Even though people send over 2 billion chat messages each day on Facebook Chat, it never really took on Google Talk, Yahoo or MSN for the obvious handicap of it being web-based. No more, Facebook has finally implement Jabber protocol for Chat. Jabber is the same open chat protocol, which runs Google Talk.
You can configure your favorite IM client such as iChat, Pidgin, Adium, Miranda and start chatting with your Facebook buddies without using your web browser or logging into Facebook.com. To learn how to configure your IM client and start chatting, please refer this page.
Those who intend to use Facebook Chat on their websites, mobile or other application, Facebook Connect for developers now supports Facebook Chat as well. Â AIM is one the first to implement Facebook Chat inside their new chat client. You can download the latest beta version of AIM here.
I think the main reason why Google Talk was so successful was because of its open chat protocol. It was so easy to use, and it was available everywhere. Now, Facebook is trying to do the same. I think it’s a step in the right direction for Facebook.
I think Facebook has all the assets to be the best social networking site with status updates, photo/video uploads, sharing news and links, and now, chat! If rumors are to be believed, Facebook is working on a full-fledged webmail product codenamed Project Titan.
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