Posted 07/19/08 at 05:57:57 PM by Justin Kerr

Instant messaging is a great way to stay in touch, but anybody who uses it extensively knows the pain of having friends spread out over different services. Ever install a bulky and bloated IM client for just one friend? Or wished you could instant message all your groupies without running 5 different chat clients in the system tray? Well IM providers and a handful of crafty open source programmers have listened to our cries. Free browser-based alternatives exist for all the major platforms, and all in one desktop clients are finally able to bring the competing services together.

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Software, Google, Yahoo, trillian, pidgin, google talk, aol, MSN, ICQ, meebo, Instant Messaging, AIM, Digsby, Miranda

Posted 06/30/07 at 12:24:27 AM by Will Smith

Will takes a late night test spin with the latest alpha version of the newest entry to the multi-format instant messaging race

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IM, trillian, GAIM, pidgin, google talk