Yahoo! Messenger for the Web
Tags: Flash | IM | Yahoo
Catching up to Google’s and Microsoft’s browser-based Ajax chat offerings, Yahoo just released a browser-based Flash version of Yahoo! Messenger at webmessenger.yahoo.com. Avatars, emoticons, history, and MSN Messenger integration available at launch; VoIP to follow. As always, Microsoft is the loser in this area: both Yahoo’s and Google’s Web IM offerings are snappier than theirs.
On a country-specific note, this’ll be a hit here in the Philippines. The vast majority of online Filipinos use Yahoo! Messenger, and either go to dinky Internet rental shops or sulk behind medieval corporate firewalls.
(Via Michael Arrington.)
May 3rd, 2007 at 3:54 pm
Lolz… thanks! I should’ve said something else :p hahaha…
Anywayz, nice Yahoo! put up an AJAX version… I’m tired of the java based versions… especially when your workstation’s locked like in iCafes and it doesn’t have Java.