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Aug 13, 2007
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 I’ve been a huge fan of Meebo ever since the day they started, or rather since the day I heard about them. A website that enables you to chat using your Gmail, Yahoo, Hotmail, AIM and own Meebo account without having the software installed for these IRC’s. It’s simply brilliant, finally someone saw that people don’t always want to install messenger, or Google Talk..they want to use their accounts on any machine anywhere…the chat window is embedded in the actual web page, which can pop-out to create a pretty cool and similar looking window as the actual software-GUI.
I like the young look for the homepage-very sharp. Among Meebo's nice touches are a typing indicator (so you can see if someone is responding to a message you've sent) and a time stamp (so you know when messages arrived). The service's software also lets you mouse over names on your buddy list to see how long they've been connected.
I noticed that it doesn’t require registration, but you get some added functionality if you do choose to register. One extra is a single sign-on for all of your IM accounts. Meebo allows registered users to save chat logs, store conversations, and add personalized touches such as icons and skins to the application.
Just like many new Web-based IM services I’ve come across, Meebo also carries some difficulty notifying you when a new message arrives. To make the browser tab blink, or to set a flashing icon in your system tray, you'd have to download software--which defeats the primary purpose of using a Web-based service, so Meebo doesn't offer this option.
Overall, Meebo gives you a handy way to access your IM account when you're away from your PC. And it's so easy to use that you may want to consider it as a replacement for your bloated desktop client.
So for all my friends who want to chat online but don’t have the software installed, or have firewalls in place that prevent chatting, head over to Meebo. But watch out guys, it might decrease your productivity levels unbelievably!
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