From 79fafe2f44f5e31522dd93013950474342bfdfb0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: luxagraf Date: Sat, 4 May 2019 15:48:55 -0500 Subject: archived all the stuff from freelancing for wired --- .../Monkey_Bites/2007/06.18.07/Wed/myspaceim.txt | 17 +++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 17 insertions(+) create mode 100644 old/published/Webmonkey/Monkey_Bites/2007/06.18.07/Wed/myspaceim.txt (limited to 'old/published/Webmonkey/Monkey_Bites/2007/06.18.07/Wed/myspaceim.txt') diff --git a/old/published/Webmonkey/Monkey_Bites/2007/06.18.07/Wed/myspaceim.txt b/old/published/Webmonkey/Monkey_Bites/2007/06.18.07/Wed/myspaceim.txt new file mode 100644 index 0000000..262739c --- /dev/null +++ b/old/published/Webmonkey/Monkey_Bites/2007/06.18.07/Wed/myspaceim.txt @@ -0,0 +1,17 @@ +MySpace users rejoice, you now have your own IM client. Well, provided you're using Windows that is. The new [MySpaceIM beta][2], which was informally launched almost a year ago, requires a Windows machine and only runs in Internet Explorer. + +Given the already crowded IM marketplace, how to you differentiate yourself? Take a tip from Microsoft: platform lock-in. MySpaceIM eschews existing IM protocols in favor of its own in-house technology, which means it won't work with any of the all-in-on IM clients currently on the market. + +On the bright side, the makers of Trillian say a forthcoming version will support the new MySpaceIM. + +MySpace is touting the new IM features saying they offer tight integration with member profiles and additional features like a music player as well as image sharing capabilities. + +I really hope all those embedded songs start auto-playing whenever you initiate a chat, OMG! That would B So AwSme! (I tried, I really tried, to write this without any hint of sarcasm or mockery, but I just can't do it, sorry). + +In other MySpace news, The Times of London has published a rumor that a deal between MySpace and Yahoo could be in the works. According to The Times, the deal would involve a swap of 30 percent of Yahoo in exchange for MySpace. Check out Epicenter for more [details on the rumor][1]. + +[Photo [credit][3]] + +[1]: http://blog.wired.com/business/2007/06/rumor_control_m.html "Rumor Control: MySpace Deal For Yahoo Stake" +[2]: http://www.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=im.faq +[3]: http://www.flickr.com/photos/bitterjug/462059242/ \ No newline at end of file -- cgit v1.2.3-70-g09d2