Meebo has become an extremely popular online instant messenger, and with a status as prestigious as theirs comes clones. With Meebo you can communicate with friends and family from anywhere you have an Internet connection and a browser. And if you want to start your own similar service go checkout the open source version called Soashable (project page).
AOL is embarking on new ground with their next milestone release of the AOL Instant Messenger (AIM). Just yesterday they released AIM 6.8 Beta to the public with a new feature that I'm guessing more people will hate rather than love. That's why it's a good thing it's optional!
Today I was browsing some of the top downloads over at Download.com, and I noticed something really interesting. The number 4 most downloaded application is an instant messenger that has spent a whopping 268 weeks (5+ years) on their Top 50 Most Downloaded chart.
One of the things people like to do with Google's products is search through their source code looking for any possible hints of features to come. As nerds users it is our duty to do that, and the new Gmail 2.0 is no exception.
A new version of Yahoo Messenger is launching today with all kinds of new features. Among the changes in Yahoo! Messenger 9.0 beta are a redesigned interface. With over 94 million users, it's an important communication tool for many people. The changes that they've made will make communication among the millions of users easier, and perhaps even more enjoyable.
This is just an F.Y.I. If you use a version of Windows Live Messenger or MSN Messenger other than the most recent Live Messenger version 8.1 on Windows XP or Vista, you're going to be forced to upgrade within the next few weeks.
We’ve talked about Secunia’s online software inspector before. It doesn’t require that you download any application, and it operates completely through your browser. The purpose of using it is to find out-dated software on your computer.
Many people spend a lot of their time during the day chatting online with friends. It can be a fun way to pass some time and catch up with what your friends are doing, but is it secure?
I had almost completely forgotten about ICQ, the messenger that 10 years ago was “the” messenger service to have. People including myself didn’t mind remembering the long ICQ ID number to log in, and it really changed the way people communicated over the Internet. It’s a classic, and I’m sure most of you at some point used it.
Cerulean Studios is the creator of Trillian, a desktop instant messenger that lets you connect to multiple networks simultaneously, but they are looking to move into the world that Meebo has already well established themselves in.
