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Digsby - IM, Email & Social Networking

Posted on: June 23, 2008 at 5:19 am | Posted under: Technology
Tags: AIM, digsby, email, Facebook, GTalk, IM, Twitter, Yahoo

I have been using Digsby for a little over two weeks now and love everything that this application has to offer.

For a while I was using Pidgin, but ran into a number of roadblocks where I was unable to customize the application to my needs.  I switched back to AIM, and immediately went seeking something better.

I saw that a friend was using Digsby to update his Twitter status and inquired about the application.  Once I saw the site I knew I had found exactly what I needed.

Digsby lets your information come to you.  Aside from being an awesome IM client that combines my AIM, GTalk, and Yahoo contacts together; it allows me to get email notifications and updates from my social networks.  I will admit that I do not use Digsby for Twitter, because I think that twhirl is amazing and nothing can compare to it.

Overall, Digsby is an awesome application that has let me replace three others and allows me to get updates from Facebook without having to visit the site.  The interface allows for customizations and it is an application that is portable.  You use a login to access your profile and all of the linked services are available, no matter where you have Digsby installed.

I recommend Digsby to anyone looking to replace their IM client with something more customizable and free of advertisements.

Cheers!

Instant Messenger SPAM

Posted on: May 4, 2008 at 7:26 am | Posted under: Technology
Tags: AIM, AOL, SPAM

I have been receiving quite a bit of IM SPAM lately.  All of this spam is coming by way of AOL Instant Messenger.  I have my AIM username listed on Pownce & Facebook, so I am not sure if it is being harvested from those two sites or if the AIM database is being leaked and bots are picking it up.  In any case, it sure is getting pretty annoying and I wish AOL would shut the accounts down.  Problem is, there are too many of them.

Do you get a lot of IM SPAM?  Let me know your thoughts in the comments.

Cheers!