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What’s so Special About Yahoo’s Webmessenger?

May 3, 2007 |

I was just reading about Yahoo launching a web based version of its Messenger IM application .

Maybe my memory is really hazy, but I clearly remember using a web version of the Yahoo Messenger somewhere in the late 90s. As far as I can remember, it did everything this new version does.

Is my memory totally shot? Or is there a reason why this is suddenly news (besides the fact that Meebo and others have been doing the same thing for a long time)?

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  1. Erik on May 3, 2007 5:11 pm

    Yes, there was a web version in 1999.

  2. Frederic on May 3, 2007 5:16 pm

    Thanks Erik, I am glad my memory is still working fine then.

    I was never a big IM user, but I remember Yahoo used to do this. I think it was implemented in Java at the time…

  3. Steff on May 3, 2007 5:38 pm

    Now it’s AJAX / Web 2.0 stuff.. who cares, anyway?

  4. NADGOB on May 7, 2007 7:56 am

    THE NEW YAHOO! WEBMESSENGER RUNS USING ADOBE FLASH PLAYER. I THINK IT’S YAHOO’S RESPONSE TO MEEBO. COMPETITION IS GOOD!! :)

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