Yahoo has put its Messenger program on the Web, allowing users to chat on the application without downloading software into their computers. While Yahoo certainly isn't the first to put chat on the browser, the announcement is important due to the sheer number of Yahoo chat users: 88.5 million, according to the company, which named Southeast Asia as a major focus of the initial rollout.
Latest News about Yahoo has introduced a new version of its popular Yahoo Messenger instant messaging service that eliminates the need to download and install software. Still in the beta phase, the new "Yahoo Messenger for the Web" is browser-based.
That means Yahoo Messenger users can log in to chat on any computer or other device with Web access, including PCs at companies that forbid software downloads. The new application is "the first brand-new Messenger in over six years," noted Jeff Bonforte, vice president of product development for Yahoo Messenger, in his blog.
Yahoo is far from the first Internet player to offer a Web-based instant messaging service -- AOL, Google. Latest News about Google, Meebo and eBuddy are among the competitors. However, the announcement is important due to the sheer number of people who use Yahoo Messenger: 88.5 million, according to Yahoo, a number that grew substantially last year when Yahoo and Microsoft Free 30-Day Trial. Seamlessly Integrate UNIX & Linux systems with Active Directory. Latest News about Microsoft announced interoperability between Messenger and Windows Live Messenger, Microsoft's IM product.
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