Apple’s iPad has quickly become one of the most popular tablet computers currently on the market. These devices are thin computers with a large color touchscreen and are capable of running many apps available for download through Apple’s App Store. These apps can be downloaded with a mobile broadband connection, though you will need a good connection to download the apps at the fastest speeds.

Another great way to use your iPad is by downloading and installing social networking apps. With these apps, you can connect and share information with your friends and colleagues who area also on the same social networks. There are several iPad social networking apps, but here are the five most popular ones.

#1 – Friendly

Facebook users can share information on their iPad with this app. Since Facebook is the most popular social network on the Internet, this is a very popular app. It has a simple interface that will let you share information, check your friends status updates and upload pictures.

#2 – WordPress

This popular blogging platform has an app available for iPad users, making it very simple to update your blog from anywhere with mobile broadband. It is a free app and even supports video uploads, though it is always best to make sure you are connected at the fastest mobile broadband connection speed, as video files can be very large.

#3 – IM+ Lite

With this app, you can send instant messages to your friends on several of the most popular instant messenger clients, such as AIM, Google Talk, MSN, iChat, ICQ, Myspace, Facebook and Jabber.

#4 -Twitter

An official Twitter client is available for iPad, which allows you to send tweets to everyone you are following on the social networking site and also read tweets from those that you are following. It is a free app download and you will receive tweets from users you are following in real time.

#5 – GetGlue

This social networking site allows you to share the TV shows and movies you are watching with your friends. Plus, there are added benefits, like earning sticker sheets of your favorite titles that will be sent to you in the mail. You can even share information while watching high quality streaming video from services like YouTube, Netflix and Hulu Plus. Also, this app can be downloaded from the App Store for free.

This is a guest article by Ruben Corbo, a writer for the website Broadband Expert where you can find internet service providers in your area and compare prices on different deals for your wireless internet and mobile broadband needs.