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The subtitle is the mark of a long and excruciating pain that I went through when seeing that almost every week or so there was a blog from the Yahoo! Instant Messenger team that said nothing. Nothing of interest, actually: old features presented, the emoticonsÂ’ story (wasnÂ’t exciting at all, a lis read more »
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Socializing via instant messenger services has come to grow on us and become an ever increasing part of our online lives. Worrying for some, not worth looking into for others, chatting is a damned good pass-time activity. And, like any other product that has come to be successful, it is constantly read more »
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Hell hath no fury like an Instant Messenger user scorn, a famous line from William Congreve could be adapted to suit present reality. Among a slew of successful features being added to Yahoo!Â’s Messenger with the various versions, there are a number of infamous ones that have taken the blunt of the wrath. Usually, itÂ’s the little things that matter, and deservedly so: what is with the message format and why has it been changed, countless messages to the Sunnyvale-based company read during the we... read more »
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On Tuesday we asked for your favorite instant messaging applications, and over 550 comments later, we've culled it down to the most popular five. From web-based chat to desktop clients to tools that combine IM, email, and social networking, your nominations spanned a wide range of instant messaging applications. Let's take a closer look at the five most voted-for apps, and face them off against each other in a final showdown to crown the ultimate favorite.
Digsby (Windows)
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The people at About.com have launched a voting session, asking users around the world to vote their favorite instant messaging client as well as the most improved instant messenger and other several sections. Obviously, Yahoo Messenger, one of the most popular application of this kind, is placed among the favorites to win the competition, currently being placed on the 3rd position. Digsby leads the "Best Instant Messenger Experience" while Meebo, the service that lets you talk with your friends ... read more »
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We all know instant messaging has great potential to lead down the path of non-productivity, but researchers at Ohio State University and University of California have found it can be a productivity booster—if used efficiently. Co-author of the study Kelly Garret explains:"It is not the case that people are engaging in extensive conversations or trying to resolve complex problems over this very limited medium. Instead, people are using the technology to solicit answers to quick questions from colleagues and coordinate their conversations at more convenient times."We've showed you how to firewall your attention at the office, including using your instant messenger client to signal your avail read more »
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Web service IM Feeds notifies you via instant messenger if an RSS feed has updated—like a package tracking feed, a special friend's blog, or news site you're tracking closely. To sign up, send an instant message with the word "join" to the IM Feeds bot on one of the four services that it currently supports—AIM (imfeeds), MSN Messenger (msn@imfeeds.com), Yahoo Messenger (imfeeds), or Google Talk (imfeeds@gmail.com). Then, choose your login name to manage your feed notifications and you're on your way. IM Feeds updates at a fixed five-minute interval to keep your feeds fresh. IM Feeds [via Web Worker Daily]
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Yahoo Messenger is a free service that allows you to see when friends come online and to send them instant messages. It also can alert you to new e-mail in your Yahoo Mail or Yahoo Personals accounts, or when you have upcoming events recorded in your Yahoo Calendar. read more »
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