Oct 1

Google buys Zingku: Mobile Social Networking arrives!

Category: google, mobile, News

Oh Boy!

Mobile social networking has finally hit the big time, and we here at Cellfish couldn’t be happier. Validation! Vindication! Vacation!

Yes, this weekend Google purchased a mobile social networking site called Zingku. This just happened. It’s hot off the presses, and it’s getting a lot of attention. As it should. Mobile social networking is gonna be huge. Check out some of what’s being written about the purchase:

Local Mobile Search
TechCrunch
Google Operating System
Cellular News
Profy
Reve News
Sinlung News

Hmmm. Zingku… Sounds like the name of the bad guy in a 70’s kung-fu flick. You know the one. The evil warlord who murders the hard working, soy farmer who was only trying feed his family. Imagine if you will, a badly dubbed, twenty-something Chinese actor saying the following lines with tear-streaked cheeks. “[sniffle] Zingku has gone too far. He murdered my father, purloined our Yak, and pillaged my dear sweet sister. [sob] I’ll get you Zingku, or I will die trying!”

Seriously though, what is this Zingku? And why did Google buy it? Well, from what everyone can tell they are a mobile social networking web site that does some pretty neat things. They allow you to share your phone’s pictures with friends, save your phone’s pictures online, and subscribe to RSS feeds right on your cellphone. Wow! That’s cool. Does anyone else do that? Wait, hold on, I’m remembering something here… Hold please… Your call is important to us… Please continue to hold…. Your call may be monitored to insure quality- CELLFISH!

That’s right, we do the exact same thing as Zingku, with one major difference… Our site is up and running. It’s totally free, and ready for use. Here’s what you get when you try and sign up at Zingku…

Zingku screen shot

So if you wanna get a sneek peak at how Mobile social networking works, you can do it all very easily right here at Cellfish.com. Not only do we provide all the the same services as Zingku, but you can also get any YouTube video right on your phone. We have built a very powerful set of mobile tools, and are getting ready to launch a sexy, newly re-designed site. So come one, come all, and try mobile social networking for yourselves. It’s Grrreat! Check us out, set up a free account, and get busy.

We are also constantly on the mission to improve our site, so feel free to comment about us on this blog, or send us notes telling us what we can do better. And of course we always treat your privacy as a life or death matter. In fact, I had to sign a contract when I started working here that said, “if you [employee] share any member’s phone number with anyone, you will have to spend no less than three (3) moons locked in the dungeon of the evil warlord, Zingku being tortured by his wily henchman, Phonezoo.”

- Captain Cellfish
VP Smell Testing Operations, Frito Lay

1 Comment so far

  1. […] 16th (I think) mobile acquisition this year, and their 2nd within two weeks. (See the amazing post, Google buys Zingku: Mobile Social Networking arrives! ) Don’t quote me on this, but I think Google might be up to something mobile. I’m not […]

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