{"id":552197,"date":"2007-05-04T07:56:59","date_gmt":"2007-05-04T07:56:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost:8888\/wordpress\/technology\/552197-yahoo-offers-web-based-instant-messaging.html"},"modified":"2007-05-04T07:56:59","modified_gmt":"2007-05-04T07:56:59","slug":"yahoo-offers-web-based-instant-messaging","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/technology\/552197-yahoo-offers-web-based-instant-messaging.html","title":{"rendered":"Yahoo offers web-based instant messaging"},"content":{"rendered":"

Yahoo Messenger for the Web lets people use the online search titan’s service from any Internet-linked computer without needing to download or install software, as was the case previously. <\/font><\/p>\n

The service is tailored for use by travelers, workers whose employers block software downloads to company machines, cyber-cafe dwellers and people who simply cannot afford their own computers. <\/font><\/p>\n

"This really has great implications for the road warriors out there who are on the go," Yahoo senior vice president of communications Brad Garlinghouse told AFP. <\/font><\/p>\n

"People have become quite accustomed to a non-stop accessible life." <\/font><\/p>\n

Industry statistics indicate that nearly a quarter of US Internet users go online from places other than home or work. <\/font><\/p>\n

The new service is introduced as Yahoo vies with rivals Google and Microsoft for the devotion of Internet users whose visits can be parlayed into online advertising revenue. <\/font><\/p>\n

Users of Yahoo’s instant messaging system can engage in exchanges with people using Microsoft’s Windows Live Messenger. <\/font><\/p>\n

Yahoo Messenger for the Web is available online at http:\/\/webmessenger.yahoo.com<\/a> , according to the Sunnyvale, California-based Internet firm. <\/font><\/p>\n

The service is initially launching in Brazil, India, Malaysia, Philippines, Vietnam and the United States. It is to be made available in other countries through the rest of the year. <\/font><\/p>\n

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Yahoo on Thursday launched a web-based version of its free instant messaging service for Internet users who want to stay connected while away from their home computers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":23,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_sma_x_autopost_status":"idle","_sma_x_autopost_error":"","_sma_x_post_id":"","_sma_facebook_post_id":"","_sma_instagram_post_id":"","_sma_threads_post_id":"","_sma_x_attempts":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-552197","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-technology"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/552197"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/23"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=552197"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/552197\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=552197"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=552197"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=552197"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}