The iPhone has over 200,000 compatible applications. These applications cover almost every possible category and make the iPhone a lot better and cooler to use. Let us now look at some popular social networking applications for the iPhone.
Out of the 200,000+ applications, Facebook is the most popular social networking application. Facebook version 3.0 is the most downloaded iPhone application till date. It offers the users almost every possible feature like the option of creating photo albums, uploading photos, improved notifications, photo tagging, events, notes and access to live news feeds. Facebook has more recently come up with Facebook version 3.1.4 for the iPhone 4. This improved application provides users with faster application switching and adds Korean and Russian localizations.
Another cool application is Twitter which has replaced Tweetie 2 in the application store and is now available for free. The new version provides improved searches and browsing. Users can view tweets and searches in real time. You can even use Twitter without an account and view top tweets. Users can sign-up using the application as well. Other minor corrections have also been made to improve the application. In addition to this, there is also the TweeTimR application which further enhances Twitter. Using this application, you can time your future tweets and your messages will be sent at the selected time.
The latest Skype application is the next cool application for the iPhone. Thanks to the update, users can make calls over 3G. And it does not end with this. Users can receive calls and messages on Skype even while running other applications. This multitasking feature is one of the major updates in version 2.0.1. Skype has also dropped its plans to charge a tariff for 3G calls, making the application even more popular.
Top Text Plus is another social networking application for the iPhone. The application can be downloaded for free and is ideal for users who have access to Wi-Fi or any other wireless networks. Using this application, you can send and receive unlimited messaged for free. The usual SMS texting charges are not applicable. It is a really cool application for those who love to text.
Zephyr 1.2 is yet another creative application for the iPhone. You simply have to chose your brush stroke, create a message with your finger and send the message worldwide. You can then track your message and view responses and comments on your message. It is a very interesting application.
Trillian is once again one of the best social networking applications available for the iPhone. It is a chat client which can be used to chat using your accounts in MSN / Live Messenger, Yahoo Messenger, Facebook, MySpaceIM, Jabber, AIM, ICQ and Google Talk. As it a multi client applicaton, you can sign into all your accounts at the same time. The application is very stylishly designed and is very useful.
This is a roundup of the best iPhone apps in the social networking category. Facebook, Twitter, Skype, Top Text Plus, Zephyr and Trillian are all awesome applications which are definitely worth a try.
