MySpace and RIM join forces

A press release announced some amazing news today: An MySpace application for our BlackBerrys! For those of us that are major Social Networking fans can rejoice on a new level of geek.

To point out some of the awesome features of the upcoming application:

  • A full messaging interface, including comments, bulletins and messaging
  • Real time status and mood updates.
  • Find, add, and respond to friend requests
  • Camera integration and optimized photo management allowing users to snap, sort and upload pictures anytime and anywhere.
  • View and comment on friends’ albums and photos
  • Notification of new MySpace events (message and friend requests.)

Those are some awesome features listed. According to the press release, the MySpace BlackBerry smartphone app will be available “globally from October 2008”. Lets take a look at the new BlackBerry Community Page on MySpace:

  • Sign up to be notified when the MySpace application becomes available
  • Product demo of the new BlackBerry(R) Pearl(TM) Flip 8220 smartphone, including a tutorial for using the MySpace for BlackBerry smartphones application
  • “Graduate to BlackBerry” contest
  • BlackBerry smartphone cheats – snack-sized videos that are easy to pass around or a text/visual guide that users can send to each other. Users will be able to add their own tips in video/text format.
  • Marketplace – showcasing games, ringtones etc.
  • Exclusive wallpapers featuring the MySpace and BlackBerry brand – *Access these wallpapers by clicking here!
  • Product demo of the mobile application
  • Section dedicated to top BlackBerry smartphone applications
  • BlackBerry smartphone profile skins for MySpace

Excited? I know I am.

To read the full press release, click here.

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