P2P meets IM
Popular P2P file sharing service Limewire has announced a new beta version of its software that adds the Jabber instant messaging service to the mix.
The Limewire 5 beta release, announced at the International Consumer Electronics Show this week, also has a completely overhauled interface.
The most exciting new feature in 5.0, however, is the integration of Jabber with the file-sharing service. Looking a little like the meeting of social networking and P2P, users can share files with contacts already known to them on Jabber.
Users will be able to mark files such as music or photographs as being available to all Limewire users or just their friends and family on Jabber. Users will also be able to search for audio and video among their Jabber contacts. Limewire is obviously hoping that users will feel more comfortable obtaining files from personal friends rather than just anonymous sources.
The new service for Limewire will also mean that users of other Jabber-compatible services, such as Google’s Chat service, will be able to share files with contacts on that network.
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