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Meebo.com. Web based chat (alpha) for all the main IM protocols.
When they sell advertising, that will be a lot of page hits.
posted by The Jesse Helms at 5:38 PM on October 6, 2005
posted by The Jesse Helms at 5:38 PM on October 6, 2005
When there are a lot of page hits, they will sell advertising.
posted by TwelveTwo at 5:57 PM on October 6, 2005
posted by TwelveTwo at 5:57 PM on October 6, 2005
When they are advertising a lot of page hits, they sell.
posted by wakko at 6:14 PM on October 6, 2005
posted by wakko at 6:14 PM on October 6, 2005
When they sell "a lot of page hits", that's advertising.
posted by Imperfect at 6:27 PM on October 6, 2005
posted by Imperfect at 6:27 PM on October 6, 2005
So who d'ya reckon will buy 'em, Google or Yahoo? I reckon Google will. "Meebo" sounds like a name Google would buy. Meeble? Geebo? Gmeebo? oota goota solo?
posted by keswick at 6:28 PM on October 6, 2005
posted by keswick at 6:28 PM on October 6, 2005
Google has already released a beta of their own chat app. It does VOIP, too.
posted by mr_roboto at 6:57 PM on October 6, 2005
posted by mr_roboto at 6:57 PM on October 6, 2005
Not that I know of. I'd be stunned if they weren't busy cooking one up, though.
posted by mr_roboto at 7:07 PM on October 6, 2005
posted by mr_roboto at 7:07 PM on October 6, 2005
I don't want to sell advertising, buy page hits, or process any advertising page hits sold bought.
posted by bingo at 7:26 PM on October 6, 2005
posted by bingo at 7:26 PM on October 6, 2005
if a page hit could hit hits, how many hits would a page hit hit?
posted by nearo at 7:46 PM on October 6, 2005
posted by nearo at 7:46 PM on October 6, 2005
A page hit would hit as many hits as a page hit could hit if a page hit could hit hits.
posted by Imperfect at 7:53 PM on October 6, 2005
posted by Imperfect at 7:53 PM on October 6, 2005
< [sa]hatfulofhollow> i'm going to become rich and famous after i invent a device that allows you to stab people in the face over the internet>
posted by deadfather at 8:05 PM on October 6, 2005
posted by deadfather at 8:05 PM on October 6, 2005
Is there a web-based version of Google Talk?
Meebo supports GTalk.
posted by bitpart at 8:08 PM on October 6, 2005
Meebo supports GTalk.
posted by bitpart at 8:08 PM on October 6, 2005
I always thought it was weird that the Google chat app wasn't web-based to begin with.
posted by Saucy Intruder at 8:18 PM on October 6, 2005
posted by Saucy Intruder at 8:18 PM on October 6, 2005
Googles IM is based on Jabber. You can implement it in virtually any language including Ajax/JS whatever you want to call it.
Bet they have a JS client in the wings.
Thing is outside of company firewalls why would I prefer this over a standalone app like Trillian?
posted by bitdamaged at 10:40 PM on October 6, 2005
Bet they have a JS client in the wings.
Thing is outside of company firewalls why would I prefer this over a standalone app like Trillian?
posted by bitdamaged at 10:40 PM on October 6, 2005
Not to mention sites can be blocked as easily as protocols on a corporate firewall level.
posted by bitdamaged at 10:46 PM on October 6, 2005
posted by bitdamaged at 10:46 PM on October 6, 2005
Traveling? And being able to IM at internet cafes?
posted by vacapinta at 10:47 PM on October 6, 2005
posted by vacapinta at 10:47 PM on October 6, 2005
I think the primary utility of Meebo is permitting login to more than one chat network at a time, rather than an end-run around firewalls. (They say they'll have alternate ways to access the site, eventually, just for that need -- notalentassclown.meebo.com, anyone?) This would be convenient for travelers, consultants, and so on.
Incidentally, AIM Express just went Ajax.
posted by dhartung at 11:19 PM on October 6, 2005
Incidentally, AIM Express just went Ajax.
posted by dhartung at 11:19 PM on October 6, 2005
i'm going to become rich and famous after i invent a device that allows you to stab people in the face over the internet
Already done. It is called goatse.
posted by srboisvert at 12:13 AM on October 7, 2005
Already done. It is called goatse.
posted by srboisvert at 12:13 AM on October 7, 2005
i'm going to become rich and famous after i invent a device that allows you to stab people in the face over the internet
Already done. It is called goatse.
Please. Beyond a certain point of exposure goatse just becomes the internet equivalent to a hug.
posted by Ryvar at 3:15 AM on October 7, 2005
Already done. It is called goatse.
Please. Beyond a certain point of exposure goatse just becomes the internet equivalent to a hug.
posted by Ryvar at 3:15 AM on October 7, 2005
It says that it doesn't support my browser yet, and to stay tuned.
posted by sveskemus at 5:48 AM on October 7, 2005
posted by sveskemus at 5:48 AM on October 7, 2005
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