Instant Messaging and Social Media

Instant messaging has become a part of daily life on the web. I use several different services depending on what I want to do and who I want to talk to, I wrote 11/24/06. That was true 2006 and IRC was very popular in the 90's. Not much has changed since then technically. The same basic idea of text messaging is true. Now we can use pictures to identify ourself.

VTT = The Finnis Techncial Researh Institute has collected 38 000 new applications from mobile phones users. The idea of user generated R&D is possible through imaginative use of collaborative Internet based working platforms providing valuable feedback to research teams.

Yesterday IM or Chat appeared on my Facebook. I tested it a few times and the application seems to be cool. Blonde 2.0 is afraid about potential Chat-spammers. It depends on the people using Facebook. Do we have the courage and manners to keep it clean?

Yahoo Adds More Media to IM

Yahoo is one of the largest instant messaging service, with about 27.7 million users in September, up 19 percent from a year earlier, according to data from tracking firm comScore. Time Warner Inc's AOL reported about 30.2 million users.

Helge: I used to use it. Now Yahoo IM occasionally. What made me move to Google?

Yahoo Adds More Media to IM: "Internet media company Yahoo said on Tuesday it is adding media-playing features, large file transfers, new languages and other tools to its instant messaging service.

Helge: Large file transfer isn't a bad idea.

The move comes as a growing number of rivals -- from incumbents like AOL to social network sites like News Corp's MySpace -- boost their positions in the market for instant messaging services.

Helge: There are too many.

Yahoo Messenger 9.0 launched as a test version and has added features similar to ones seen on social networks or media-sharing sites, including extra room to post a picture or other image next to contact names and the ability to share video or photos within a message screen."

Helge: Have to go testing. I'll write more about Yahoo IM later.