Web IM service eBuddy launched a new version this week that delivers an improved user experience.
The company, which competes head on with Meebo, has completely overhauled its web based IM platform with the three separate AOL, Yahoo and MSN clients being now integrated in to a multi network Ajax based platform.
A new mobile J2ME client that supports the top 300 phones worldwide provides a quick and easy to use mobile experience.
Amsterdam based eBuddy took funding of €5million in funding from Lowland Capital Partners in October 2006 and competes directly with the Sequoia backed Meebo. The service currently has in excess of 25 million registered users and 6 million mobile users.
New features coming later this year include support for more networks (including Icq and gTalk) and an improved feature set with support for drag and drop contact management, group chat and custom emoticons.
Previous TechCrunch coverage here.
Whenever I see mobile applications that aren’t on the iPhone, I just laugh.
Im just happy that we have at least one company in the Netherlands, which is doing quite well
@ Don,
You’ll be happy to know then, that we already see the iPhone using eBuddy in our log files……
http://blog.ebu...hone-on-ebuddy/
Onno @ eBuddy
I`m still a user of Meebo (as sometimes my desktop-MSN just crashes).
But the next improvement for both of them (Meebo & eBuddy) would be a integration with a service like HeyCosmo, to allow webcam in browser based messenger.
No Jabber support?
*plonk*
Here’s a direct link to the new eBuddy webmessenger beta:
http://www.ebuddy.com/#ebuddy
@ Mathew
Jabber will be supported soon. Keep an eye on the site and our blog.
Onno
It crashed my Firefox – three times! – once without the secure login.
I must say, the new app is pretty impressive!
Very interesting to see their approach to make it look like a regular client where other web IM providers take an approach using the whole browser window for the contact list and individual chats.
Personally I feel more at home in the pop-up window. It’s more similar to the desktop applications I am used too. I can see more users feeling the same way…
@Don. Would ebuddy not rather build a web 2.0 client for the iPhone?
Who said that we haven’t got an iPhone version ready on our shelves?
btw, the gadget (iPhone) still has to be released…
@inbal: what’s wrong with your firefox?!?
If only someone could come up with a similar app that works with Google talk on Mobiles….
Looks like a good company
I just noticed some market figures, seems somwhat low for some parties. Are there any other numbers available?
http://www.cent...essenger-market
heyaaa shit breath
hiya evry 1 well ths e-buddy stuff is wel gud coz at skewl wer nt allowd on msn so i go on ths n tht
eBuddy just released an iPhone version, just go to http://www.ebuddy.com on your iPhone and you’ll get their latest AJAX candy
that is very lovely feature on phone, we would get it too
none of these work and all i wont to do is go on ebuddy in school and it wont work because the school has blocked ebuddy and everything else so please will you send me some proxys for ebuddy thankyou
nah!
thanx alot
how do you get webcam to work on ebuddy?
This application working with jabber will rocks… But until today no jabber support