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Digsby launches URL shortener, adds global status update feature

Multi-protocol chat client Digsby launched an update today with a handful of new features. First up, there's a new Global Status dialog that lets you set your status on multiple social networks including Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and MySpace simultaneously. You can also update your IM status using this box.

Digsby has also revamped its MySpace newsfeed to include a full activities stream, status updates, and the ability to browser photos.

The company is also launching its own URL shortener, called digs.by. Because what the world really needs now is another URL shortener. On the bright side, this should make it even easier to reliably shorten links on the fly when sending messages from Digsby. And the company plans to offer link history and statistics in the future. You know, like bit.ly and su.pr already do.

The Digsby team plans to roll to roll out enhanced features for Twitter and Facebook next, and once that's done, the goal is to release the first versions of Digsby for OS X and Linux. There's no word on how long that will take.

Filed under: Internet, Video, Windows, Social Software

Windows Media Center plugin tells Facebook what you're watching

Facebook Media CenterFacebook raised some controversy over plans to broadcast users personal information like movie ticket purchases and travel arrangements. But the truth is that many Facebook users are perfectly happy to let the world know what they're up to through frequent status updates. If you're the kind of person who doesn't like to go to work, sleep, or the bathroom without changing your Facebook status, we've got a Windows Media Vista Center plugin that could save you a few seconds of typing time every day.

Developer Jussi Palo has put together a little Facebook application that will automatically update your Facebook status to reflect what you're watching with Windows Vista Media Center. If you're watching a live or recorded television program, your Facebook status will include the program name. If you're listening to a song, the artist and song title will show up. And if you're watching a DVD or movie, well, you get the idea.

In order to run install the Facebook Media Center plugin you'll need to download an executable file to your Windows Vista machine, run the installer, and reboot your system. Then you need to login to Facebook. Everything else happens in the background. Unfortunately your login information won't be remembered, so you may have to login to Facebook every time you restart your PC.

[via Ian Dixon]

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