<s>
qeep	B-Language
is	O
a	O
social	O
network	O
for	O
mobile	O
phones	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
license-free	B-License
application	B-Application
,	O
qeep	B-Language
was	O
first	O
released	O
in	O
beta	O
in	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Initially	O
meant	O
for	O
Java	B-Language
mobile	O
owners	O
only	O
,	O
in	O
2011	O
the	O
mobile	B-Application
social	I-Application
network	I-Application
launched	O
an	O
Android	B-Application
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
fall	O
2015	O
there	O
is	O
also	O
a	O
client	O
for	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Device
available	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
qeep	B-Language
can	O
be	O
downloaded	O
free	O
via	O
the	O
website	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
,	O
qeep	B-Language
's	O
Android	B-Application
version	O
is	O
available	O
for	O
free	O
at	O
the	O
Google	B-Application
Play	I-Application
Store	I-Application
(	O
formerly	O
known	O
as	O
Android	B-Application
Market	I-Application
)	O
and	O
for	O
iOS	B-Application
at	O
the	O
Apple	B-Application
App	I-Application
Store	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Any	O
internet-ready	O
mobile	O
phone	O
that	O
supports	O
at	O
least	O
Java	B-Language
MIDP	O
2.0	O
,	O
Android	B-Application
2.3	O
or	O
iOS	B-Application
8	O
is	O
qeep	B-Language
compatible	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
application	B-Application
can	O
work	O
on	O
over	O
1,000	O
different	O
model	O
phones	O
and	O
is	O
available	O
in	O
7	O
different	O
languages	O
:	O
English	O
,	O
German	O
,	O
Spanish	O
,	O
Portuguese	O
,	O
French	O
,	O
Russian	O
and	O
Turkish	O
since	O
July	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Blue	O
Lion	O
mobile	O
GmbH	O
,	O
qeep	B-Language
's	O
parent	O
company	O
,	O
was	O
founded	O
in	O
the	O
summer	O
of	O
2006	O
for	O
the	O
specific	O
purpose	O
of	O
developing	O
and	O
marketing	O
qeep	B-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bertelsmann	O
's	O
support	O
of	O
qeep	B-Language
is	O
an	O
example	O
of	O
their	O
efforts	O
to	O
compete	O
with	O
social	O
networking	O
giants	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
News	O
Corp	O
's	O
MySpace	B-Application
.	I-Application
</s>
<s>
In	O
January	O
2014	O
qeep	B-Language
has	O
hit	O
the	O
25	O
million	O
user	O
mark	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
2012	O
Qeep	B-Language
was	O
awarded	O
3rd	O
prize	O
in	O
the	O
Emotional	O
Closeness	O
category	O
of	O
Nokia	O
's	O
Create	O
for	O
Millions	O
2012	O
developer	O
contest	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Qeep	B-Language
essentially	O
operates	O
as	O
a	O
self-contained	O
software	O
bundle	O
of	O
interactive	O
features	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
qeep	B-Language
messaging	O
service	O
is	O
a	O
short	O
message	O
service	O
internal	O
to	O
the	O
qeep	B-Language
network	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Message	O
content	O
is	O
compressed	O
by	O
a	O
proxy	O
server	O
system	O
and	O
exchanged	O
via	O
GPRS	B-General_Concept
or	O
UMTS	B-Protocol
within	O
the	O
mobile	O
application	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
exception	O
of	O
invitations	O
sent	O
to	O
new	O
members	O
,	O
QMS	O
cannot	O
be	O
sent	O
to	O
mobile	O
phones	O
outside	O
of	O
qeep	B-Language
's	O
network	O
,	O
nor	O
can	O
those	O
messages	O
be	O
read	O
outside	O
of	O
the	O
qeep	B-Language
program	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
qeep	B-Language
does	O
not	O
offer	O
any	O
sort	O
of	O
digital	O
photography	O
software	O
,	O
it	O
does	O
permit	O
mobile	O
phones	O
with	O
built-in	O
camera	O
to	O
take	O
and	O
store	O
pictures	O
within	O
the	O
qeep	B-Language
database	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
photos	O
are	O
organized	O
in	O
individual	O
user	O
's	O
photoblogs	B-Algorithm
,	O
which	O
are	O
preserved	O
in	O
the	O
qeep	B-Language
database	O
rather	O
than	O
on	O
the	O
mobile	O
itself	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rather	O
than	O
sharing	O
their	O
pictures	O
through	O
individual	O
–	O
and	O
expensive	O
–	O
picture	O
messages	O
,	O
users	O
can	O
display	O
daily	O
adventures	O
in	O
their	O
photoblogs	B-Algorithm
,	O
which	O
are	O
linked	O
to	O
their	O
qeep	B-Language
profiles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
simultaneously	O
offers	O
the	O
user	O
near-limitless	O
storage	O
space	O
while	O
also	O
limiting	O
photo	O
access	O
to	O
within	O
the	O
qeep	B-Language
program	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Thus	O
the	O
qeep	B-Language
photoblog	B-Algorithm
system	O
operates	O
along	O
a	O
similar	O
model	O
to	O
online	O
photo	B-Algorithm
sharing	I-Algorithm
networks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
December	O
2009	O
,	O
qeep	B-Language
's	O
application	B-Application
package	I-Application
includes	O
a	O
range	O
of	O
turn-based	O
live	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
games	O
on	O
qeep	B-Language
can	O
all	O
be	O
played	O
solo	O
or	O
in	O
real	O
time	O
against	O
another	O
qeep	B-Language
user	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
“	O
Battleships	O
,	O
”	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
released	O
on	O
qeep	B-Language
,	O
is	O
based	O
upon	O
the	O
classic	O
game	O
of	O
similar	O
name	O
,	O
while	O
“	O
Quadrix	O
”	O
is	O
a	O
Connect	O
Four	O
equivalent	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
March	O
2009	O
,	O
qeep	B-Language
released	O
Crazy	O
8	O
's	O
,	O
a	O
strategic	O
card	O
game	O
,	O
as	O
its	O
fourth	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
FlipChip	O
,	O
a	O
Reversi	O
equivalent	O
,	O
is	O
qeep	B-Language
's	O
fifth	O
game	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
December	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
2012	O
three	O
new	O
games	O
were	O
added	O
to	O
the	O
Android	B-Application
portfolio	O
of	O
qeep	B-Language
mobile	O
games	O
:	O
Gangs	O
of	O
Crime	O
City	O
and	O
Jewels	O
Island	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
three	O
are	O
developed	O
by	O
the	O
Berlin-based	O
mobile	O
entertainment	O
company	O
Softgames	O
,	O
which	O
became	O
qeep	B-Language
's	O
first	O
third-party	O
game	O
partner	O
,	O
unlocking	O
an	O
audience	O
of	O
over	O
13	O
million	O
registered	O
users	O
worldwide	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sound	O
Attacks	O
are	O
mp3	B-Application
audio	I-Application
files	O
built	O
into	O
the	O
qeep	B-Language
network	O
.	O
</s>
