GTalk and AIM, sitting in a tree
Looks like Google talk users will soon be able to chat with AIM users. Google Operating System (not an offical Google blog, despite the name) has some screenshots of a new Gmail UI that Google’s testing.
Included in the new Gtalk window is an option to sign onto AIM and your AIM buddies appear right alongside your Gtalk contacts. Cool.
What would be better, however, is real integration. Instead of turning the Gtalk web UI into a mutli-protocol client, how about letting Gtalk and AIM users talk to each other at the server level? Gtalk users should be able to talk directly with AIM users. I shouldn’t have to have an AIM account to chat with an IM user over Gtalk, and I shouldn’t have to use the official Gtalk client to do it.
This is a lot like the Microsoft and Yahoo integration. They didn’t integrate their chat systems, they just implemented each other’s protocols in the official clients.
November 8th, 2007 at 2:32 pm
This is a lot like the Jabber integration to other protocols. In fact, it is. Jabber Transports.
November 20th, 2007 at 7:41 am
Hey like your service. Does it work with Yahoo instant messenger. I can’t seem to use it that way. Works with Windows Live great
November 20th, 2007 at 7:42 am
P.S. How do I use imified with Yahoo instant messenger.
November 28th, 2007 at 5:12 pm
Hi,
I’ve been “not authorized” to get imified@imified.com’s presence for about a week now I think.
Gmail id I’m using is the email address I entered for this comment.
I removed, and then re-added, and it stays the same.
Cheers,
David
December 2nd, 2007 at 11:29 am
Help ……..it doesn’t work anymore with MSN (Windows Live Messenger) I can’t send an instant message to imified. Fix this ………..Thanks
December 3rd, 2007 at 4:35 am
I know this kind of stuff should go in the Forum, but I don’t have a google account to use it, sorry.
Since about a month (or more) above I’ve noticed it’s being hard to use imified from whatever computer I’m on: it shows online in MSN (WLM) but the messages/commands just won’t go through: message received is that the user is offline. Where can I find help for this? Another imified user friend of mine has the same problem.
Thanks for any comments.
December 4th, 2007 at 2:56 am
I know this is a free service, but has it broken? Could the developers reply?
December 4th, 2007 at 3:58 pm
@Peter: I’m not a developer. But, it’s not broken. I’m using it fine. Some widgets are not currently working though, like the pownce widget… but last I heard, they were working on fixing it. What widgets are you having problems with?
You could probably get more responses at their google group/forum: http://groups.google.com/group/imified
December 5th, 2007 at 12:28 pm
The MSN bot was broken, according to forum update, and should be fixed for good, now! I got mine running! Thank you, imified!! You guys are the BEST!
December 11th, 2007 at 12:42 pm
Yes, the MSN issues have been resolved. We do hear some case of users not being able to access our Jabber/Gtalk but. Try removing, then re adding the screen name in your roster. If that doesn’t work, email imified@imified.com with your screen name and we’ll see whats up.
December 19th, 2007 at 11:55 pm
Could you please look at
http://groups.google.com/group/imified ?
We are using Google Apps for Domain. IMified still doesnt work. Can you please help us?
May 7th, 2010 at 2:20 pm
Really good post. Pretty good info for everyone who’s interested in Twitter, old or new.