We’re thrilled to announce that Ribbit Mobile has launched Caller ID 2.0 with a little help from their friends at Ångströ. Ribbit is a division of the venerable British Telecom that’s been chartered to create “Silicon Valley’s first phone company” since they were acquired last year.

Using technology Ångströ developed for tapping into multiple social networks to deliver “news about your network,” Ribbit Mobile can go well beyond merely displaying +1-650-714-5529 when I call someone.

Now, they'll see my latest Tweets; photos I've taken from Flickr; photos of me on Facebook; and my current status on LinkedIn, if we're connected on each of these services.

Together, we hope this new feature helps kick off warmer, wittier, and more social conversations anytime you use Ribbit, as shown in the screenshot.

This little frog has already made a splash in the press. Check out six of the more interesting news articles and blog posts below. Again, congratulations to the whole Ribbit Mobile team!

ßetanews: For those who missed Google Voice beta, Ribbit Mobile opens in beta

“It’s like an instant background check, which Ribbit likened to a personal CRM (customer relationship management) platform. Though it seems almost intrusive, it does only grab publicly disclosed information.”

Technologizer: Ribbit Introduces a Google Voice Competitor

“It has a ‘Caller ID 2.0’ feature that integrates your address book with feeds from sources like Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn in order to show you stuff about the people who have called you.”

GigaOm: Ribbit Mobile’s Launch Shows BT’s Strategy Isn’t Just All Talk

“Consumers are increasingly turning to web-based services such as Facebook, Twitter and instant messaging to communicate with others.”

TMCnet: Ribbit Mobile Launches

“You can see recent updates made by your contacts to their social networks and pictures of your contacts.”

ReadWriteWeb: Ribbit Launches Google Voice Challenger

“Ribbit’s CEO Ted Griggs and co-founder Crick Waters told us yesterday, the company wants users to look at Ribbit Mobile as a “personal customer relationship management (CRM) platform.” To do so, Ribbit Mobile doesn’t just display a caller’s name and phone number. Users can also add notes to every call and [conversations can now take place within a context].”

SFGate: Ribbit offers a fuller Google Voice-like service

“Ribbit Mobile can connect to Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn accounts so you can see a friend’s status while talking, giving you a sense of what that person is up to.”