IM Without the Clutter
Posted by Shane W on May 7, 2009
Having an instant messenger at my fingertips has been something that I am very accustom to. My first exposure was back in 2000 with Yahoo! Messenger. Shortly thereafter was AOL Instant Messenger or AIM. Rounding out the big three was MSN Messenger, now Windows Live Messenger.
Now it seems like there are so many instant messaging services surrounding us that it becomes almost impossible to utilize multiple services without running a multi-im application like Pidgin or Trillian. I have tried both and there were small things about each I didn’t like. Then I discovered Meebo.
Meebo is 100% web based so I can open it up in any browser that is available. There’s no need to install a pesky application that slows down how quickly your computer boots. While there is no full application to download they have now introduced the Meebo Notifier. This very application doesn’t take up hardly any memory and allows you to remain signed in to Meebo without having to leave the browser open and when you recieve an IM you can go ahead and open up the browser to reply.
While this may be my client, if you can even call it a client, of choice it may not be for everyone. What IM client do you use? Do you connect to multiple services or do you stick with one of the big providers?
Let me know in the comments.
