Rebtel launch Facebook application

I know Ewan has written quite a bit about Rebtel in the past, so no doubt he’ll be pleased to hear the news that they’ve just launched their own Facebook application.

Reb Me allows Facebook users to create local numbers for global friends across their Facebook network direct from the Facebook site. The application allows users to add a ‘Reb me!’ box onto their profile so friends can instantly create a local number for them. New users receive 10 minutes of credit with which to try the Rebtel service, and another five minutes each time a friend they’ve invited adds the application and makes a call.

“Facebook is the world’s fastest growing online community, home to a new generation of globalized young people with friends and social networks spread across the planet. There is no reason in the world why they should be wasting their money on exorbitant rates for international calling,” said Hjalmar Winbladh, founder and CEO. “Reb Me was designed specifically for Facebook and is lean and clean. Like Facebook, Rebtel’s mission is to make communicating simple, affordable, and convenient as possible.”

To install the app into your Facebook profile, just click here. I’ve got it installed on my profile – although only having Ewan as a contact right now and the fact he’s only a few miles away from me doesn’t exactly make much sense 🙂