From Messaging Pipeline, I found that ICQ, together with Oddcast, had announced some new animated avatars. Those are the little icons we use to represent ourselves. So, this was launched to make the IM experience more personal, engaging and customizable.
There are 13 human characters, both genders, plus 10 animal/creature ones. But, don’t be fooled by […]
Messaging Pipeline notes that phishing costs have skyrocketed to $1 Billion in the US for the last year. This information, released from Gartner, shows that not only are the costs rising, but they are growing at a faster rate.
73 million American adults who use the Internet said that they “definitely” received or “thought they received” […]
A survey of UK businesses found that 16% of respondents used IM to send/receive sensitive material, both within and outside the firewall. This is inherent to the social application of the tool, which is more akin to personal, rather than corporate, communication. Although it has clear business applications, its use is still inherently consumer-based.
So, you […]
Jason Calacanis points to a simple feature overlooked by all IM clients - spell check!
How many of you out there want this feature? I know I do! Even if it’s just a preference setting!
According to ADTmag.com, Microsoft and Research In Motion (RIM) have teamed up to provide enterprise IM and presence to BlackBerry users based on the backend of the Microsoft Office Live Communications Server along with the BlackBerry Enterprise Server.
Live Communications Server provides a platform for the development of custom real-time communications solutions across PC networks, desktop […]
The global messaging market is growing at a great rate. And it’s the IMs that are going to get the revenue push. Mobile messaging growth is set to come from wireless instant messaging, not SMS. I can understand this. The handsets I’ve been seeing used by many of my friends can do just about anything. […]
LA Times has a great article on teens and the always-on technology such as mobile phones, computers and more. It goes into a bit of an analysis of the impact of this presence on social interaction and development, as well as the pure necessity of these technologies to today’s youth interactions. But it also speaks […]
The acquisition of Sybari by Microsoft has been finalized. This deal will enable Microsoft to build added security features into their IM.
The deal, announced last February and finalized this week, will result in the availability of Sybari’s Antigen software for messaging, gateway, spam and other security on the Windows platform…
Microsoft’s vice president of the Security […]
Microsoft is putting some pressure on extending their newly released Office Communicator product. I just came back from a conference on collaboration technologies and was impressed with the force being put on the product by Microsoft. It’s clear they want it to lead their communication advantage.
In response to this, they have decided to extend Office […]
From the Register, AOL has decided to sell set-top boxes that will enable people to use many features of the web from their TV. Included features are email, IM, and chat and has been dubbed AOLTV.
The package includes a Philips Electronics set-top box, and a wireless keyboard or universal remote control, and is being hailed […]