I don’t really know if I should be telling you much about the start-up called Snaptu, but in-case you don’t know what it is, the following will help you catch up. Snaptu is a free mobile application, runs on virtually any Java capable mobile and brings to the user apps like Twitter, Facebook, Flickr and much more. It was created in 2007 by an Israeli based group to provide normal and feature phones access to applications that normally are available on Smartphones. There are well over 25 applications and web-links in the Snaptu database that are available on almost any mobile device.
Recently though, Facebook decided to take over Snaptu and use it’s resources to further conquer, expand it’s territory to every mobile user and mobile part of the world. Snaptu did not seem to have any thing against Facebook and went on with the whole procedure, they found it exciting. Facebook reportedly paid about $70 million to acquire Snaptu and the deal will be completed in the weeks to come.
Looks like Facebook is trying everything in their power to dominate the world and truly connect every individual through it’s social network. Acquisition of Snaptu is another move to make Facebook available even on the most basic of mobile devices that can run Java apps. Facebook has very much dominated the world wide web, now it’s focusing on dominating every human being with a mobile device.
Snaptu blogged about this and stated:
We decided that working as part of the Facebook team offered the best opportunity to keep accelerating the pace of our product development. And joining Facebook means we can make an even bigger impact on the world.
That is true, it will make a huge impact across mobile users around the world. To read more visit Snaptu Blog. To find out what apps and web-links are available on Snaptu, check here.
Have you used Snaptu on your mobile device? Let us know, and give us your opinions about this move by Facebook.
[ Via Mashable ]
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way to go Facebook. I think its the first deal by Facebook, waiting for the more.
Never ever heard about Smaptu, but now I am gonna check out their mobile app, since Facebook acquired them. Anyway, thanks for sharing the news with us.
I have never used Snaptu before. I think the move by Facebook is good, as they are introducing more features.
May be in future aquires Google too
i have a gut feeling that in 5 years facebook will hit something hard…and it will break down or it will just change into something else….