Twitter has always been great for one-offs into the ether, but if you happen upon a dialogue that interests you it's a bit of a pain to read. Bettween makes Twitter dialogues much easier to read. The interface of... (Continue reading)
You've probably heard about a hard-to-get , hugely new service called Google Wave . Lest ye forget, there are plenty of web-based collaboration tools that don't require learning a new way of speaking. Here are a few of our... (Continue reading)
Earlier this year Google added the chat sidebar to iGoogle , which gave you Gmail-style chat in your iGoogle start page. Now they've expanded the chat functionality to include video chat right from the main iGoogle interface. ... (Continue reading)
The Throwboy people are at it again with more pillows for 21st century boys and girls. Now with chat dialogs with common chat phrase contractions, from WTF to FTW, going through OMG and BRB. Wait, no TFSU ... (Continue reading)
Windows/Mac/Linux: Pidgin has long been an easy way to use lots of different chat systems on your desktop. With its 2.6 release, Pidgin's finally catching up to the video, audio, and file transfer offerings of Google Talk, Yahoo, and... (Continue reading)
Windows only: If our recent coverage of the Digsby debacle has you down in the dumps over the departure of Digsby from your hard disk, you might want to check out Trillian Astra—fresh from beta and ready to go.... (Continue reading)
We've been fairly impressed with TinyChat, the instant multimedia chat service that offers video and audio connections for a dozen people at once. Now the video resolution and frame rates are better, and room creators have better controls. Tinychat's... (Continue reading)