14th Jun 2003
Web-based IM
Why is there not a web-based version of instant messaging? I’m on the road at the moment and I want to chat with a friend on IM, but I’m using my sister’s machine, so I’m reluctant to simply install MSN Messenger on her machine. What would be ideal would be the Hotmail version of IM — a web-based location where I could log into my same account and check to see whether my friends are online using any computer. I can’t be the first person to have though of that. Given that Hotmail is MSN, it seems a no-brainer for MSN to do the same thing with their phenomenally popular IM service.
If u do a google search on “piglet IM” you’ll find a link to their site, which is in fact a web based IM service that allows you access to your msn account. NO DL needed. The only downside is that it sometimes will simply not work. But usually does.