Tag - Web-Messenger
Meebo offer Facebook like chat to other social websites
on Sat 19 Jul 2008 (10:40 GMT)
on Sat 19 Jul 2008 (10:40 GMT)
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
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
New eBuddy Mobile Messenger beta
on Thu 05 Jun 2008 (16:17 GMT)
on Thu 05 Jun 2008 (16:17 GMT)
eBuddy have just started a new limited beta test of the latest version of their Mobile Messenger application.
An update to the previous versions that we have featured (and tutorial-ised) in the past, the new beta - version 0.99 - has a cool new interface and some great new features, including:
We'll be posting more screenshots soon and will keep you updated with information about when you can get your hands on the latest version.
An update to the previous versions that we have featured (and tutorial-ised) in the past, the new beta - version 0.99 - has a cool new interface and some great new features, including:
- Login using your eBuddy ID so you can sign into all your accounts (Windows Live Messenger, Yahoo! Messenger, AIM, Google Talk and MySpace IM) at once
- Take a picture using your phone and use it as your display picture
- More ways to sort your contact list
- Support for Blackberry phones
We'll be posting more screenshots soon and will keep you updated with information about when you can get your hands on the latest version.
New screenshot of Windows Live Web Messenger, beta soon!
on Sat 17 Nov 2007 (15:38 GMT)
on Sat 17 Nov 2007 (15:38 GMT)
I've been busy labelling a new screenshot of Windows Live Web Messenger to show you all the features that will be available when the service launches into public beta, which should be quite soon. The features include:
The feedback page is up, the dogfood entrance site has been updated, and it's actually being recognised by Microsoft, so how much longer until we get to play with the only Windows Live wave 2 product not to have been properly revealed yet?
>> New screenshot of Windows Live Web Messenger
- Ability to change your display name, display picture, personal message and status
- Similar look to Windows Live Messenger PC client
- Send emoticons and nudges
- Contact options including groups and word-wheel searching
- No more multiple windows! Multi-chat view to show mini stacked conversations or full window view to show one conversation and then choose others from a list on the right
The feedback page is up, the dogfood entrance site has been updated, and it's actually being recognised by Microsoft, so how much longer until we get to play with the only Windows Live wave 2 product not to have been properly revealed yet?
>> New screenshot of Windows Live Web Messenger
Joost and Meebo integrate to allow IM with TV
on Thu 08 Nov 2007 (20:59 GMT)
on Thu 08 Nov 2007 (20:59 GMT)
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?
>> View a screenshot of this in action
>> Source: Techcrunch
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?
>> View a screenshot of this in action
>> Source: Techcrunch
A web messenger with webcam! We bring you ... IMO
on Sat 27 Oct 2007 (16:54 GMT)
on Sat 27 Oct 2007 (16:54 GMT)
Have you ever noticed that the popular web messengers never have webcam functionality? Well we received an email from imo.im informing us of a large update to their web messenger.
After exploring IMO's features I can tell you it is very basic but the potential it has is huge. It is the only web messenger I know of that has webcam support. Its interface has potential, I think it just needs a designer to spice it up. The simple, compact design makes it a great portable web messenger fully implemented with JavaScript and a secure connection.
Before you login you have the opportunity to use other IM systems such as Google Talk, Yahoo! Messenger and AIM. On login it will put the contact list to one side and on the other side there is an input box allowing you to log into a second account.
Currently the main features are:
This is only the alpha version so be sure to keep checking back because new features will be springing up soon (I, myself have suggested a few).
>> Visit the IMO homepage
After exploring IMO's features I can tell you it is very basic but the potential it has is huge. It is the only web messenger I know of that has webcam support. Its interface has potential, I think it just needs a designer to spice it up. The simple, compact design makes it a great portable web messenger fully implemented with JavaScript and a secure connection.
Before you login you have the opportunity to use other IM systems such as Google Talk, Yahoo! Messenger and AIM. On login it will put the contact list to one side and on the other side there is an input box allowing you to log into a second account.
Currently the main features are:
- The ability to use webcam
- Add a custom status
- Search Buddies
- Add Buddies
- Delete Buddies
- Use more than one account
- Use different IM's
- And the ability to link your accounts
This is only the alpha version so be sure to keep checking back because new features will be springing up soon (I, myself have suggested a few).
>> Visit the IMO homepage
Firefox addon now available for Meebo
on Thu 18 Oct 2007 (17:30 GMT)
on Thu 18 Oct 2007 (17:30 GMT)
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
>> Download Meebo for Firefox
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
>> Download Meebo for Firefox
eBuddy introduces group chatting and conference calling
on Mon 15 Oct 2007 (19:00 GMT)
on Mon 15 Oct 2007 (19:00 GMT)
Web messengers are becoming more popular and more complex. All the time we report on interesting new features added to web messengers that have caught up with the main stream market. You can now have conference calls and group chats with eBuddy, opening a space for business users to keep updated with no programs installed.
>> Source: eBuddy blog
>> Visit the eBuddy website
>> View our web messenger page
The actual feature is pretty straightforward, you can now start group chats with all your buddies that are on the MSN, Yahoo or AIM networks. This means you can start a MSN groupchat, a Yahoo groupchat or an AIM groupchat, not one with mixed contacts.
We have added some other nifty features like being able to give a group chat a name, so that you can find it easily, and being able to filter contacts when you invite them.
We have added some other nifty features like being able to give a group chat a name, so that you can find it easily, and being able to filter contacts when you invite them.
>> Source: eBuddy blog
>> Visit the eBuddy website
>> View our web messenger page
The new buddy for the PSP
on Sat 29 Sep 2007 (12:17 GMT)
on Sat 29 Sep 2007 (12:17 GMT)
OK so you're at a cafe in London and you have picked up a few unsecured wireless networks on your laptop, so you connect and then talk to some of your mates/business employees on MSN, Yahoo, GTalk etc. And you're talking about something really important:
And your laptop battery dies! So what do you do? You pull out your PSP and go to m.ebuddy.com. It then loads up a special eBuddy website that is dedicated for the PSP that the real nice guys from eBuddy have created just for you.
Why did they do this? Well according to their blog they are getting more and more people using the normal eBuddy on the PSP:
So what does it consist of? It has a simple interface that doesn't take long to load and has all the features you need. Sure it doesn't have everything, just the essentials to make instant messaging portable.
>> Source: eBuddy blog
>> eBuddy for the PSP
Nathan says (13:00): What am I getting for my Birthday?
Emily says (13:01): Well I am thinking of buying you...
Emily says (13:01): Well I am thinking of buying you...
And your laptop battery dies! So what do you do? You pull out your PSP and go to m.ebuddy.com. It then loads up a special eBuddy website that is dedicated for the PSP that the real nice guys from eBuddy have created just for you.
Why did they do this? Well according to their blog they are getting more and more people using the normal eBuddy on the PSP:
Every month we are seeing more and more users chatting with our Mobile Internet version on a Playstation Portable. Therefore, we decided to develop a brand new version, specially designed for the PSP ... and we just released it!
So what does it consist of? It has a simple interface that doesn't take long to load and has all the features you need. Sure it doesn't have everything, just the essentials to make instant messaging portable.
>> Source: eBuddy blog
>> eBuddy for the PSP
Meebo introduces file transfers
on Thu 13 Sep 2007 (20:10 GMT)
on Thu 13 Sep 2007 (20:10 GMT)
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
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:
You'll notice that there's a new bright and shiny button on the IM window toolbar (the white square with the swanky green arrow). We've tried to make the whole transfer process as easy as we could, so all you have to do is click a button and upload a file. The receiver on the other end will get a link to click on (similar to a meebo rooms invite) and all they have to do is click and accept. We're only allowing meebo account holders to send files, but anyone can receive... even your friends who are not on meebo (but should be =p). We're not quite supporting this feature in Safari yet, but hopefully soon!
>> Source: Meebo blog
eBuddy works like a charm with the iPhone
on Fri 17 Aug 2007 (12:06 GMT)
on Fri 17 Aug 2007 (12:06 GMT)
Technology has been changing in recent years, we are moving away from using applications on our desktops and we are trying to use services when they are convenient to us. RSS updates on our mobile phones, social networking websites working on our palm tops, using the Internet on my gaming console; you get the idea.
All this may seem good but I'm not really into it. I don't check my email on my Nintendo Wii, I don't use Facebook/ MySpace on my mobile phone, nor do I use web messengers designed to be more portable. Well the iPhone has changed this. The screen is large enough to provide a good user experience, just look at the video made by Vincent Manuhuwa using eBuddy below:
You can clearly see using eBuddy is quick, clean and easy to use. Although Trillian Astra for the iPhone may have the charm of a flashy design, I could see myself using eBuddy wherever I am.
>> Visit eBuddy
>> View the andyman's thread on eBuddy for mobile
>> Source: eBuddy blog
All this may seem good but I'm not really into it. I don't check my email on my Nintendo Wii, I don't use Facebook/ MySpace on my mobile phone, nor do I use web messengers designed to be more portable. Well the iPhone has changed this. The screen is large enough to provide a good user experience, just look at the video made by Vincent Manuhuwa using eBuddy below:
You can clearly see using eBuddy is quick, clean and easy to use. Although Trillian Astra for the iPhone may have the charm of a flashy design, I could see myself using eBuddy wherever I am.
>> Visit eBuddy
>> View the andyman's thread on eBuddy for mobile
>> Source: eBuddy blog
Web messenger for the iPhone: Trillian Astra
on Wed 11 Jul 2007 (21:30 GMT)
on Wed 11 Jul 2007 (21:30 GMT)
The Apple iPhone has dominated the media over the past couple of weeks, and it even seems to have wormed its way into the world of Messenger (despite it being a Microsoft product designed for Windows). The device is sure to change how those bulky, bloated palmtops are designed but that doesn't stop people getting into the inner working of the phone.
Although web messengers such as Meebo have added temporary support for the iPhone (by adding a submit button, rather than relying on a key press), there is one web messenger that is providing full support and is designed specifically for the iPhone.
Trillian Astra, the highly awaited new IM client, will provide an iPhone web messenger. It has been designed to look like other applications on the iPhone. Unfortunately you cannot get your hands on it yet, but it is suspected that alpha testers will receive a build this week.
It just shows how web messengers are evolving, and becoming much more portable. Just a couple of years ago they were rare, difficult to use and lacked in features. Now they have been seriously popular and huge money making scripts.
>> View screenshots of Trillian Astra for the iPhone in action
>> Learn more about Trillian Astra
>> Source: Cerulean Studios' Blog
Although web messengers such as Meebo have added temporary support for the iPhone (by adding a submit button, rather than relying on a key press), there is one web messenger that is providing full support and is designed specifically for the iPhone.
Trillian Astra, the highly awaited new IM client, will provide an iPhone web messenger. It has been designed to look like other applications on the iPhone. Unfortunately you cannot get your hands on it yet, but it is suspected that alpha testers will receive a build this week.
It just shows how web messengers are evolving, and becoming much more portable. Just a couple of years ago they were rare, difficult to use and lacked in features. Now they have been seriously popular and huge money making scripts.
>> View screenshots of Trillian Astra for the iPhone in action
>> Learn more about Trillian Astra
>> Source: Cerulean Studios' Blog
Windows Live Web Messenger ... coming soon?
on Sun 17 Jun 2007 (20:26 GMT)
on Sun 17 Jun 2007 (20:26 GMT)
Ever since Windows Live was announced in November 2005 a new version of Microsoft's official web messenger for MSN/Windows Live Messenger has been expected.
The first release of Windows Live Messenger came around in June 2006 but Windows Live Web Messenger was nowhere to be seen. Now, nearly a year later, there has still been no sign of it and people continue to struggle with the outdated, slow and featureless MSN Web Messenger.
Rival instant messaging networks such as Yahoo! Messenger and Google Talk have released their own fresh web messengers fairly recently and even third-parties such as eBuddy have taken advantage of the lack of progress from Microsoft and released very good web messengers that support Windows Live Messenger.
It is known that Windows Live Web Messenger is in development, but how much longer will it be?
Well, earlier this year LiveSide said that Microsoft's "next generation web messenger" will be around "this summer" (whether it will be in the form of a private or public beta or even the final release has yet to be discovered), and earlier this week Microsoft commented that "Changes are coming in a future release" in response to a suggestion to improve MSN Web Messenger on the private Windows Live beta Connect site.
So will Windows Live Web Messenger finally make an appearance this summer? It seems increasingly likely but all we can do is wait and see.
>> View our list of existing web messengers
The first release of Windows Live Messenger came around in June 2006 but Windows Live Web Messenger was nowhere to be seen. Now, nearly a year later, there has still been no sign of it and people continue to struggle with the outdated, slow and featureless MSN Web Messenger.
Rival instant messaging networks such as Yahoo! Messenger and Google Talk have released their own fresh web messengers fairly recently and even third-parties such as eBuddy have taken advantage of the lack of progress from Microsoft and released very good web messengers that support Windows Live Messenger.
It is known that Windows Live Web Messenger is in development, but how much longer will it be?
Well, earlier this year LiveSide said that Microsoft's "next generation web messenger" will be around "this summer" (whether it will be in the form of a private or public beta or even the final release has yet to be discovered), and earlier this week Microsoft commented that "Changes are coming in a future release" in response to a suggestion to improve MSN Web Messenger on the private Windows Live beta Connect site.
So will Windows Live Web Messenger finally make an appearance this summer? It seems increasingly likely but all we can do is wait and see.
>> View our list of existing web messengers