Social network Dipdive, started by BlackBerry Eyed Peas front man will.i.am, has launched Love Stories, brought to you by BlackBerry.
The concept for this Channel started in the middle of a Black Eyed Peas show in Sydney, Australia when will.i.am smiled and asked a fan for her camera.
He turned it on himself and in an unscripted moment said, “Even if no one listened to the music that we made I would still love what I do, because I love music from the bottom of my soul to the top of my soul to the inner of my soul, I love what I do!”
Then he turned it on the crowd and 20,000 fans answered back and just like that a movement was born. If you love what you do take the song that will.i.am created and tell us what you do, share it with your friends and the rest of the world on this Channel.
Research in Motion co-CEO, Jim Balsillie, has been true to his word when he said that social networking was key to the BlackBerrys future. Facebook for BlackBerry is already a huge hit and, since making those statements, Linked In has revamped their mobile website which now is available on the BlackBerry with rumors of a Linked In BlackBerry client coming.
Research in Motion is also working with Dipdive, the online music service and social networking site started by Black Eyed Peas front man Will.i.am. According to the Globe and Mail, RIM plans to launch a Dipdive client in the next few months, however, that isn’t the only content provider that RIM is working with.
“There isn’t a content player that we’re not dealing with in a structured way right now,” Mr. Balsillie said “We kind of feel like Venice, everybody passes though on the way to where they’re going.”
I must say that I really like the tone of that quote from Balsillie. I think I and a lot of BlackBerry users would be happy with just a flash player and the ability to play YouTube videos. The fact that it sounds like RIM is working on much more than just that brings anticipation to what cool new things future BlackBerry devices will do.