Innobell's Android App Adds Facebook, Maps, PayPal, YouTube And More To IM Chat
So if you are chatting with a contact and want to post your location, you can simply add a map to the chat with your exact location. Or if you are chatting with a friend and want to share a YouTube video, you can access YouTube from within the IM chat, and post the video. You can also use the add-ons during calls with contacts.
Innobell’s founder Shai Magzimof has an interesting backstory. Originally enrolled in Y Combinator’s 2010 program, Magzimof was called for duty in the Israeli army and was forced to cut his program short. He eventually negotiated with the Israeli powers that be to take an extended period of time off (he plans to return to the army at some point his tour), so that he could develop Innobell.
It’s important to note that the combination of IM, calling and the apps will not work on CDMA Android phones, but is functional on LTE phones. The IM and add-on capabilities will work on all Android phones. Innobell, which has raised $100,000 in funding, is also exploring developing similar apps for the iPhone and BlackBerry.