Mediaboss Marketing

Published by David Gilson at 14:00 UTC, March 9th 2012

These days, social networking apps are the hub of our online life. They entertain us, bring us together, let us communicate, and explore. Therefore it's imperative that any mobile platform provides a great experience for working with networks, such as Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, etc. Symbian has long enjoyed the powerhouse of Gravity for Twitter, Facebook, and others; but in the last 12 months it has been joined by a set of impressive Qt-based applications. Here we gather together the reviews of our favourite applications to cover all of your needs.

LinkedIn Review| Score N/A| Store| Free

LinkedIn is the lesser publicised social network aimed squarely at professionals. Its core features are sharing links, participating in group discussions, and making new contacts.The client provides access to all the core functions - for example, users can read and post status updates, with an option to have the update tweeted.LinkedIn provides a home screen widget, which gives an overview of one's invitations and inbox messages, along with a search link.

Facebook Review| Score 90% | Store | 1.50

There are quite a few Facebook applications for Symbian, however a favourite in the All About Symbian (virtual) office is fMobi. It is one of the most feature-complete Facebook applications on any platform, and has a unusual style mimicking the Symbianapplication menu.

Here's a summary of Steve's take on fMobi,

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Top Five Symbian Social Networking Apps