BlackBerry launches its own social network, BBM Channels - ITespresso.es

fashion social networking has come to BlackBerry. The Canadian company has taken advantage of the pull of its messaging service BlackBerry Messenger (BBM) to launch a social network similar to Twitter, which will be called BBM Channels .

BlackBerry social network started yesterday and is available on devices running BlackBerry OS 5 or higher. Canadians expect Channels launch BBM for iPhone and Android phones “in the coming months,” according to CNET.

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Channels, announced in May, is quite similar to Twitter . A user, for example a company, it creates a channel and then the other BBM users can send messages , ask questions and communicate with that company. The company, meanwhile, can share messages, images and GIF animations through the social network.

Like Twitter, BBM Channels allows companies or brands configure dedicated pages where you can communicate with their followers. In addition, individual users can also create channels BBM, others may follow similarly to the Twitter social mechanism.

messaging application BlackBerry Messenger is one of the few growth areas for the smartphone maker. Therefore, BlackBerry has been associated with a number of manufacturers of smartphones in emerging markets to incorporate BBM preloaded on their devices. The Social Network Channels BBM will be integrated into this courier.

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