Zorap, a recent winner of the Fall 2009 Demo-God award, has developed a really unique live group audio/visual/media application for social networks.  The Maine-based company has developed a standalone platform as well as a Facebook application which they launched at Demo Fall 2009.  With the Zorap app (just roles off your tongue doesn’t it) you can share almost any type of audio or visual media in private and public group “chat” rooms.

While at first the application seems novel and interesting – the more you use the app and experience the way it really enhances the “social” element of social networking – the more you are hooked.  You can listen to music, watch movie trailers, share photos – you name it – with any of your Facebook friends.  Within the application itself, you can choose content from iMeem and YouTube.  Zorap plans to monetizes various ad streams to offer contextual related products, like tickets, music, and ringtones.

Check out the presentation from Demo Fall 2009 is San Diego a few weeks ago:

Pretty cool huh?!  Clearly they’re just getting started – but Zorap has a ton of potential to make social networks even more social.

All that said, one big opportunity for this type of social media application is to “integrate” with a social gaming platform at some point.  Think of the potential combining the two experiences.  Users playing a game, listening to music and talking trash.  Now that would be cool.  Can’t wait to see what comes next from the Zorap crew!

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