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Instant Messaging

Flixter Launches Community Meebo Chat Integration Tonight. Sreenshots Here

October 28, 2008

Tonight @ 9pm PT Flixster launches its Meebo Community IM integration, the service which adds instant messaginging functionality to any website (19 partners for now
It would have seemed like a smart move for Facebook Connect to rush into this market as an added bonus for partners.

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Meebo IM Expands Reach With 11 More Sites

October 13, 2008

Meebo has announced 11 more sites that will integrate its chat platform: Bleacher Report, Dhingana, Fanpop, GlobalGrind, IBeatYou, OrangeShark, PerfSpot, UGAME.net, Yaari, Zinch, and Zorpia.
Previously announced partners: DanceJam, Flixster, myYearbook, Nickelodeon/MTVN Kids and Family Group’s AddictingGames, Piczo, SparkArt, Sugar Publishing and Tagged.
Meebo chat hasn’t actually launched on the above sites, with Flixster to be the [...]

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AOL Launches AIM Beta For Mac Users

September 30, 2008

AOL just released its AIM for Mac Beta 1.0 service.
This is a questionable release as Mac users have become used to third party applications like iChat.
AOL claims that “AIM for Mac is one of the most requested applications from our users, and the “buzz” has been increasing with the successful launch of AIM for iPhone™.”

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Bebo IM Gone Forever?

September 21, 2008

Bebo IM was announced just a little over month ago.
Consensus among the Bebo user base was not exactly positive.
The service was taken down on maintenance based issues 9 days ago and has yet to be reinstated.
Here’s a good example of user opinion:

Made tiny from: Mashable.com original post

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