ImThere - mobile social networking
Another mobile social network that’s currently in preview mode: ImThere was created by University of Missouri-Rolla student Benjamin Roodman and attempts to connect members around events like concerts, film festivals and parties.
Users start by completing a profile page, and ImThere helps you meet new friends by showing you local users with similar interests. You can then build a network of friends, list events, post reviews on venues, artists and events and - of course - post pictures and comments to the site via your mobile phone. Like most of these services, you can send a text to request information from the site: text “NowThere” to see a list of local events, for instance. ImThere is focused on music, providing an artists section that lists upcoming shows. Look out too for “There Codes” - an easy way to keep track of information on ImThere via your phone. You can, for instance, text “INFO” to an email address containing the There Code to get that event information on your cellphone.
Sites like Groovr and ImThere are so impressive that easy to imagine them attracting a decent number of dedicated users.
Other mobile social sites include JuiceCaster, Wadja, Zemble and Socialight and all the nominees in the Mobile Social Networks category of the 2006 Socnet Awards.