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AT&T has launched a new social networking app, which combines access to Facebook, Twitter, MySpace, and customizable news feeds. It's called the AT&T Social Net App, and it's available as a free download.

"Five of the top 10 searches on our mobile Web portal are for social networking sites, a clear indication of the growing popularity of mobile social networking," says VP of voice and data products, AT&T Mobility and Consumer Markets. Mark Collins. "With this app, we're satisfying the increasing demand for aggregation apps that make it easy for customers to be active in multiple communities simultaneously."

 AT&T Social Net is currently available on the following devices:

LG CU515
LG Neon (GT365)
LG Shine (CU720)
LG VU (CU915)
LG VU (CU920)
LG Xenon (GR500)
Motorola Karma (QA1)
Motorola RAZR V3xx
Motorola RAZR V3xxr
Motorola RAZR V3xxrj
Nokia E71x
Pantech Matrix (C740)
Samsung A737
Samsung A777
Samsung Eternity (A867)
Samsung Impression (A877)
Samsung Jack (i637)
Samsung Propel (A767)
Samsung Propel Pro (i627)
Sony Ericsson C905
Sony Ericsson w580

With the app, users can view and manage their social communities through a single menu and communicate and track events in real time. The user can populate the app with their info, then users can see and respond to tweets, status updates, wall posts, profile comments, photo activity, etc. Users can also access new or unread articles from customized content feeds.

The app was one of the first to be featured in AT&T's Apps Beta program. The company relied heavily on user feedback for this release.

"The feedback generated from Apps Beta helped us confirm some hypotheses and prioritize some features before general release," said Mark Jacobstein, CEO of iSkoot, the company that developed the app. "For example, we focused on ensuring seamless operation on touch-screen devices -- a huge point of interest with Apps Beta users -- and also added server-side content caching to improve app speed and responsiveness."

AT&T Social Net can be downloaded here. It is a free application, but standard messaging rates apply during use of course.