The posts here have been a bit slow mostly because we’ve been working really hard to publish the first version of the IMified API. With the new API also comes the introduction of what we call IM widgets. IM widgets are services that can be interacted with and added to your IMified menu and can now be developed by anyone, in any language.  Check out the API docs and give it a whirl. We can’t wait to see what kind of stuff you guys come up with. We feel like an API was the next logical step for IMified. It’s a lot of fun seeking out and integrated services, but there’s just so much we can do in a day. Our hope is that application owners will embrace our api and build widgets that their users can interact with on IMified. So, if you’d like to see your favorite app on IMified, send them a link to our API and tell them to get crackin.

Our first public widget written on the api was created by the awesome url shortening site urlTea.com. We’ve also added a new Jaiku widget to the gallery that lets you post updates to your Jaiku account. We’re working on building in Jaiku updates as well, so you can receive updates from your contacts as well as comments from any of your Jaiku posts.

Thanks to all for your patience while we continue to do our best to scale our bots and squash some of the bugs in our widgets. Please visit the forums for help creating your widgets or to just say hi. You can also always send us an email at imified@imified.com.. we’d love to hear from you.