Meebo

Meebo is a web-based instant messaging application that supports multiple IM services, including Yahoo! Messenger, Windows Live Messenger, Google Talk, AOL Instant Messenger, ICQ, and Jabber. It is based on the free and open source library libpurple created by the software developers of Pidgin.

Meebo has also introduced Meebo Me, Meebo Maps, Meebo Rooms and a Firefox extension, which allow users to create their own chat rooms and integrate them with their blogs or websites.

• June 2006: Listed 65 of PC World’s 100 Best Products of the Year
• August 2006: Listed as one of Time's Top 50 Coolest Websites
• August 2, 2006: Meebo Me introduced
• May 14, 2007: Meebo Rooms introduced
• December 2008: Able to incorporate with MySpace and Facebook

• Meebo
• Meebo Me
• Meebo Maps
• Meebo Rooms

• Meebo Inc: About | Team | History | Partners | Jobs | Press | Contact

• Seth Sternberg (CEO)

• Sandy Jen

• Elaine Wherry

• CenterNetworks: Interview with Seth Sternberg

• TheCulturalConnect.com: Sandy Jen Profile

• National Center for Women & Information Technology: Interview with Elaine Wherry

Meebo popularized the notion of connecting chatters on disparate instant messengers through a website. There are different options available to users. Pidgin, formerly known as GAIM, is an open-source desktop instant messenger client that allows people to talk across IM platforms. Other web-driven chat applications range from group chat (similar to Meebo Rooms) to 1-on-1 chat; they include Omegle, GettingRandom - Stranger Chat, and Yahoo Chat.