Comments on: Nimbuzz raises $15 million for their accessibility mission http://thenextweb.com/2008/07/03/nimbuzz-raises-15-million-for-their-accessibility-mission/ International technology news, business & culture Wed, 15 Feb 2012 08:22:25 +0100 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Our conference is cool, but don’t take our word for it… - TNW Europe http://thenextweb.com/2008/07/03/nimbuzz-raises-15-million-for-their-accessibility-mission/#comment-364510 Our conference is cool, but don’t take our word for it… - TNW Europe Tue, 12 Apr 2011 14:31:29 +0000 http://thenextweb.org/?p=1511#comment-364510 [...] Nimbuzz is a mobile technology company from The Netherlands started attending our conference years ago. We got to know them better over the years when we wrote about their free mobile calling app and their $15 million shot in the arm. [...] [...] Nimbuzz is a mobile technology company from The Netherlands started attending our conference years ago. We got to know them better over the years when we wrote about their free mobile calling app and their $15 million shot in the arm. [...]

]]> By: Speedy B News » Blog Archive » StudiVZ partners with mobile startup Nimbuzz http://thenextweb.com/2008/07/03/nimbuzz-raises-15-million-for-their-accessibility-mission/#comment-364509 Speedy B News » Blog Archive » StudiVZ partners with mobile startup Nimbuzz Fri, 14 Nov 2008 00:35:14 +0000 http://thenextweb.org/?p=1511#comment-364509 [...] in stead of building one of their own. I think that is a smart move. They have received over 25 million in funding from amongst others Mangrove and Holtzbrinck [...] [...] in stead of building one of their own. I think that is a smart move. They have received over 25 million in funding from amongst others Mangrove and Holtzbrinck [...]

]]> By: StudiVZ partners with mobile startup Nimbuzz http://thenextweb.com/2008/07/03/nimbuzz-raises-15-million-for-their-accessibility-mission/#comment-364508 StudiVZ partners with mobile startup Nimbuzz Tue, 11 Nov 2008 16:26:07 +0000 http://thenextweb.org/?p=1511#comment-364508 [...] in stead of building one of their own. I think that is a smart move. They have received over 15 million in funding I hope you like that post! The Next Web Blog covers start-up news from all over the world (not just [...] [...] in stead of building one of their own. I think that is a smart move. They have received over 15 million in funding I hope you like that post! The Next Web Blog covers start-up news from all over the world (not just [...]

]]> By: Tobias http://thenextweb.com/2008/07/03/nimbuzz-raises-15-million-for-their-accessibility-mission/#comment-364507 Tobias Mon, 07 Jul 2008 10:07:42 +0000 http://thenextweb.org/?p=1511#comment-364507 Hi Nicolas, Great question and thanks for the comment. I am Tobias, from Nimbuzz. We respect Fring and really like what they have done with their API. How are we different from Fring? In our approach. To the naked eye we probably aren't, both Nimbuzz and Fring have brilliant features. However, our approach is very different. We are in a brand-new and early adopter market occupied by techies. Nimbuzz wants to be available to everyone, regardless of which device, connection, community, or platform. My friends still buy a mobile phone based on design. Why? Because they use it for SMS and, well, phone calls. They don't use the mobile Internet yet. Instead of developing for early adopters and techies who understand what VoIP, UMTS and Symbian is, we are not waiting for the public to use the mobile Internet, but are reaching out to them with a broader portfolio. Therefore, we are approaching the market from multiple angles, working with operators and social networks, to make Nimbuzz more accessible. By the time the general public is using the mobile Internet Nimbuzz will be available for any community, device or platform. In order to realize this idea we are partnering with operators and social networks to bring communities together while still offering people the freedom of choice. By working together, Nimbuzz will bring presence, voice, and IM to social networks and operators and bridge the walled gardens that have been created to solve not only a consumer, but also an industry need. We are trying to make it happen and are proud to already be partnering with 10 social networks, 3 operators and 2 VoIP providers throughout the world and we are planning to do a lot more than that. We'll be announcing our partners soon and with users in 176 countries and reinforced investor commitment we are happy to have the right supporters for our cause. Hope this helps, and please contact me with any questions you might have. Always happy to help. You can reach me at tobias (at) nimbuzz (dot) com Hi Nicolas,

Great question and thanks for the comment. I am Tobias, from Nimbuzz.

We respect Fring and really like what they have done with their API.

How are we different from Fring? In our approach.

To the naked eye we probably aren’t, both Nimbuzz and Fring have brilliant features. However, our approach is very different.

We are in a brand-new and early adopter market occupied by techies. Nimbuzz wants to be available to everyone, regardless of which device, connection, community, or platform.

My friends still buy a mobile phone based on design. Why? Because they use it for SMS and, well, phone calls. They don’t use the mobile Internet yet.

Instead of developing for early adopters and techies who understand what VoIP, UMTS and Symbian is, we are not waiting for the public to use the mobile Internet, but are reaching out to them with a broader portfolio. Therefore, we are approaching the market from multiple angles, working with operators and social networks, to make Nimbuzz more accessible. By the time the general public is using the mobile Internet Nimbuzz will be available for any community, device or platform.

In order to realize this idea we are partnering with operators and social networks to bring communities together while still offering people the freedom of choice.

By working together, Nimbuzz will bring presence, voice, and IM to social networks and operators and bridge the walled gardens that have been created to solve not only a consumer, but also an industry need.

We are trying to make it happen and are proud to already be partnering with 10 social networks, 3 operators and 2 VoIP providers throughout the world and we are planning to do a lot more than that. We’ll be announcing our partners soon and with users in 176 countries and reinforced investor commitment we are happy to have the right supporters for our cause.

Hope this helps, and please contact me with any questions you might have. Always happy to help. You can reach me at tobias (at) nimbuzz (dot) com

]]> By: Nicolas Mertens http://thenextweb.com/2008/07/03/nimbuzz-raises-15-million-for-their-accessibility-mission/#comment-364506 Nicolas Mertens Thu, 03 Jul 2008 14:42:35 +0000 http://thenextweb.org/?p=1511#comment-364506 I guess I'm not getting this right, but in what way are Nimbuzz and fring different ?? because they support more technology, even if its a slower and older one like GPRS?? I don't think that is going to make the difference... I wonder how this story is going to end, knowing that skype etc still haven't managed to live up to investor's expectations! I guess I’m not getting this right, but in what way are Nimbuzz and fring different ??

because they support more technology, even if its a slower and older one like GPRS?? I don’t think that is going to make the difference…

I wonder how this story is going to end, knowing that skype etc still haven’t managed to live up to investor’s expectations!

]]> By: Patrick de Laive http://thenextweb.com/2008/07/03/nimbuzz-raises-15-million-for-their-accessibility-mission/#comment-364505 Patrick de Laive Thu, 03 Jul 2008 09:17:07 +0000 http://thenextweb.org/?p=1511#comment-364505 Nice writeup. It looks like Nimbuzz has it all, money, employees, offices ion several countries and offers a everything you want service (Voip, IM, communicator widget, etc.). I think it is a great achievement that they've raised so much money. This is an exception for a European company. I do think they have one problem though, they might offer to much! It is really hard to explain Nimbuzz in one sentence. A normal person might explain services to others like this: Skype: Free calls! Fring: they offer free calls over IP on your mobile eBuddy: IM service that combines all your buddies from other services into one place (on the web and on your mobile) Nimbuzz: This is a really cool service, that enables you to make calls at a local rate with people who are abroad, you can chat on your mobile with your buddies, people can reach you on Nimbuzz even if you're not 'online' and what is also a cool feature is that you can contact people from their social network page. If they can figure out how to communicate the one and most important Nimbuzz feature, they have a good chance of succeeding. Nice writeup.
It looks like Nimbuzz has it all, money, employees, offices ion several countries and offers a everything you want service (Voip, IM, communicator widget, etc.).
I think it is a great achievement that they’ve raised so much money. This is an exception for a European company. I do think they have one problem though, they might offer to much! It is really hard to explain Nimbuzz in one sentence.

A normal person might explain services to others like this:

Skype: Free calls!
Fring: they offer free calls over IP on your mobile
eBuddy: IM service that combines all your buddies from other services into one place (on the web and on your mobile)
Nimbuzz: This is a really cool service, that enables you to make calls at a local rate with people who are abroad, you can chat on your mobile with your buddies, people can reach you on Nimbuzz even if you’re not ‘online’ and what is also a cool feature is that you can contact people from their social network page.

If they can figure out how to communicate the one and most important Nimbuzz feature, they have a good chance of succeeding.

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