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BuddyUpdates: Keep Up with your AIM Friends’ Status Updates

abhijeet — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 19:53:54 +0000

BuddyUpdates is a cool service from AOL which lets you stay up to date with your AIM buddies’ status updates in various other social networking sites like twitter, delicious, Facebook, MySpace and many other sites. It covers almost all the main social media sharing networks.

When you visit the website it allows you to download a plugin for your AIM messenger which further facilitates the process of checking your friends’ updates within your AIM chat window. The updates appear as alerts in your chat window and you can read them instantly or at a later time.

We have seen such features in multi-protocol IM clients like Pidgin and Digsby but this time it has been introduced by AOL itself and hence AIM fans need not rely on third party products or log on to other sharing sites again and again to check their friends updates.

Check out BuddyUpdates @ www.buddyupdates.aim.com ( Contributed by Abhijeet from Jeet Blog )

Dexrex: Store AIM, GTalk, MSN, Yahoo, Skype Chat History Online

Kaly — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 10:56:17 +0000

Dexrex is a web-based multi-protocol instant messaging program that lets you store and manage your chat history (IM conversations) online. Easily archive all of your chat conversations in one place, access and search conversations from any PC, share conversations with friends and so on. All major IM clients including AOL Instant Messager (AIM), Google Talk / Jabber, Windows Live Meesnger (WLM), Skype and Yahoo! Messenger are supported.

There are two ways to use Dexrex.

(2) Alternatively, you can download the Dexrex addon for your chat program. In the latter case, Dexter automatically monitors your chat conversations and stores them in your online account. Currently it offers addons for AIM, Pidgin and Skype.

Features:

Store, search, share, and access your chat history whenever and wherever you want.
Upload and export existing conversations to Dexter.
Supported chat clients: AIM, Windows Live Messenger, Skype, Yahoo! Messenger, Pidgin, Trillian, Digsby, Miranda, Instantbird, Meca, Mercury, Emesene, and MSN.
Login and chat with contacts online using your existing username and pass.
Blackberry usres: Store your SMS messages online.
And more … For more details check out the Dexrex demo video below.

Dexrex Intro Video

Check out Dexrex @ www.dexrex.com

Heysan: Chat with Friends Online from Mobile Phone

Kaly — Sat, 31 May 2008 07:25:44 +0000

Heysan is a multi-protocol online instant messaging client that allows you to chat with your MSN, AIM, ICQ, Yahoo and GTalk buddies from your mobile phone. No need to download or install anything. Go to m.heysan.com using your mobile browser, select the messenger you want to use, enter login details and login.

Features:

Login to your favorite messenger and chat with friends from your mobile phone.
Supported IM programs: MSN, AIM, ICQ, Yahoo and GTalk.
No registration or sign up required. You can use your existing IM username and pass.
Works with every mobile phone that has internet capability.

As usual, if you don’t have an unlimited data plan, make sure to check with your mobile carrier regarding the data usage fees.

Visit Heysan@ www.heysan.com