Research In Motion has unveiled the BlackBerry Messenger Social Platform, giving developers the tools to build applications that take advantage of the social aspects of the popular BBM service...
Developers will be able to integrate various functions of the BBM service into their applications including chat capabilities, content sharing, and invitations. For example, users will be able to invite their BBM friends to join them in a game and then chat with one another while the game is being played Alan Brenner, Senior Vice President, BlackBerry Platform at Research In Motion., said the BlackBerry developer community has been eagerly awaiting the opportunity to integrate BlackBerry Messenger with their apps.
BBM is a very popular service with over 28 million users and opening its real-time social connectivity to third party applications presented “incredible opportunities.” He said access to BBM services from within apps will “revolutionize gaming, enhance multimedia experiences, and add a new dimension to location based applications.”
