Buzzd let me know that their free application is now available for the BlackBerry Storm and for Canadian BlackBerry users!

buzzd delivers editorially driven event and venue information, along with up-to-the-minute reviews and ratings from other members of the buzzd community. Users can browse and search continuously updated event feeds, which include pricing, location, and event details as well as the firsthand ratings and reviews posted from the event by other members in real-time.

Event and venue information is courtesy of Citysearch, Flavorpill, Time Out, MyOpenBar, last.fm, Upcoming.org and many other local content providers. User-generated feedback for “real-time” activity about venues and events is also layered at the top of event listings throughout the platform.

Head on over to mobile.buzzd.com from your BlackBerry Browser to download it OTA or buzzd.com/download from your desktop computer.

Visit buzzd.com for more info or check out the full press release after the jump.

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Today buzzd unveiled its free BlackBerry application in the BlackBerry App World.

Buzzd gives BlackBerry users location-based guides making it easy to find a place to eat or grab some drinks, search for local events and more!

buzzd is the premier location-sensitive city guide and social network for your mobile phone. buzzd answers “what’s going on around me right now?™” by delivering up-to-the-minute info on bars, restaurants, concerts and events in a specific set location. buzzd features listings from Flavorpill, Time Out, Citysearch, ZAGAT, Upcoming as well as real-time posts (“buzzes”) from members of the buzzd community. Create a profile, add/invite friends and – if you post a “buzz” – it is sent as a text-message to your nearby friends in the network.

Buzzd also allows you to add events to your BlackBerry Calendar, send updates from buzzd to Twitter and it is fully integrated with your maps application for getting directions and locating a venue. You can also take pictures and post them for other buzzd members to see.

Up till now buzzd was available only through their mobile website. Buzzd does not require GPS because it uses Cell IDs to determine your location, the first application in the BlackBerry App World to do so.

Check out buzzd in the BlackBerry App World and let me know what you think!

Source: NYT

PRESS RELEASE

Toronto – October 29, 2008 – The BlackBerry Partners Fund LP, a $150 million venture capital fund formed to focus on applications and services for the BlackBerry® and other mobile platforms, announced today that the Fund has made investments in buzzd, Digby and WorldMate.

“Since its inception this past May, the BlackBerry Partners Fund has had the opportunity to review thousands of business plans from companies focused on developing the next generation of business and consumer applications for BlackBerry and other smartphone platforms,” said John Albright, Co-Managing Partner of the BlackBerry Partners Fund.

“Today, we are announcing investments in companies that are leaders in the mobile application marketplace.”

“Around the world, people are becoming increasingly reliant on mobile devices in every facet of their lives, whether for business or personal use,” said Kevin Talbot, Co-Managing Partner of the BlackBerry Partners Fund. “To capitalize on this unprecedented market opportunity, the BlackBerry Partners Fund is helping entrepreneurs drive innovation and develop cutting-edge mobile applications and services with a compelling user experience.
Our goal is to be the primary destination for entrepreneurs that are building behavior changing smartphone applications and that are determined to be the architects of the mobile ecosystem of the future.”

BlackBerry Partners Fund is proud to announce the following investments:

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