Facebook For iPhone (Free)
Facebook for iPhone lets you stay
connected and share with friends on the go. Start a chat, keep up with
friends' photos and status updates, look up a phone number, upload
photos to Facebook and more—right from your iPhone.
Tweetbot ($2.99)
Tweetbot is a full-featured iPhone (and
iPod touch) Twitter client with a lot of personality. Whether it’s the
meticulously-crafted interface, sounds & animation, or features like
multiple timelines & smart gestures, there’s a lot to love about
Tweetbot.
Free Alternative: Twitter (Free)
Google+ (Free)
Real-life sharing rethought for the web,
wherever you are. Google+ for mobile makes sharing the right things
with the right people a lot simpler.
LinkedIn (Free)
Get on-the-go access to your
professional network with LinkedIn for iPhone. Find and connect with
more than 135M members worldwide, read the latest industry news, keep
up-to-date with your groups, and share content with your network from
anywhere.
Foursquare (Free)
foursquare helps you explore the world
around you. Keep up with friends, get insider tips, and unlock discounts
and rewards. While on the go, you can easily tell friends where you
are, share pictures, get their comments ("I'm right around the corner,
I'll stop by to say hello"), and get insider tips ("order the Lobster
Ravioli; it's the best dish by far."). Tons of places offer discounts
and freebies to foursquare users, and you earn points and badges for
doing the things you love.
Other noteworthy social networking app: Path (Free)
WhatsApp (Free)
WhatsApp Messenger is a cross-platform
smartphone messenger currently available for iPhone, Android, BlackBerry
and Nokia phones. The application utilizes push notifications to
instantly get messages from friends, colleagues and family. Switch from
SMS to exchange messages, pictures, audio notes and video messages with
WhatsApp users at no cost.
Skype (Free)
Call, video call and instant message
anyone else on Skype for free with Skype for your iPhone or iPod
touch. Plus call and text your Contacts (or any other number) at Skype’s
low rates. It’s great value with Skype Credit.
BeeJiveIM With Push ($4.99)
Stay connected to all your instant
messaging buddies anywhere you go! BeejiveIM (pronounced \bē-hīv\ IM)
keeps you in touch with your friends on AIM®/MobileMe®, MSN®/Windows
Live®, Yahoo!®, GoogleTalk®, Facebook, MySpace and Jabber... all at the
same time, all on your iPhone or iPod Touch.
Free Alternative: IM+