Flixster, the world`s biggest online movie community, is getting even bigger
this week by releasing its first fully native Blackberry application and a major
update to its popular Android app - simultaneously reaching a new milestone of 8
million mobile users.
Flixster 2.0 for the Android launched today, adding integration with Facebook
Connect, a newsfeed for up-to-date friend ratings, and other enhancements.
Flixster also submitted its first fully native version for the Blackberry, which
is expected to be available at the Blackberry App World soon. The beta version
of Flixster for the Blackberry is already among the smartphone`s top 40 free
apps.
Flixster`s mobile "Movies" app remains one of the top 5 entertainment apps for
the iPhone, and is installed on 1 in 5 iPhones in the U.S.
As Flixster continues building its mobile presence, it crossed 8 million users
for the first time in its history this week, adding to the 20 million monthly
unique visitors it attracts on the Internet through Flixster.com and the
"Movies" application on Facebook, in addition to its presence on MySpace and
Bebo. Flixster`s mobile user base has more than doubled in 2009 alone.
"Flixster is one of the few apps that`s a top download on all four leading
smartphone platforms - the iPhone, Android, Blackberry and the Palm Pre," said
Joe Greenstein, co-founder and CEO of Flixster. "Highly mobile moviegoers like
to make their movie choices at the last minute, and Flixster has become a habit
for them. In fact, more than 75 percent of Flixster`s mobile users are active,
returning to Flixster frequently when they`re deciding what movie to see."
On average, mobile Flixster users rate a movie every five seconds and stream 140
trailers per minute, Greenstein said.
Launched in January 2006, Flixster now offers its users access to more than 2.2
billionuser movie ratings and more than 19,000 movie trailers, plus quizzes,
games, photos and details about more than 75,000 movies. Visit Flixster at
www.flixster.com for more details.