IM to Your Heart's Content - Meebo

IMing or, to be proper, Instant Messaging has become as popular as email or some might say the telephone as a means of communication. Even some cell phones allow you to IM as an alternative to text messages. The major providers include AOL Instant Messenger(AIM), Yahoo!(Y!), Google Talk(GTalk), and MSN(MSN, he he consistency rocks!!). And just about everyone knows someone on just about every network. If this is the case for you and your going hard into an all night IMing session with all your buddies, and yes I know how sad that sounds, you probably have each client open, each logged into their own network, each having 5 different messaging windows open. OK, I'm exaggerating a little but it could happen. If this sort of situation ever happens to you, or some variation, you should try Meebo.

Meebo is a web-based IM client that allows you to connect to all these services and more. You see all your buddies in one window. Here's how it works. Go to Meebo.com and you will see login and password fields for all you favorite networks. If you would like to connect to ICQ or a Jabber protocol based network you can do that as well by clicking their corresponding icons below the login boxes. Enter your login info for all the networks you have a membership to and click the "Sign On" button. That's it. You now have a, sort of, desktop inside your browser. Unfortunately, the windows can't actually leave your browser. One of the downsides I guess. On the plus site, you can hit this sight from any PC with an Internet connection. Basically, where-ever you go, there you are. Suprise!!! I'm deep!!!

Now, I know typing in all your login credentials for all your IM clients is a pain. Just create yourself a Meebo account, for FREE!!, and save all your account info. This also has the benefit of being able to connect to multiple accounts for the same network. So if you have one for home and one for work you can be logged onto both simultaneously.

I, myself, am a Google snob. I swear, if Google made a car I'd probably buy one. Now wouldn't that be awesome. They would probably plaster the outside with text-ads that paid you buy the mile so you could use it for gas. What am I saying?!?!? Gas is evil. Google would probably find a way to power the car with baby poo or something.......... But, I digress. Anyways, I use GTalk and refuse to talk to anyone but someone using GTalk. Except my Mom, ohh and my Grandmother, and....well you get the idea. But, for those special people in my life, Meebo let's me keep in touch.

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