Cingular offers Rabble moblogging software -- for a fee

Well now it's on. After Sony Ericsson and Google got cozy for some Blogger functionality on SE phones, and Nokia updated their Lifeblog app to 2.0, Cingular is getting in on the moblogging in their own special way: charging you for it. They're now offering Rabble, a java-based mobile blogging platform that is already used by Verizon, and are asking $3 a month for the privilege, the same as Verizon is charging. Its main functionality outside the usual garden-variety moblogging is the proximity functionality that helps you connect with like minded or nearby individuals, and also allows you to limit who can up who can access your blog. Sounds great for networking, but so are blogs in general, so we'll have to wait and see how this flies.

[Via The Wireless Report]