SocialScope for Blackberry is the much anticipated social networking app that combines Twitter and Facebook features. The project has been under wraps in its beta stage and many Blackberry users who have requested access have yet to receive an invite. Apparently those who have access are asked to adhere to a strict confidentiality agreement. Therefore, little is known about this project. It appears, however, from scouring chat boards that some breaching early stage testers were unhappy with SocialScope.
During the beta period of SocialScope, RIM announced its own native Twitter app in the works. It is rumored to use push technology to receive tweets. This could be crushing blow to 3rd party Twitter app developers. Consider the impact of RIM’s own Facebook and MySpace apps. Does anyone regularly use a 3rd party Facebook app or MySpace app? The RIM apps have significant flaws but they still squeezed out 3rd party developers. What’s the future of SocialScope, Ubertwitter, Twitterberry (Sarah Palin’s favorite) and other Blackberry twitter apps?
SocialScope better hit the streets first or else it has very little hope of converting people away from RIM’s own Twitter app.
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