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May 09, 2006, 5:18 PM PDT
MySpace launches IM client
Posted by: Rafe Needleman

MySpace IM
MySpace IM is so new, only Tom is online.
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MySpace just dropped its instant-messaging client [download] on the world, cleverly right after news of the AIM (AOL Instant Messenger) community site surfaced. It's like two lopsided crabs battling: AIM has one giant claw--an installed base of about 65 million IM users--and the tiny claw of its upcoming community site. And MySpace has 70 million personal pages on its community site and no IM audience. Yet.

Which crab will win? I suspect that more MySpace users will adopt MySpace IM than AIM users start AIM Pages, because it's much easier to install and run a small IM client than it is to start a community page from scratch.

The real bummer of this new IM client is that it is yet another system that doesn't interact with other similar networks, at least as far as I can tell. You can still use iMeem, Goowy, or Trillian [download] as a multi-IM client (hopefully they'll add MySpace support soon), but it's dumb that you have to. Imagine how much more useful the MySpace IM client--or any IM client--would be if all the buddies you already had could just pop right into it.

Found on: Mashable

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Replacing their current broken IM

I joined MySpace a couple of months ago, and their built-in IM has been inoperative since I have been there. The link they currently have simply pops up a message saying it will be fixed in a few weeks. So while I think it is great they have come up with a solution. Whether or not I install it, who knows. I have enough IM as it is!
by microdove (See profile) - May 12, 2006 3:12 AM PDT
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