they do anything diff soon too, but I will probably remove the RIM app.
Very much looking forward to the LinkedIn app though.
Wondering if it's gonna be better !!!
Ahhhhh....I just deleted it. I think it Uber for me. And I will probably do the paid at some point soon.
I'm a bit surprised that a LinkedIn app isn't out yet. Sure it'll look like facebook/twitter apps.
As far as the LinkedIn App is concerned I'll believe it when i have ii installed on my device...;-). We've been made to wait far too long (IMHO!). No BETA No Nothing...Thanks for Nothing LinkedIn!
I use both of these and I highly anticipate release of both. Can't wait. I wonder if the Twitter client will be better than ubertwitter that I currently run.
LINKED IN?!?!?!?
Work on the damned FACEBOOK APP!
Yeah, Facebook is still the biggest social network available (BY FAR!) and Research in Motion's (RIM) Facebook client is starting to show its age...
I don't think it LOOKS that bad (as some people claim), but it is severely lacking in functionality!
For example, why can't I search for or browse "fan pages" like I can friends? After all, even Facebook states that "fan pages" are basically nothing more than profiles for companies, so it shouldn't be that hard to implement...
Or what about when someone replies to a thread in a discussion (I'm talking about the Facebook-provided discussions on "fan pages", not custom forums)? Clicking the link takes me to the home page of the Facebook Mobile site, instead of opening the discussion on the Facebook Mobile site or in the Facebook client! This is a BIG problem, because I spend a LOT of time posting in discussions and I can't view these until I'm back at my desk...
Or what about applications? Yes, I realize that NO ONE offers a Facebook client with support for applications, but WHY NOT? If RIM were the first to offer application support via their Facebook client, well it'd do wonders for BlackBerry products!
Yes, Twitter is pretty cool (though in my opinion, it's more useful for interacting with or getting news from companies, rather than friends) but Facebook has a LOT bigger fan base and therefore, RIM need to "pull their thumb out" and upgrade their Facebook client!
agree, that facebook app is pretty pathetic
Does it say when the Beta expires? I thought I read it somewhere it ends on the 24th of March...
March 31
I am eagerly awaiting the Twitter release, but I have the feeling that it will still be awhile before it is really comparable to other twitter apps. Uber has been out long enough to resolve numerous issues and release numerous updates; whereas this will be RIM's first release.
I hope people don't give up on it solely because its first version does not compare to other clients' revised versions. Although, you can't beat genuine integration! :D (Never was satisfied with Uber or TweetGenius)
linkedin is a professional networking site yet the professional/ business platform is the last to get it.....
Although I'm a huge LinkedIn user, I'm a little leery of the LinkedIn app.
Looking too much like RIM's FB mess. I just hope it doesn't turn out like that!
These Apps look the same as the Facebook app. While the RIM Facebook app is okay, it sucks compared the iPhone/iPod app. And this is coming from someone who disagrees with everything Apple. So, if they are more of the same... I don't know... things need to change at RIM. I hope they do because I really like RIM and want to stick with them.
"Tour 2 coming in feb" -october 2009 but feb came & went
"OS 5 coming soon" - october 2009 actually released january
"tour 2 coming soon" -late january its now going onto mid march still no tour2/bold 97xx
RIM has filled my heart & screen with false hope for too long now
My sources still cite Mar 18 as the release date for Twitter
Is linkedln that application buy palm where if one of your friends update there contact information it automatically updates it on your phone with out you doing it?
I can't speak for LinkedIn, but there is nothing wrong with the Twitter app as it stands now, RIM needs to just release the thing already!
I have the RIM twitter app (beta) and like it better than ubertwitter and socialscope. I am not a heavy twitter user but use it daily. I think the RIM twitter app is everything the RIM facebook app should be and isn't. It gives me hope that when they revisit the facebook app, we'll all be happier with the outcome. As far as LinkedIn, I hope it is more like the twitter app.
I wonder if this will be made available to Australians, or whether it will be another "eBay client" (ie. not made available to Australians...)?
Yes, I know that the eBay application is a beta, but isn't the whole point of a beta to get as much feedback as possible, in order to weed-out bugs and take-on-board suggestions? Besides, there's been no indication that Australians will be getting this anytime soon and given how long it's taken to to BlackBerry App World (we STILL don't even have paid applications yet!), I'm not gonna hold my breath...
I use Twitter for Blackberry Beta for several days on my 8900 with OS.5.0.461. The application works nicely, but I can see no avatar pics or uploaded pics. I installed the apps on my friends Bold 9000 and Gemini, and the avatar pics shows up on both phone (OS 4.6.1). How can I get the avatar pics shows up on my 8900 ?? Any suggestion ?
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