Just weeks after mobile social networks Twitter and 3Jam pulled away from international availability, Limbo has expanded into the foreign realm.

Mobile Internet usage, text message usage and international mobile interactions are all crossing country borders while most mobile social networks remain geographically stagnant. In order for Limbo to become a part of this growing mobile landscape, it made its community available on an international level.

"Limbo's location-aware social network is the first to break international borders," said Jonathon Linner cofounder/CEO of Limbo, Burlington, CA. "The company has beat its rivals to global availability with expansion to over 200 countries."

Limbo is also expanding its iPhone application to international markets.

Limbo's expansion to these markets makes it the world's only location-aware social network where friends can connect across the globe, jetsetters can continue location-sharing when their travel takes them abroad and mobile phone users in almost any country can now take part, according to the company.

Limbo's international growth comes just weeks after text message-based services such as Twitter and 3Jam pulled availability from international markets due to mounting text message costs.

In contrast, mobile phone users from around the worlc can now join Limbo's community through the Internet or mobile Web.

Users of the social site can broadcast where they are and what they are doing, socialize with other members, or play games against each other.

The number of people accessing the Internet from their mobile phone exceeded a half billion this year, according to IDC data.

The Limbo iPhone application was initially released in the United States and is now available in all 62 countries that support the iPhone.

Limbo's iPhone application can be downloaded from the iTunes App Store. Limbo's mobile social network features are available to anyone with a mobile phone.

Limbo is now available in most countries across the Americas, Asia-Pacific, Europe and Africa.

"We did this because we were hearing a lot of people say they would like to keep in touch with their friends and family overseas," Mr. Linner said. "Going international was the next logical step for us."