How to Chat Using Your Internet Browser
A variety of chat networks and protocols exist, including Google Talk, AIM, ICQ, Windows Live or MSN, Yahoo! and IRC. Users usually connect to these chat networks and chat on them with the official desktop applications. However, web applications exist for chatting on all of these networks. If you don't want to install a desktop application or you're unable to because your computer is locked down or you're using a public computer in an Internet cafe, you can chat using your Internet browser using one or more websites.
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Chat on many popular networks using Meebo. Meebo connects to Windows Live (also known as MSN), Yahoo!, Facebook, AIM, Google Talk, ICQ, Jabber, MySpace and more. Sign in directly to one or more accounts or create a Meebo account linking all your chat network accounts together. Log in to your Meebo account from any computer to access all your chat accounts with one password and view automatically saved chat logs.
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Talk to your Google Talk contacts using the "Chat" feature built into Gmail. Connect your AIM account to Google Talk with the link in Gmail and chat with people directly from Gmail. Chat logs are saved in the "Chats" folder in your Gmail account. Gmail also supports audio and video chat.
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Access your AIM buddy list and Facebook friends from any computer with the official AIM Express client. AIM Express integrates with Facebook, MySpace and Twitter. Chat with users on AIM even if you don't have an AIM account by connecting with Facebook.
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Sign into Yahoo! messenger online using the Yahoo!'s web messenger. Yahoo! web messenger integrates with Windows Live (MSN), so you can talk to your Yahoo! and MSN friends from one webpage.
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Connect to IRC, or Internet Relay Chat, with Mibbit. Sign on and chat on a variety of channels and networks with different topics without having to create an account. IRC is a decentralized chat system that predates current instant messaging networks but is still actively used.
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