Facebook may have slipped off the zeitgeist a little with that upstart Twitter nicking all the headlines, but it is still as vibrant a social community as ever it was. Naturally, there are loads of ways to interact with Facebook using your Nokia N97, from the official client to simple ways of updating your status line. Lets take a look at four of the best..
With it's 3.5-inch touchscreen and full QWERTY keyboard, the Nokia N97 has to be one of the best social networking devices around. Facebook is all the rage, so make life easier by hooking it up to these latest apps from the Nokia Ovi Store.
Facebook for Nokia
Size: 0.464 MB
Price: Free
If you have a recent-ish Nokia N97 you probably have this one already. The official Facebok app gives you access to your full profile, pictures, contacts and more. The N97 version also comes with a handy homescreen widget for displaying your friend's updates and giving one-touch acess to the app.
Vlingo
Size: 0.91 MB
Price: Free (trial)
One thing we didn't mention in our review of voice-command app Vlingo [link] is that as well as dialling contacts and launching apps you can also update your Facebook status. Just hold down the "Hold and Speak" button and say "Facebook status is updating this with voice alone" and your status line will change to "[your name] is updating this with voice alone". Pretty flash, no?
Mobnotes
Size: 0.445 MB
Price: Free
Location-aware social networking app Mobnotes lets you tag a map with 'pushpin' notes for you and your friends to refer to. The mobile version also lets you update your Facebook wall with comments and links to Mobnotes content.
Pixelpipe
Size: 0.136 MB
Price: Free
Pixelpipe is a multimedia publishing app that can upload audio, video and text to loads of different sites. Naturally, Facebook comes under its remit and the app makes uploading video to your Facebook galleries a snap.
Before you can download any of these apps you'll need to register your device with Ovi Store, which also entitles you to updates and message alerts from Nokia and is a great way of keeping abreast of what's going on at the Ovi Store.