Fabulis Announces Worldwide Availability of Location-Based Social Networking iPhone App for Gay Men & Friends

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--fabulis, the online social network that connects gay men with amazing experiences nearby and around the world, announced worldwide availability of its iPhone app. The fabulis iPhone app enhances the fabulis.com website experience which has gained more than 53,000 members since it first launched on April 23, 2010. The app enables fabulis members, also known as ?fabbits,? to instantly connect with people nearby, engage in real-time chat with members who are online via the iPhone or Web, and to browse more than 71,000 gay-relevant local events. Also unique to the app is the ?shake-it? or random-friend-maker feature ? a colorful slot machine style screen that when shook, connects users based on their proximity. fabulis is available free of charge at www.fabulis.com and in the Apple iPhone App Store at: http://bit.ly/a094Hx

?fabulis on the iPhone is like carrying the big gay world around in your pocket?

The fabulis iPhone app has five main features:

People ? This section provides users with helpful ways to browse and discover other members.

• The default view, or the ?nearby? tab, lists fabulis members in order of proximity to the user?s current GPS-based location. Unique to this app is the ability to display members who are both using fabulis on the iPhone or Web ? utilizing GPS for mobile users and GEO-IP for Web-based users. Members can also manually click to change their current location to anywhere in the world.
• The ?following? view provides an alphabetical directory of the members the user is following. This enables the users to carry around their own global gay rolodex.
• The browse button enables the user to view members by their fabulis ranking (fabulis ranking is determined by votes from other members and the user?s own activities on fabulis), by their descriptive profile tags (e.g. foodie, traveler, designer), or by city.
• The shake-it button launches the fabulis slot machine, which returns a random fabulis member nearby allowing instant profile view, chat, and ranking display.

Messages ? Enables the user to engage in real-time one-to-one chats with other members who are online via the iPhone or Web.

Plans ? Provides instant access to the largest directory of gay-relevant events in the world. More than 71,000 events are currently available on fabulis, and thousands are added daily.

• The default ?Plans? view shows upcoming popular events nearby to the user?s GPS-based-location. The user can also re-sort the list by date, as well as jump to view event listings in other locations.
• Clicking on an event enables the user to view details about the event, browse the attendees, and check out user-submitted tips for when to go, what to bring, what to wear, and what to expect and when to leave for each event.

Profile ? View the user?s own profile, current ranking, info, and pictures.

Shake It ? Shaking the iPhone from any part of the app will pull up a random profile picture along with the member?s name. Tapping on the picture provides access to the profile, proximity and the ability to connect live using one-on-one messaging.

?fabulis on the iPhone is like carrying the big gay world around in your pocket,? said Chief Executive Officer, Jason Goldberg. ?We have big hopes for fabulis on mobile devices and this is just the start. ?

fabulis has experienced rapid growth since its launch on the Web on April 23, 2010. The website currently boasts more than 53,000 members and grew by more than 40% in the past 30 days. The website?s users are highly engaged; members have answered more than 600,000 user-generated questions on the site and spent more than 300,000,000 fabulis bits (the website?s virtual currency) to vote for people and unlock special features of the site.

About fabulis:

fabulis is the social network that connects gay men and their friends with amazing experiences down the block and around the world. More than 53,000 people use fabulis to discover where to go, what to do, and who to meet. fabulis is available globally free of charge on the Web and as an iPhone application. fabulis is headquartered in New York, NY and has development operations in Pune, India, and Deinze, Belgium.