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eBuddy Mobile Adds Facebook Chat
This morning I was using the mobile version of eBuddy and I noticed that Facebook Chat was listed on the menu. This was the first time I saw Facebook listed in the options. I spoke with eBuddy CEO Jan-Joost Rueb to confirm that the Facebook Chat listing was new. Basically he confirmed that Facebook Chat is in a soft-launch period and that they will publicly announce the launch in the coming weeks. Rueb also noted that J2ME and Ajax versions will be updated soon.
While I had Rueb on the line (he’s in Amsterdam) he shared that eBuddy mobile has been downloaded over 7 million times and is beating Google Maps in downloads (based on GetJar rankings). Once eBuddy publicly announces the Facebook Chat launch, this should help increase their total downloads and usage time even further.
Editor’s note: eBuddy is a CN sponsor.
Allen, I see that also ICQ is listed on the menu!
Seems they have been busy at eBuddy. I see ICQ has also been added to the main homepage ebuddy.com !
Allen,
Thanks again for coming to (and speaking at) our after hours reception. with you.
I’ve posted a video with some outtakes for your talk here.
Thanks!
Joe.
I use Facebook on my phone via Snaptu. It’s lightweight and very fast, and takes up only 90K on my phone. See http://www.snaptu.com/a/facebook or http://www.facebook.com/apps/application.php?id=20407635301.