Fring is an application which you install on your iPhone fring and which allows you to call, chat and get into contact with your friends on Skype, Live Messenger (formerly MSN Messenger), Google Talk, ICQ, Twitter, Yahoo, and AIM. In addition you can see on your iPhone whether someone is available. This negates the need to keep copying your contacts from one list to another. All you need is a data or WiFi connection on your iPhone. Calling will be free and it won't matter if your friends are behind their computer or are available on their cell phone or another device with an internet connection.During log-in Fring will automatically create an integrated address book. In that list Fring combines all contacts from the selected internet communities. And because Fring is always turned on, the user will receive special real-time indicators on their iPhone. These icons continuously show whether a contact is online, away or in a call. You can also see if contacts are available on their cell phones or their computer. With this Fring adds a completely new dimension to mobile communication.
Fring was launched in February 2007. Since January 2008 the Fring community has been growing with over 100,000 new Fringers per month, spread over about 180 countries. Fring’s philosophy is to spread maximum mobile freedom amongst as many cell phone users as possible. The launch of the iPhone application is seen by Fring as a new, important step in the right direction.
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This is how a social coaching brand, a brand that helps you make new contacts, maintain them or even break them off, is created. With people, or with companies (read: networks of people.) It starts with making a complete list of all the people you have contact with, had contact with, or might want to have contact with. It starts with this.