Meebo.com enables users to setup an account that aggregates all of the popular IM services into one location. Services include: MSN, AIM, Yahoo, ICQ, GoogleTalk, and Jabber.
This site is convenient for several reasons:
- It is more efficient CPU and bandwidth utilization which is important for power users.
- It eliminates the need to install another program on your machine.
- When accessing IM while travelling you can jump right into your accounts when installing a client is prohibitive.
- It provides an alternative means of using IM in the case of being in a wi-fi setting where the firewall configurations prohibits IM usage.\
- It has a widget that can be published to your site allowing easy direct communication with online visitors. For some blogs and sites this may be an effective way to promote more interactivity with visitors and customers.
IM has and is becoming an integral part of personal and professional communication. Many folks have been using it for years but there is still an amazing number of folks who are slowly acclimating. Services like Twitter, IMified and Meebo bring together some valuable tools to advance this communication platform.
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