Comments on: Social.im: The Instant Messaging Service For Facebook Junkies http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/09/socialim-the-instant-messaging-service-for-facebook/ Startup and Technology News Thu, 26 Nov 2009 11:28:09 -0800 hourly 1 By: <fb:name linked="false" useyou="false" uid="1765651137">Giancarlo Caparo</fb:name> http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/09/socialim-the-instant-messaging-service-for-facebook/comment-page-1/#comment-2922228 Giancarlo Caparo Thu, 13 Aug 2009 20:03:36 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/09/socialim-the-instant-messaging-service-for-facebook/#comment-2922228 do you mean the software? do you mean the software?

]]> By: <fb:name linked="false" useyou="false" uid="1221188280">Paquette Guy Rw</fb:name> http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/09/socialim-the-instant-messaging-service-for-facebook/comment-page-1/#comment-2899455 Paquette Guy Rw Tue, 04 Aug 2009 06:31:03 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/09/socialim-the-instant-messaging-service-for-facebook/#comment-2899455 I am new at computers and I seem to have lost my social i.m and do not know how to get it back , can someone help me ,thankyou. I am new at computers and I seem to have lost my social i.m and do not know how to get it back , can someone help me ,thankyou.

]]> By: Arun Stephens » My far-too-liberal Facebook friend policy http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/09/socialim-the-instant-messaging-service-for-facebook/comment-page-1/#comment-2566492 Arun Stephens » My far-too-liberal Facebook friend policy Sun, 14 Dec 2008 03:51:30 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/09/socialim-the-instant-messaging-service-for-facebook/#comment-2566492 [...] Arrington, for example. He’s the editor of TechCrunch, a tech blog. It was actually his post about a Facebook instant messaging client where he encouraged people to add him as a Facebook friend that reminded me that I wanted to write [...] [...] Arrington, for example. He’s the editor of TechCrunch, a tech blog. It was actually his post about a Facebook instant messaging client where he encouraged people to add him as a Facebook friend that reminded me that I wanted to write [...]

]]> By: Mobile VoIP Startup iSkoot Buys Social.im http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/09/socialim-the-instant-messaging-service-for-facebook/comment-page-1/#comment-2458408 Mobile VoIP Startup iSkoot Buys Social.im Thu, 04 Sep 2008 21:32:56 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/09/socialim-the-instant-messaging-service-for-facebook/#comment-2458408 [...] Skype service, iSkoot has purchased social.im, and instant messaging client that let’s you IM all of your Facebook friends. iSkoot already has a partnership with Skype to bring the VoIP service to mobile phones, including [...] [...] Skype service, iSkoot has purchased social.im, and instant messaging client that let’s you IM all of your Facebook friends. iSkoot already has a partnership with Skype to bring the VoIP service to mobile phones, including [...]

]]> By: petar http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/09/socialim-the-instant-messaging-service-for-facebook/comment-page-1/#comment-1942440 petar Sat, 26 Jan 2008 05:53:31 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/09/socialim-the-instant-messaging-service-for-facebook/#comment-1942440 kiss kiss

]]> By: thomas http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/09/socialim-the-instant-messaging-service-for-facebook/comment-page-1/#comment-1937444 thomas Thu, 24 Jan 2008 18:41:13 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/09/socialim-the-instant-messaging-service-for-facebook/#comment-1937444 social im will not install get message contact vender make sure its a windows app (im useing xp) social im will not install get message contact vender make sure its a windows app (im useing xp)

]]> By: Facebook IM Client Social.im Now Available For Mac http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/09/socialim-the-instant-messaging-service-for-facebook/comment-page-1/#comment-1936200 Facebook IM Client Social.im Now Available For Mac Wed, 23 Jan 2008 17:31:04 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/09/socialim-the-instant-messaging-service-for-facebook/#comment-1936200 [...] Two weeks ago I wrote about Social.im, a new desktop product from Mogad that allows you to instant message with all of your Facebook friends. The initial software was Windows only. Today they just launched a way for Mac users to use it, too. [...] [...] Two weeks ago I wrote about Social.im, a new desktop product from Mogad that allows you to instant message with all of your Facebook friends. The initial software was Windows only. Today they just launched a way for Mac users to use it, too. [...]

]]> By: Yanda Erlich http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/09/socialim-the-instant-messaging-service-for-facebook/comment-page-1/#comment-1914640 Yanda Erlich Fri, 11 Jan 2008 06:29:26 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/09/socialim-the-instant-messaging-service-for-facebook/#comment-1914640 Hi again, Some more responses since the last time around. :-) PJ [#21]: I doubt we'll be able to suport Win2K anytime soon. Sorry :( Armen, Neil, Dan [#22-#24] Thank you guys! Love the support! Willy [#26]: Same as #21 unfortunately. Sorry. Rocamadour [#27]: I still haven't met Michael and we only contacted each other _after_ the post (so that I could thank him and provide him more details on the company). I seriously doubt anyone paid Michael, and it certainly wasn't me (I'm a starving entrepreneur still... no money for bribes) Sumit [#28] Thank you! Meebo is certainly on our radar. That said, I think we could do something solid together instead, given that their expertise lies in the web-based IM world and we've built a (we think) compelling desktop experience. Thoughts? Eli [#29] Ouch. People are downloading every minute and most of our users have been very supportive. It might not go anywhere (most products fail, including many of mine), but it looks like Social.IM has a pretty decent chance. As for interoperating...an XMPP/Jabber gateway is in the works. Coming shortly. Give us a chance. :-) -Yanda- Hi again,

Some more responses since the last time around. :-)

PJ [#21]: I doubt we’ll be able to suport Win2K anytime soon. Sorry :(
Armen, Neil, Dan [#22-#24] Thank you guys! Love the support!
Willy [#26]: Same as #21 unfortunately. Sorry.
Rocamadour [#27]: I still haven’t met Michael and we only contacted each other _after_ the post (so that I could thank him and provide him more details on the company). I seriously doubt anyone paid Michael, and it certainly wasn’t me (I’m a starving entrepreneur still… no money for bribes)
Sumit [#28] Thank you! Meebo is certainly on our radar. That said, I think we could do something solid together instead, given that their expertise lies in the web-based IM world and we’ve built a (we think) compelling desktop experience. Thoughts?
Eli [#29] Ouch. People are downloading every minute and most of our users have been very supportive. It might not go anywhere (most products fail, including many of mine), but it looks like Social.IM has a pretty decent chance. As for interoperating…an XMPP/Jabber gateway is in the works. Coming shortly. Give us a chance. :-)

-Yanda-

]]> By: Eli http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/09/socialim-the-instant-messaging-service-for-facebook/comment-page-1/#comment-1914166 Eli Fri, 11 Jan 2008 01:50:13 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/09/socialim-the-instant-messaging-service-for-facebook/#comment-1914166 Can somebody tell me how this thing will get scale? Why would anybody download it now? There is nobody to chat with. Unless they start to interoperate with existing networks and protocols, it seems like it will be a lot like Mogad...an interesting product that has not gone anywhere. Can somebody tell me how this thing will get scale? Why would anybody download it now? There is nobody to chat with. Unless they start to interoperate with existing networks and protocols, it seems like it will be a lot like Mogad…an interesting product that has not gone anywhere.

]]> By: sumit gupta http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/09/socialim-the-instant-messaging-service-for-facebook/comment-page-1/#comment-1913864 sumit gupta Thu, 10 Jan 2008 22:56:57 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/09/socialim-the-instant-messaging-service-for-facebook/#comment-1913864 like the idea, the player. hope this catches up. I am sure meebo will copy this within a fortnight if this starts getting popular.. none of my friends are online :( maybe I need to add Mike as my friend :) like the idea, the player. hope this catches up. I am sure meebo will copy this within a fortnight if this starts getting popular..

none of my friends are online :( maybe I need to add Mike as my friend :)

]]> By: Rocamadour http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/09/socialim-the-instant-messaging-service-for-facebook/comment-page-1/#comment-1913302 Rocamadour Thu, 10 Jan 2008 16:28:17 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/09/socialim-the-instant-messaging-service-for-facebook/#comment-1913302 That isn´t new. Why does techcrunch publish only about their contacts? I know a plattform they have this tool seit 3 months ago. And they are a community too. But Michael Arrington won´t publish it because they have not paid him. That isn´t new. Why does techcrunch publish only about their contacts? I know a plattform they have this tool seit 3 months ago. And they are a community too. But Michael Arrington won´t publish it because they have not paid him.

]]> By: Willy http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/09/socialim-the-instant-messaging-service-for-facebook/comment-page-1/#comment-1912632 Willy Thu, 10 Jan 2008 07:29:18 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/09/socialim-the-instant-messaging-service-for-facebook/#comment-1912632 Doesn't work with Windows95 =( Doesn’t work with Windows95 =(

]]> By: Aaron http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/09/socialim-the-instant-messaging-service-for-facebook/comment-page-1/#comment-1912596 Aaron Thu, 10 Jan 2008 06:52:27 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/09/socialim-the-instant-messaging-service-for-facebook/#comment-1912596 Well I didn't expect that THIS is how I'd first see my name on Tech Crunch! :) You have to go to the web site link to find out which Aaron I am... Well I didn’t expect that THIS is how I’d first see my name on Tech Crunch! :)

You have to go to the web site link to find out which Aaron I am…

]]> By: Dan Kamins http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/09/socialim-the-instant-messaging-service-for-facebook/comment-page-1/#comment-1912062 Dan Kamins Wed, 09 Jan 2008 23:42:41 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/09/socialim-the-instant-messaging-service-for-facebook/#comment-1912062 This app is great! If you use Facebook and have lots of friends in there, it's nice to not have to worry about managing multiple contact lists. It just shows your FB friends and who's online and you can chat with them. Very simple, very easy, very cool. It hasn't crashed on me yet either -- seems very stable to me. This app is great! If you use Facebook and have lots of friends in there, it’s nice to not have to worry about managing multiple contact lists. It just shows your FB friends and who’s online and you can chat with them. Very simple, very easy, very cool. It hasn’t crashed on me yet either — seems very stable to me.

]]> By: Neil Sheth http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/09/socialim-the-instant-messaging-service-for-facebook/comment-page-1/#comment-1911556 Neil Sheth Wed, 09 Jan 2008 19:36:19 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/09/socialim-the-instant-messaging-service-for-facebook/#comment-1911556 I like the one-click bottom toolbar buttons to take me directly to the parts of facebook I use most - wall, inbox, etc. Cool app! I like the one-click bottom toolbar buttons to take me directly to the parts of facebook I use most – wall, inbox, etc. Cool app!

]]> By: Armen Berjikly http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/09/socialim-the-instant-messaging-service-for-facebook/comment-page-1/#comment-1911535 Armen Berjikly Wed, 09 Jan 2008 19:26:50 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/09/socialim-the-instant-messaging-service-for-facebook/#comment-1911535 Glad to see this compelling application getting exposure. The toast notifications (e.g., a friend updates their status) are very helpful to keep an eye on my ever-increasing Facebook event flood. Nice job, guys! Glad to see this compelling application getting exposure. The toast notifications (e.g., a friend updates their status) are very helpful to keep an eye on my ever-increasing Facebook event flood. Nice job, guys!

]]> By: PJ Brunet http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/09/socialim-the-instant-messaging-service-for-facebook/comment-page-1/#comment-1911405 PJ Brunet Wed, 09 Jan 2008 18:45:59 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/09/socialim-the-instant-messaging-service-for-facebook/#comment-1911405 Doesn't work with Windows2000 :-( Doesn’t work with Windows2000 :-(

]]> By: PJ Brunet http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/09/socialim-the-instant-messaging-service-for-facebook/comment-page-1/#comment-1911400 PJ Brunet Wed, 09 Jan 2008 18:43:08 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/09/socialim-the-instant-messaging-service-for-facebook/#comment-1911400 Thanks for the add! Thanks for the add!

]]> By: Yanda Erlich http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/09/socialim-the-instant-messaging-service-for-facebook/comment-page-1/#comment-1911347 Yanda Erlich Wed, 09 Jan 2008 18:21:23 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/09/socialim-the-instant-messaging-service-for-facebook/#comment-1911347 Hi Michael & commenters, I just wanted to respond to a few of the comments 1. [@Michael] You don't actually share your Facebook credentials with us. The login page for Social.IM is actually served up by Facebook: it's the desktop equivalent of Facebook's "add my app" page. We never get your Facebook username and password, only that you've been authenticated by Facebook. 2. [@Michael] I'm sorry if the application crashed on you. We just launched to friends a few days ago and are still fixing bugs: you really are on the cutting edge ;-) 3. [@Snarky] Fixed. Oops. Thanks :-) 4. For the folks experiencing crashes...we're fixing bugs feverishly. If you can send us the error reports when you get crashes, we greatly appreciate it and will get stuff fixed for you very fast. Thanks for being patient! 5. [etorsten #17] It's coming...promise -Yanda & Lucas- (www.social.im) Hi Michael & commenters,

I just wanted to respond to a few of the comments

1. [@Michael] You don’t actually share your Facebook credentials with us. The login page for Social.IM is actually served up by Facebook: it’s the desktop equivalent of Facebook’s “add my app” page. We never get your Facebook username and password, only that you’ve been authenticated by Facebook.

2. [@Michael] I’m sorry if the application crashed on you. We just launched to friends a few days ago and are still fixing bugs: you really are on the cutting edge ;-)

3. [@Snarky] Fixed. Oops. Thanks :-)

4. For the folks experiencing crashes…we’re fixing bugs feverishly. If you can send us the error reports when you get crashes, we greatly appreciate it and will get stuff fixed for you very fast. Thanks for being patient!

5. [etorsten #17] It’s coming…promise

-Yanda & Lucas-
(www.social.im)

]]> By: etorsten http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/09/socialim-the-instant-messaging-service-for-facebook/comment-page-1/#comment-1911006 etorsten Wed, 09 Jan 2008 16:40:20 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/09/socialim-the-instant-messaging-service-for-facebook/#comment-1911006 Hmmm, it´s only for windows... I want a Mac-version. Hmmm,
it´s only for windows…
I want a Mac-version.

]]> By: LA guy http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/09/socialim-the-instant-messaging-service-for-facebook/comment-page-1/#comment-1910917 LA guy Wed, 09 Jan 2008 16:12:58 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/09/socialim-the-instant-messaging-service-for-facebook/#comment-1910917 DId people forget mosoto ?? www.mosoto.com ? INSTANT MESSAGING SERVICE WITH VIDEO ON THE WEB !!! DId people forget mosoto ??

http://www.mosoto.com ? INSTANT MESSAGING SERVICE WITH VIDEO ON THE WEB !!!

]]> By: Javy http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/09/socialim-the-instant-messaging-service-for-facebook/comment-page-1/#comment-1910799 Javy Wed, 09 Jan 2008 15:22:14 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/09/socialim-the-instant-messaging-service-for-facebook/#comment-1910799 I don't think it likes my firewall software at all... looks promising though... =) I don’t think it likes my firewall software at all… looks promising though… =)

]]> By: Joe http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/09/socialim-the-instant-messaging-service-for-facebook/comment-page-1/#comment-1910774 Joe Wed, 09 Jan 2008 15:05:11 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/09/socialim-the-instant-messaging-service-for-facebook/#comment-1910774 Why use it if you can IM with friends from ALL social networks and not just Facebook? I use <a href="http://www.8hands.com" rel="nofollow">8hands</a>, which allows IM with friends from Facebook, Myspace, Twitter, and Flickr. I think it supports other networks as well, not sure. these are the ones I use :) Why use it if you can IM with friends from ALL social networks and not just Facebook?
I use 8hands, which allows IM with friends from Facebook, Myspace, Twitter, and Flickr.
I think it supports other networks as well, not sure.
these are the ones I use :)

]]> By: Aadaam http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/09/socialim-the-instant-messaging-service-for-facebook/comment-page-1/#comment-1910598 Aadaam Wed, 09 Jan 2008 13:49:29 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/09/socialim-the-instant-messaging-service-for-facebook/#comment-1910598 There are plenty of these. Most of them are built on top of Jabber/XMPP (the protocol behind, for example, Google Talk, although Jabber is much older) You just grab a free server implementation - there are plenty of such - modify the authentication and contact management code, and you're done- and you can choose from a lot of clients, libraries, etc to use, rebrand or modify. Two examples of the many: http://soapbox.net/facebook.aspx http://www.mikehuntington.com/techblog/index.php/2007/06/21/airwaves-will-use-xmpp-jabber-for-its-messaging/ (offline, was called muze and used air) https://stpeter.im/?p=1942 Also XMPP + AIR based, similiar to muze: http://airtalkr.com/ I suspect friendvox, mosoto, etc could be also jabber-based. Not so facebook, but you can use as sourcecode if you want to build such: http://jwchat.org (javascript client) http://zeank.in-berlin.de/jsjac/ (javascript library) http://www.igniterealtime.org/ (Easy-to-install-config-use server with a webadmin interface) http://ejabberd.im (large-scale open source server: can hold the 3 million users of portugal telecom) I'm not affiliated with any of the above organizations. Good luck. There are plenty of these.

Most of them are built on top of Jabber/XMPP (the protocol behind, for example, Google Talk, although Jabber is much older)

You just grab a free server implementation – there are plenty of such – modify the authentication and contact management code, and you’re done- and you can choose from a lot of clients, libraries, etc to use, rebrand or modify.

Two examples of the many:

http://soapbox....t/facebook.aspx

http://www.mike...-its-messaging/ (offline, was called muze and used air)
https://stpeter.im/?p=1942

Also XMPP + AIR based, similiar to muze: http://airtalkr.com/

I suspect friendvox, mosoto, etc could be also jabber-based.

Not so facebook, but you can use as sourcecode if you want to build such:

http://jwchat.org (javascript client)
http://zeank.in...erlin.de/jsjac/ (javascript library)
http://www.igniterealtime.org/ (Easy-to-install-config-use server with a webadmin interface)
http://ejabberd.im (large-scale open source server: can hold the 3 million users of portugal telecom)

I’m not affiliated with any of the above organizations.

Good luck.

]]> By: Mathew Ingram http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/09/socialim-the-instant-messaging-service-for-facebook/comment-page-1/#comment-1910582 Mathew Ingram Wed, 09 Jan 2008 13:41:54 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/09/socialim-the-instant-messaging-service-for-facebook/#comment-1910582 Sorry Mike -- installed it and tried to login and chat with you but it kept crashing. Cool idea though. Sorry Mike — installed it and tried to login and chat with you but it kept crashing. Cool idea though.

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