Editor’s note: This article was first published in June 2011, as news of a launch. Twitter’s 140-character limit (now 280, with the service now called X), the planned BlackBerry version and the goal of 5 million users in the first year are all of that time. Blaving no longer appears to be active.
A new social network, Blaving, is arriving in Spain. In principle it works much like Twitter, except that instead of sharing a message in 140 characters, users of this innovative network can record audio clips of up to two minutes. The platform itself provides the tool you need to record your audio message.
As on Twitter, you have followers and people you follow, tags to find your favourite “audios”, and the familiar “retweet” becomes a “reblav”. The new network can also connect with other social networks.
It is already available in three languages (Spanish, English and Portuguese) and has been adapted for mobile devices such as the iPhone and Android phones, with a BlackBerry version coming soon.
The company has said it aims to reach 5 million users in its first year, since it offers users a more personal way of communicating. Let’s call it the voice Twitter, or audio Twitter.
