E-Messenger raises funds, relaunches as eBuddy.com

by Marshall Kirkpatrick on June 21, 2006

The battle of the Ajax web chat services took a new turn today when old-school E-messenger.net relaunched as Ebuddy.com. The Netherlands based company has also secured a round of funding from an as yet undisclosed, but top tier, VC firm.

E-messenger (now eBuddy) has been around since 2003, offers chat in a pop-up box and added Ajax functionality in February. It’s been challenged by upstart Meebo since late last year. Meebo requires chat to go on in a browser window. Both services support MSN, AIM and Yahoo, but Meebo also supports Jabber/GTalk.

These appear to be the two major players in the field, Meebo from the US and Ebuddy from Europe. Both now have VC funding, Meebo having received money from Sequoia Capital in December.

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danny - girl - January 19th, 2007 at 4:23 pm PST

hello every one!!

thata - January 22nd, 2007 at 8:50 am PST

edewf

Jacinta - January 25th, 2007 at 12:44 pm PST

wtf..?

toufik - January 26th, 2007 at 1:10 am PST

salut a tous

j@mi3-le3 - January 26th, 2007 at 3:31 am PST

can u just unblock massenger fx its da only way i can talk to most of ma freinds plz it is not as if anything is going to hapen to us children on it we are just talking g2g bye x x x

skruf - January 26th, 2007 at 6:16 am PST

hw do i get on msn in swl

yakoob - January 27th, 2007 at 12:57 am PST

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ossa - February 2nd, 2007 at 12:12 am PST

ossa - February 2nd, 2007 at 12:13 am PST

help me to use the e-messenger.net far away websence

Sara - February 2nd, 2007 at 9:35 am PST

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amanda - February 6th, 2007 at 7:31 am PST

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sam - February 9th, 2007 at 4:07 am PST

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jeven - February 9th, 2007 at 4:41 pm PST

hi guys i just want to chat with my family but i cant. can anyone tell me how? please!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! or just add me thebabystar219@hotmail.com

Troy Outlaw - February 19th, 2007 at 2:04 pm PST

Yeah, This sucks. Everything thing thats been mentioned on here is blocked. So far. Is there anymore smaller ones, that maybe wont be blocked of, ‘unimportance’ Just need msn, other then that, I have none. So.. yeah. Any other places?
Thank you too anywho, can/try to help.

–Troy’

Laura - February 26th, 2007 at 9:48 pm PST

I just want to go on msn after school, not during so if you unblock this site it will still be used without getting school teachers annoyed with you!!!!!!!
PS: I LOVE FRAZER