Keep Connected with Facebook for BlackBerry Smartphones

Rick Terrace, one of our junior sales associates at Wirefly, is an unabashed Facebook enthusiast. In his two years with the company, we’ve watched him use the site to stay connected with over 150 friends. But whenever Rick wandered away from his laptop, his Facebook access suffered; the Facebook mobile site was an option, but it doesn’t really deliver the “full” social networking experience.

That all changed recently, with the launch of a new joint initiative, Facebook for BlackBerry smartphones. These days, Rick stays connected to Facebook virtually everywhere he goes. "Facebook is always open in the background, and I use my BlackBerry Curve to reply to messages, tag photos, write wall posts, and keep tabs on what my friends are up to, even if I'm not at home or on my laptop," explains Rick. "It's as easy as anything else on my Curve – once I created a login, the service saved my password. I’m always connected."

And, just in case you’re wondering – no, you’re not too old for Facebook. The service is increasingly popular for maintaining personal and professional connections; it’s true that early adopters of Facebook were university students, but adults 35 and up are among the fastest-growing user groups. If that's your demographic, you may find yourself being poked by Facebook friends more and more often.

Free and Easy Download

It's incredibly easy to use Facebook from your BlackBerry smartphone. From your BlackBerry smartphone home screen click on the Help icon or launch your web browser, go to mobile.blackberry.com and download the application. Or on facebook.com, look up Facebook for BlackBerry Smartphones, download the application and you're connected.

Download now and, once you've logged in for the first time, your BlackBerry smartphone will keep you connected to Facebook 24/7, allowing you to:

• View the full text of messages and wall posts
• See who's poking you or tagging you in photos
• Accept friend requests
• Send messages, wall posts, pokes and friend requests
• Get full access to your Facebook conacts
• Post and tag photos from your BlackBerry smartphone
• Receive home screen notifications

Not yet a member of Facebook? With the launch of this exciting new BlackBerry application, it's a great time to get started. If you're active, mobile and want to stay in touch with friends and colleagues, Facebook for BlackBerry is an ideal way to share messages, photos and keep people in your life up-to-date. To get connected, go to facebook.com. To download the Facebook for BlackBerry application to your BlackBerry smartphone, from your BlackBerry® Browser go to mobile.blackberry.com or at facebook.com search for the application, Facebook for BlackBerry smartphones.

System Requirements:

Facebook for BlackBerry requires a BlackBerry smartphone with a wireless service data plan, 64 MB of memory, 170 KB of available memory, BlackBerry® Device Software Version 4.2 or later, and a Facebook account (one can be obtained by visiting www.facebook.com). Compatible smartphones available at Wirefly include the BlackBerry Curve 8310 for AT&T, the Curve 8330 for Verizon, the Pearl 8120 for T-Mobile and the the 8830 World Edition for Sprint – among many others.

To use Facebook for BlackBerry smartphones, you must change the email address to which Facebook sends notifications to an email address associated with the BlackBerry smartphone. From within the Facebook account, you should select the notifications you wish to receive on your BlackBerry smartphone. After your first login, your password is saved and you're always connected. If you remove your battery or hard set your BlackBerry smartphone, you will have to login again.

About Wirefly

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