Computer Hope
Other => Computer News => Topic started by: honvetops on May 03, 2007, 04:13:17 AM
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For those of you who prefer to surf the Web in Internet cafes, there's reason to cheer!
Yahoo! has announced beginning offering a Web-based version of its Instant Messenger (IM) that works inside a Web browser, thus doing away with the need to install and run a separate software program.
The service is sure to appeal to travellers and professionals on-the-go, not to mention those whose companies block IM software downloads on their internal servers for security reasons.
As of now, Yahoo!'s Web-based IM service is available in India, Brazil, Malaysia, the Philippines, USA, and Vietnam, with plans to expand to more countries within a year, sources at Yahoo! said.
A unique feature of Yahoo!'s Web-based IM is 'archive,' whereby users will be able to search back to find all of their previous conversations with any of their IM contacts. Another plus point is the service will allow users to manage 10 or more simultaneous conversations in just one IM window.
Announcing the service, Brad Garlinghouse, Yahoo!'s Senior Vice President in charge of Communications, said Internet is fast evolving from a static experience, where a Web page is just that, to one where a Web page behaves more like a traditional desktop computer application.
He said too many people have been restricted from using IM services till date, and that with the new service, Yahoo! intends to cast the IM net wider.
Garlinghouse also suggested that Yahoo! sees an opportunity in the new service as a possible intersection between social networking Web sites and real-time IM communications. However, he gave no timeline as to when such a thing might materialize.
According to comScore Data, nearly 46 percent of Web users in India log on from Internet cafes. And, globally, Yahoo! comes in at second position in terms of Instant Messaging services, with approximately 88.5 million IM users worldwide.
( I like Yahoo, I can't understand why its value is not even close to Google? )
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http://www.techtree.com/India/News/Yahoo_Puts_IM_inside_the_Web/551-80877-643.html
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MSN has had that for ages.
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i didn't know that ! I tried pal talk like 10 years ago and then messenger about 8 , the quality was so poor, I just started using the 1-900 numbers. :-X
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Here: http://webmessenger.msn.com (http://webmessenger.msn.com)
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I'll look into that tonight when i get home.... no use looking at it here on the [ micron abacus model ]!
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Micron what?
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Micron what?
http://qi-journal.com/culture.asp?-token.SearchID=Abacus
Micron Electronics :'(
Genuine(r) II cpu
Intel MMX Technology (wheeeewwwww)
64.0MB RAM << hold on to your seat !!!
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There have been web-based clients available for most IM networks for a long time now.
I believe this may be a step in the right direction though, one being officially made by the company that produces the IM client and network.
Another plus point is the service will allow users to manage 10 or more simultaneous conversations in just one IM window.
I prefer Gaim, it's had that feature for ages.
Tabbed chat anyone?
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They're probably launching it to coincide with the Disney kiddie social-engineering plan...
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This is bringing back bad memories of talking to my ex with AIM Express...
Tabbed chat anyone?
I'm not sure why, but I've always been against tabs. It made me so reluctant to upgrade to AOL 9.0. But now that I've been using it for awhile, I could never revert.
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This is bringing back bad memories of talking to my ex with AIM Express...
Tabbed chat anyone?
I'm not sure why, but I've always been against tabs. It made me so reluctant to upgrade to AOL 9.0. But now that I've been using it for awhile, I could never revert.
It's because you are American!
And why do you always talk about girlfriends?
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It's because I am American!
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Tabs rock, I can't use chat or the web without them.
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YIM web version is better than MSN web version I think. But still Google rocks.
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I'd say Miranda IM Portable (http://portableapps.com/apps/internet/miranda_portable)is another option to get IM capability without installing the software on your hard drive.
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Gaim portable (http://portableapps.com/apps/internet/gaim_portable) is what I use on my flash drive and my PC.
I never liked Miranda, not sure why.
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I downloaded msn on my computer and just copied all the files
to my flash drive and that makes it a portable messenger ;D
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Not necessarily.