I was looking for an all-in-one solution to post status updates and also check posts and status updates from different social networks like Twitter, Facebook, Google Buzz on my Nokia E72 smartphone. I’m not much of a social networker but I do check in from time to time to exchange notes with my friends and when on the PC I use Digsby = IM + Email + Social Networks which pretty much sums everything up for me (barring the new kid on the block Google Buzz). I have been on the lookout for something similar for my Nokia E72 and the closest thing I have found to date is Socially, which covers social networks like Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn. Apart from that it also integrates the mobile phone’s address book with Facebook and will pull data from Facebook and import them to the contact’s details. What this accomplishes is that when your friend (who is on Facebook) calls Socially will display his Facebook profile picture, his latest Tweet and other relevant data. That apart Socially will also show you when was the last time they called and if it’s a new number then Socially will give location based information like the city from where the call originated. Another useful feature from Socially is you can blacklist a particular number and it will block that caller/number with your phone not even ringing (useful for blocking sales calls). Yet another nifty feature of Socially is its desktop mode which can be turned off or on, but when turned on will notify you of the latest Tweets and status updates at a time interval of your choosing. My only grouch with Socially as of now is it does not cover Google Buzz but hopefully that should come along soon too. Do check Socially out.
