Microsoft have been known for blocking links stupidly in the past. But I think this one takes the bullet ... you can now longer receive links to to the hit web messenger eBuddy within Messenger! mess.be had this to say on the issue:
Microsoft have made a mistake from blocking things from day one, it is an inefficient system that was poorly coded and even made Messenger slower. Blocking one of the most successful services to take advantage of their product was an error of judgement and like I said last week Microsoft don't seem to be pleasing those who work closely with their products.
Source: mess.be
A considerable number of people may have, for whatever reason, reported the popular web-based IM client through the Report abuse option that's sitting in every "Help" menu since version 8.1. But I'm not even seeing those hardly annoying, automated "I'm using eBuddy.com!" messages anymore.
Or perhaps Microsoft just accidentally blocked the site of a competitor... again. But while last week's mistake was corrected in less than a day, the ban on eBuddy.com has first been noticed by Messer Bram already last Wednesday.
Either way, it's probably yet another example of a safe URL being blocked as part of Messenger's inefficient worms and SPIM filter. Both parties were contacted and I'm awaiting their reaction.
Microsoft have made a mistake from blocking things from day one, it is an inefficient system that was poorly coded and even made Messenger slower. Blocking one of the most successful services to take advantage of their product was an error of judgement and like I said last week Microsoft don't seem to be pleasing those who work closely with their products.
Source: mess.beNew screenshot of Windows Live Web Messenger, beta soon!
on Sat 17 Nov 2007 (15:38 GMT) (19950 views)
on Sat 17 Nov 2007 (15:38 GMT) (19950 views)
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 MessengerJoost, 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: TechcrunchHave 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 homepageI'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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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 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.
Source: eBuddy blog Visit the eBuddy website View our web messenger pageOK 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...
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 PSPI 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 blogTechnology 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 blogThe 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
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