Urbian.org - Mobile Social Networking

Urbian is a mobile social networking service that claims to create a network of only people you are actually familiar with, and not (as the site puts it) “people 700 miles away that you barely know”.

The site combines maps and places with people, in the result creating a network of individuals that can be contacted from the comfort of your cell phone.

Those who wish to use the service can now do so, as the site has just come out of closed beta and opened up its service to everyone. All it takes is complying with the registration process. Registration itself is accomplished in an instant manner, and it entails providing some personal particulars in addition to a nickname that will be used for privacy reasons on the mobile phone account – in real life, contacts visualize the person’s full name. After this profile has been filled out, a mobile application has to be taken care of. Finally, the account is activated and the user can start creating his or her network of friends and places.

“Urbian is the world's first truly complete social networking service. Combine maps and places with people, and do it in real time on your phone.”

Mobile Social Networking is the “in” thing nowadays.

What cell phones are supported? Which models will be supported later on?