Virgin Mobile ties up with Mobile Tribe for social networking services

Mobile Tribe, a leading provider of blended social networking, messaging and rich media solutions for mobile carriers will power India's first integrated social networking service on Virgin Mobile GSM.

Accessed both by WAP and Java clients on Virgin, Friend Circle is the first blended social networking application that offers Orkut, Facebook, MySpace into ONE client accessed through VMI GSM mobile devices. With Friends Circle, Virgin mobile users can stay connected with friends across all three social networks at one time through a single log-in.

Deval Parikh, Chief Officer, Handset, VAS & Procurement, Virgin Mobile India said, "We are proud to associate with MobileTribe as this association enabled us to deliver both the services in the shortest span of time. Online Social Networking in India is highly popular amongst the youth. With mobile penetration far exceeding PC penetration figures in India, it was only natural that the need for social networking on the mobile platform through a simple to use and easy to access application would arise. We are confident that both the services will be highly accepted amongst our set of target group."

The second VAS offering, vGenie is a virtual mobile assistant. With vGenie, you can rest assured about your friend's upcoming birthday, social networking updates, wake up reminder on Voice and SMS and email alerts. This feature stays with you from the start of the day till the end of the day with predefined automated reminders for different occasions. So you don't need to gather information manually from multiple sources.

As an introductory offer both the services are available on Virgin Mobile India (VMI) GSM platform for free till 30th April 2010.