Untangling the Web III: Instant Gratification
Instant Messaging has been around almost as long as the internet itself. And before Instant Messaging, there were message boards and chat rooms. It can be an easy way to keep in touch with your real-world friends, a way to chat with the folks you meet online or an effective tool to communicate with the people you work with. Unfortunately, for far too long Instant Messaging has required downloading and installing one of a myriad of programs. This makes it a hassle when your workplace won’t allow you to install programs or if you’re at a public computer. Thankfully, several online applications have been created in the last couple years that make it possible to send and receive instant messages from your web browser. I’ve got two IM applications I want to focus on today: Meebo and Google Talk. I’m also going to discuss an IM-like application called Twitter.
Like a lot of you reading this, I spend a great deal of time online. There are also times I need to be at computers other than my home PC. In order to best keep in touch with my friends, of both the virtual and real-world variety, I need applications that move beyond the desktop. I need applications that I can use anywhere. Which is why I use Meebo and Google Talk for Instant Messaging. Twitter, while not an Instant Messaging application, is another way to keep in contact with your friends and let them know what you’re up to.
02.16.08What a tangled Web we browse
I’m going to try something new this week, and write a series of posts called “Untangling the Web.” There are a lot of great services out there on the web that you may not know about, and I aims to change that. Starting Monday, you can expect 1-2 posts in this series every day, until I wrap things up on Saturday. I look forward to having you along for the ride.
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