Across the tech sector people have been watching social networking tools evolve. Three of the hottest right now are Twitter, Facebook and jaiku.com. Rather than talk about the ones I'm not using, or using less, I want to tell you about what I see ahead for Jaiku. I've talked about all three recently and you can easily find plenty of conversation.

If you haven''t yet experienced Jaiku, here's a sample. For me, it has become my regular lifestream of information and staying in contact with some of my closest colleagues and friends.


One of the things that struck me first with Jaiku was the client software for Nokia phones. It provides a different, richer mobile experience. It was far from perfect, but it showed the potential of what was coming.

I've recently had the pleasure of joining beta testing for the next version of the Jaiku client for Nokia, and I have to say, within a day it became one of my most useful and important applications on my mobile.

The new client will do so much more than the current production release that I'm truly impressed with the diligence and effort the Jaiku team has put into this.

Over the next few days, I'll being sharing some screenshots, although it's important to remember this is still a closed beta version and there may be tweaks in the UI before the public release. The Jaiku is still working on parts of the UI. That's one reason the beat isn't open at this point.And a couple of my blogging colleagues will also be sharing some first impressions.

In the meantime, I'll tell you that the new Jaiku for Nokia S60 v3 phones will provided full threads, included comments, greater contact information, and an intuitive, easy to use interface. I'm sold, and Jaiku has become my primary tool for keeping in touch. You'll be able to drill down by thread or by contact, read and leave comments, and easily post updates from your handheld.

Stay tuned, and I'll keep you posted. Last night we reached a plan to begin blogging about it. I'll be unwrapping portions at a time, piece by piece so you'll appreciate it as much as I do.

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