Plurk - another microblogging service, where the response timeline is displayed in a horizontal river interface - is a site which is mostly like Twitter but employs a much different view of status updates and offers multidirectional communication between plukers.

On Plurk the responses are all grouped together - not only for you to see but for your followers to see also.

Plurk is an easy way to chronicle and share the things you do, the way you feel, and all the other things in between that make up your life, with the people close to you.

http://www.plurk.com/user/webmove

other social messaging/micro blogging services are...
jaiku.com
friendfeed.com
twitter.com
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twitterfeed.com feeds your blog to twitter
Feedtweeter has spice for the plurk service

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Labels: blog, communication, communications, messenger, web2.0

VoIP company Jaxtr has added a new module that lets uses send free text messages (65 characters) to any cellphone from their Jaxtr homepage.

SMS messaging via Jaxtr is completely free and is independent of the cellular service provider.

http://www.jaxtr.com

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Labels: collaboration, communication, communications, electronic, messenger, networking, software, web2.0

Digsby is a multiprotocol IM client that lets you chat with all your friends on AIM, MSN, Yahoo, ICQ, Google Talk, and Jabber with one simple to manage buddy list.

in breve:
Protocols: AIM, MSN, Yahoo, ICQ, Google Talk, and Jabber
Email notification and operation tool (gmail, yahoo, hotmail)
Social networking and alerting tool (facebook, myspace, twitter)

Also have a look at Pidgin, an alternative multi-protocol Instant Messaging client.

http://www.digsby.com
http://pidgin.im

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Labels: collaboration, communication, messenger, networking, software

ooVoo, Israeli company offers an impressive range of videoconferencing capabilities including six-person video sessions, video stream recording, and in-call video effects.

The video conferencing company has just launched its new VoIP to landline/mobile phone service and is kicking things off with a month of free calls to the United States and Canada.

read more

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The creators of this bizarre little device have generated a huge buzz over the past few months - and it's not even due to be launched until early in the year. The Chumby is a wireless internet device about the size of a rugby ball. It has no keyboard or mouse but instead uses software called widgets to display pretty much anything you want it to - all the time. For instance, it will act as an alarm clock, play your music, show you constantly updated news or track an eBay auction.

Chumby is hackable.
http://www.chumby.com/

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Labels: electronic, gadgets, hardware, mashup, messenger, music, opensource, web2.0

Application using Mozilla application framework are on the hook.

Next to Songbird's annoucement of a new version of their Mozilla based music application, there is to have a look on Spicebird, an open-source platform for collaboration, so Synovel.

Not very different, but not equal :) to Thunderbird, Spicebird will use the Lightning Addon, which also will be implemented in OpenOffice3.0 next year for their PIM...hmmm older story, read here.
The best thing i read is, that Spicebird Application lets you send instant messages using Jabber technique. sounds great.

my personal must have" features of an more than a desktop email-client for 2008, also when i prefer more my online apps, are:

e-mail(s-imap, imap, pop,smtp), message tagging, instant messaging (gtalk, aim, icq, jabber), pdf import and export, cms, wiki, blog, rss subscribe integration, group calendaring (sharing local and server-based calendars), and supporting multiple connectors: wcap(Java), iCal(Apple), webDAV(MS), calDAV(IETF), and google calendar, of course.

major competitors:
outlook 2007, ibm lotus symphony (not open source and $$$)
mozilla thunderbird, openoffice3.0 PIM, ... (open source and freeware)

have a look at spicebird so far

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Labels: collaboration, messenger, networking, opensource, software

A new service called Simkl History Saver, still in private beta, will keep a running log of all your instant messaging conversations and allow you to access that log via the service’s website wherever you go.

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Yahoo! Messenger for Vista is officially available as a preview download starting today. There are some important features that are missing in this build, but the significant additions might make up for the lack of features. The changes in Yahoo! Messenger include a complete change of layout, skin chooser, filter-as-you-type for easy searching, spell checker and a convenient tabbed conversation window that controls your desktop clutter.

read on

http://messenger.yahoo.com/windowsvista.php

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