iRovr — The iPhone-only Social Network

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Hot technologies often inspire imitators and detractors. The set of touchscreen iPhone-alikes coming from China are pretty clear evidence of the former, and anyone telling themselves they like their Treos just fine represent the latter.

But nothing’s weirder than the ancillary universes that show up to support the latest buzzworthy devices. And nothing for the iPhone is weirder than iRovr, a social network for iPhones only. It doesn’t seem to be much more than Friendster or Facebook optimized for the device, but it just expands the exclusive advantages extended to iPhone owners.

As you can see, however, there is a way to cheat your way in. Just use Safari 3. Which raises an interesting question: Is it lamer to join iRovr as an iPhone owner — or to cheat your way in as a non-iPhone-owning Safari user because you want the reflected glory?

My money’s on the second one.

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2 responses to “iRovr — The iPhone-only Social Network”

  1. MoneyTalks says:

    Reflected glory? Your blind worship for the iPhone is the lamest part of all. Show me one Fortune 500 company that’s replacing its employee’s Treos.