I use Jaiku, Twitter, and Facebook to update other bloggers, friends, or family what I’m doing. The three services serve different purposes and audience for me, so I rarely update all statuses with the same information. However, there are some things I want to tell everyone about… like the time I popped the big question. Thanks to Ping.fm on my phone, I was able to announce my engagement.

In summary, Ping.fm allows me to update my status in all of the services I use with just one post. Having a mobile site (m.ping.fm) is one big plus! I used the Nokia N95 8GB.

Instead of texting or calling my close friends one by one, most found out through Facebook right away! Jaiku and Twitter is another way for the blog readers here and other bloggers to connect with me. I was very thankful for the congratulation messages.

Jaiku status

Facebook status

Twitter status via Slandr

Are You Using It?

Ping.fm played an important role on a day very special to me. Are you using Ping.fm on your Nokia phone? How do you like it?

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I already have Twitter, Jaiku, and Facebook. So why should I use Nokia’s Friend View? According to Nokia’s overview, it is a location and micro-blogging service that helps you stay in touch with your close friends. My problem with that is that my most of close friends don’t have Nokia handsets.

Here’s a video of Friend View and how it works.

Most of my close friends are on Facebook and I notice that status updates are now frequently updated via mobile devices. My friends let me know what they’re doing using any phone.

On the other hand, I use Jaiku and Twitter to connect with other Nokia bloggers and readers. They are especially great sources for getting topic ideas. I don’t expect any of my close friends to be on Jaiku, but I am starting to notice a few slowly join Twitter!

So why Friend View? The only way it will be useful to me is that if my friends all have Nokia phones with GPS. I’ve convinced a few to get Nokia Nseries phones but really not enough people for the app to be useful to me.

Do you see the same problem as me or have you been enjoying Friend View with your friends?

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