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Meebo launches desktop notifier for web-based IM
by Brad Linder Mar 25th 2009 at 5:00PM
Meebo is a web-based instant messaging app. Users can sign into AOL, Windows Live, Google, Yahoo! and other instant messaging services from any web browser without downloading and installing any software. But today Meebo launched something new: A desktop notifier.Notice I didn't say desktop client. The new tool doesn't let you run Meebo outside of a web browser. What it does is sign you into your IM services and send you notifications when your contacts log on or off, or send you a message. It does this whether you have Meebo open in a browser window or not. You can also use the notifier to quickly load the Meebo.com web site so you can reply to messages, check your buddy list, or perform other actions.
A Mac version is in the works, but right now the Meebo notifier is only available for Windows.
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Insomnic said 6:01PM on 3-25-2009
It seems odd to install desktop software for a web based IM client.
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Brad Linder said 6:03PM on 3-25-2009
Yeah, the oddity of it was what first drew me to it. But you know what? It actually works pretty well and makes the web based Meebo feel a lot more like desktop software. It's also a lot lighter on memory than Digsby, which is my usual IM client, although at 22MB, it's a bit heavier than I would have expected.
Bloobie said 8:05PM on 3-25-2009
This has been out for at least the past few weeks, so how is this news?
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laboy12_ said 6:10PM on 5-11-2009
How work meebo
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