The world's largest web-messenger service, Meebo now provides a free iPhone application for its users. Those who own one of Apple's mobile phones can now use their web messenger conveniently while they are on the go.

Some of the features included within the app are:

• Access to all your buddies (AIM, Gmail, Windows Live Messenger, Yahoo, Facebook, Myspace, etc)
• Receive push notifications when you get a new IM, even when the app is closed
• Flick between multiple conversation windows
• Type in landscape and portrait mode
• Manage your chat sessions as you switch back and forth between the Meebo iPhone app and meebo.com
• Synchronized chat history between your iPhone and meebo.com

The Meebo for iPhone app now competes with the great success of eBuddy for the iPhone, which is currently one of the most popular apps within Apple's store.



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Android is a software platform developed by Google which is designed for mobile phones. The first phone to use it was the T-Mobile G1, which has been dubbed the first so called "Google phone". The platform uses many open source technologies and thus paves the way for many applications to be created for it.

Meebo for Android allows you to connect to all your IM accounts from your mobile phone in one easy to use application. It is good to see in just less than a month the Meebo development team have already got an application out to the public:




Meebo for Android
Meebo blog: meebo for android (what I did on my summer hackation)

Meebo have announced they will provide "instant messaging in a box" to various community websites. Think of it as a kind of shoutbox, where users can chat to other users on a website with an established community. The application will be similar to Facebook chat, in the sense a small box will pop-out once clicked, showing users online, with whom you can talk to.

This is yet another great idea from the Meebo ideas factory, but I'm not currently sure who will have access to it. I believe it is open to a selected few websites, with large communities, hoping to profit from ads within the application. If the service becomes publicly available, then expect to see one here.

Source: TechCrunch

Joost, the online TV service which has been a hit since the word go has announced it will integrate its product with the popular web messenger Meebo.

Joost is a service programmed from the creators of Skype and has been hinted to start a new kind of media. Integration with Meebo will make both services better and who wouldn't want to IM friends across multiple IM networks whilst watching television?

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Source: Techcrunch

I've already shown you how to use Meebo within your web browser and I thought it was a good idea as it made using web messengers just that little more practical. Now you can use Meebo specifically for Firefox with a new official addon.

Meebo for Firefox integrates the web messenger well, you can show/ hide your contact list whenever you like, receive toast messages and things are a little more organised.

Although I am a Windows Live Messenger user I think it's tempting to combine my web browser and Messenger within one program. The only use I had for web messengers before was when the server went down, now Meebo has integrated its service into Firefox I believe it opens the door to the everyday user.

Nevertheless, after logging in a tab opens which will keep the main Meebo website open which is necessary to keep you logged onto the service. This means you still log into Meebo via the website and not through the addon. However the addon helps make it simpler and much easier to use.

View a screenshot of the addon in action
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I despise Windows Live Messenger's file transfer, it sure has aged from when it first was released and became a massive success all those years ago. So I thought it was very impressive when a new worker called Matt coded up a full file transfer protocol for the hit web messenger Meebo.

I think this takes Meebo up a level, making it more practical for business users, and despite some restrictions can be very helpful for those in need of sending a quick IM along with a report or spreadsheet:



Source: Meebo blog

The web messenger client known as Meebo has surpassed its millionth member this week just after announcing they have raised $9 Million for the project.

Meebo is the web messenger client of the future. It supports a variety of networks, is jam packed with features and has that professional touch. It uses new programming techniques, heavily armed with AJAX to make using it simple, fast and easy.

Meebo only launched in September 2005, entering a large market. Yet it has made millions from such a simple idea. Why? Because it is different to other web messengers, it's professional touch means more people want to use it. In fact it's only downfall is your school may have blocked access to it.

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