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"Net4Mac released its exclusive social networking service for Mac users about 6 months ago to mixed reviews. It has now released a version for the iPhone, according to Macworld. It is available from the iPhone App Store [iTunes URL] for $4.99.\nThe fact that Net4Mac is charging for the iPhone App has left some cold. It seems that charging for the iPhone App is repeating the same theory of exclusivity the company created with its Mac-only social network initial release. When I tried Net4Mac back then I was underwhelmed with the need to download an application to my desktop in order to use it. For someone as busy in the social media space as I am, I can't waste focus on an application that is shut away from the rest of the internet.\nAlso, Net4Mac requires users to go through an initial \u201Ccredential\u201D phase. During this phase you are immediately required to list your Apple gadgets, almost as if you had to establish some sort of Apple \u201Ccred\u201D within the community.\nThe application gives users a place to post or join groups and events, complete with a front page time line showing recent user activity and new events and groups posted. It also offers a profile you can edit, a way to make friends and socialize with them, groups, events (it would be nice if these integrated with iCal, but they don't), classified ads, a way to send and receive messages, a chat interface, and search.\nOn the one hand, it is nice to have a place to talk nothing but Mac with people who love Macs as much as I do. On the other hand, I don't like the exclusivity or the cost for the iPhone App. I can see this being useful for some. Still, I think I'll stick to the tools I already use for social networking on my iPhone: Hahlo, fftgo and others."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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