FriendsForMinecraft

Review by minecraftforums: http://www.minecraftforum.net/news/690-friendsforminecraft-fun-with-friends-just-got-easier/

Features:

– Find out what MINECRAFT servers your friends are playing on.
– Share MINECRAFT screenshots with your friends
– One-click join any friend on any server
– Find out the best MINECRAFT servers to play on
– Send messages to MINECRAFT friends no matter what server they are playing on
– See when your friends are online
– Vote on the best servers, worlds and images
– “Take Me There” feature from companion web site (ffmpic.com) and iOS / Android app transport your in-game character to the image or server you’re interested in viewing in more detail.

How it works:
 – client mod written in java, dependent on Forge, installed by installer or manual install in /mods folder of minecraft directory
 – client mod can be installed with a one-click java installer… checks to see if user already has Forge.  Back’s up minecraft.jar
 – client mod requires user registration
 – client mod has GUI accessed by ‘m’ key and has overlay elements that the user can disable/enable
 – client mod allows users to follow other users and create ‘friendships’
 – client mod allows friends to message each other
 – client mod allows users to vote on servers they like, to see popular servers and see which servers their friends are online
 – client mod allows users to see when their friends are online and what server their friends are on, and to join them
 – client utilizes web-sockets to enable notifications of online friends, new messages, new images, votes, etc.
 – client allows user to take a snapshot of their minecraft game play (images) and share with friends, comments, voting
 – supported by extensive back-end services, also created by mod developer
 – companion iPhone app going through iTunes approval process….should be available to public within next 2-3 weeks
 – companion iPhone app is optional, there is no requirement for user to have the iPhone app…they only need the client mod
 – client/server has considerable security features to prevent malicious and accidental harm to user data
 – at no time does the client ever ask for, see, get access to, or store the user’s minecraft.net password
 – client mod does not have easter eggs, cheats and does not, nor ever will, negatively affect gameplayer
 – further details here:  http://www.friendsforminecraft.com/FAQ.html