We live in a world of communication. Cell phones, text messaging, email, and instant messaging have become a big part of our business and social lives. while cell phone communication and email is becoming easier to manage, it is still a hassle to handle the vast number of instant messaging screen names you probably have. With Yahoo, AOL, ICQ, MSN, Google Talk, and now Myspace IM, so much software has to be installed onto your computer just to be able to chat with friends. Meebo.com has come with the purpose of making instant messaging a bit easier on the user.
When Meebo is first accessed you are given a choice of four of the most popular forms of instant messaging. Here you can access your Yahoo, AIM, MSN, ICQ, Jabber, and Google Talk messenger instantly; without registering for with Meebo or downloading any software. Simply type in your user name and password. You can sign into one or all of these types of messengers. After signing in you come to a page similar to any chat software, with a list of your friends from all accounts currently active. While not all features can be accessed, most can. Besides simply chatting you can add and remove friends from all accounts, start a group chat, view friend profiles, change your status, and sign on and off each of the different screen names. Some of the features unavailable are picture sharing, games, program specific chat (ie yahoo chat), and file transfer. One notable convenience is the existence of chat logs, which save your last conversation.
Besides simply logging in to all your accounts, it is possible to register with meebo for free and sign in with but one user name and password. Registration is typical; you’re basically choosing a Meebo user name and password. Once acquired enter your login info for Yahoo, AIM, MSN, ICQ, Jabber, or Google Talk and Meebo remembers them for you. Thus, instead of typing in four user names and four passwords, simply login with Meebo and you are instantly signed in to all accounts. This also gives you access to the Meebo Rooms, which is located at the bottom of the page. Meebo Rooms are chat rooms centered around a certain topic of interest. You can browse rooms casually, or become a member of a specific room of choice. Once becoming a member, information about the room will show up on your Meebo friends list. Within a Meebo room you can chat with others in the room, invite friends to join the room, and even embed the chat room into your own website.
All in all, this is a wonderful website. Being able to use all chat screen names without downloading a single piece of software is really convenient. No worries about using up computer resources, or being able to access chat on a computer other than yours. Hats off to the people at Meebo.com for making our digital lives a bit easier.
