I use Meebo exclusively as my IM chat program.
My mother uses it too. She uses Flickr and some Google apps like Calendar. She sent me an SMS one day asking for help on Photoshop, I sent her a link to Picnik, she never asked me for Photoshop help again.
This is significant because my mother had never used a computer only after recently (since like a year ago actually). So this proves (to me at least) that those “web 2.0″ sites really do care about better user experience, and about making things easier for the user, and they do work.
But that’s not my point.
My point is, besides my mother, I do not know anyone else who uses these kind of web apps who are geographically near me (like in Malaysia). Only a handful. Except on Flickr, there are a lot of Malaysians there for some reason (Flickr being one of the first 2.0 sites, I guess). No, Friendster and MySpace users do not count. I’m talking about new, cutting edge sites that get featured in TechCrunch and has those beta logos.
So, consider this an unscientific survey. I picked three of my most used ones… (for those who are not familiar with any of them, I’ve written a short description)
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Do you Meebo? Web-based Instant Messaging client. Supports MSN, Yahoo, GTalk, ICQ and AOL networks (practically all of them). All you need is to open meebo.com in your browser, no need to download any IM applications. |
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Are you on Reddit? A social bookmarking site, similar to Digg but better (IMO), and a bit less popular (IMO). You submit interesting links and people can vote it up or down, links with more upvotes get to the front ‘hot’ page. |
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Are you a Twit? “Micro” blogging. You update small 140 character snippets of what you’re doing right then. So people can learn how boring your life is. Learn how boring my life is at twitter.com/zaim |
So if you are on any one of these websites, please tell me, drop a comment, e-mail or Meebo me. So that we can, um, well I’m sure what we can do then…
[ And, please don't be shy, drop a comment. From my WP.com blog stats, I know my posts usually get one or two hits from search results, PPS or Fakapster and whatnot. So if you are that one person, do comment, I'm really curious :) ]
I’m the one hit from whatnot! Hehe.
I’ve recently started using (about 2 hours ago) backpack from http://www.backpackit.com – seems like a handy online organiser but will need further exploration. I’d love it if they had a desktop interface though.
i sometimes use meebo if the pc i’m using does not have ym..
the only complaint i have is that all my stealth settings vanish…
suddenly ppl i’ve been avoiding can suddenly see me online…
NOT good!
nywayz, thanks for the picnik website, saves me from installing photoshop!
I use meebo when I’m on someone else’s computer. It’s pretty nifty. My online gripe with it is that it doesn’t yet allow you to combine your contacts as a meta contact, i.e. Zaim on MSN and Zaim on YM should be folded into one Zaim. That’s why I prefer to use Adium when I’m on my own lappie.
I’ve been meebo user for a year plus especially when i’m in the office as I can’t download YM or MSN in my office PC.
Pretty convenient for me!