i-msgr is a cool idea that enables one to create your own personal instant messenger.
Using i-msgr, you can setup a messenger for your group of friends, e-group, orkut community, visitors to your website, or even your intranet!
i-msgr is pretty simple to use – create your own group and point your friends to install the group messenger. You can also customize the chat client (with your custom logo/text etc).
After you (and your friends) install the chat client, get started with your own personal conversation!
Though one can argue that even the same can be achieved via Y! IM/GTalk/meebome or any other IM client, I still see a big opportunity for products like i-msgr.
i-msgr takes personalization to a new level by allowing one to create their personal chat clients -few consumer use case for i-msgr could be a family chat client – say, you get all your family members in one IM client, share pics/videos etc; or even an intranet chat (project chats etc)
The product has been developed by Sudeep Nayak, who has earlier developed few other products in face recognition and genetics space.
In my opinion, the product needs more meat and should attempt to piggyback on existing network (say FaceBook/Orkut APIs).
What’s your take on i-msgr? Will you use it?
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i don see any reason to use i-msgr. Though i signed up once to check it. Same services are available with other IMs and worst thing is sending those links to your friend to join me at chat. 20% or even less people respond to such invitations.
Brilliant Concept, provided the guys who developed would believe , that they could hit the global scenario…
has huge potential, and the way we have adapted to Outlook and other Email clients, I don;t see why wouldn’t company policies could change provided proper security is been provided through this messenger…..
Well, its a freak in world out there I have heard of Outlook embedded with Chat under development, and if they do really get things working, I see lot to give out…..
My best Wishes to these guys!
Sounds like a good idea. I would have used it when I made my first Geocities page long time ago.
IMO, the biggest problem with the current 4 key players in IM is lack of interoperability. Products like Meebo, Gaim, Gtalk, YIM are trying to solve this puzzle so that users can communicate over networks.
From what I saw on their website, it seems like a stand alone messenger. This is the last thing users want. If I want to use a pluggd.in branded messenger, I’ll need to invite all my contacts, ask them to download and install this messenger. I simply won’t do it. Even if I do it, as Kamal said, only a very few people will adopt it.
*Optimism* – If they can be a “branded” gaim/trillion/meebo, users are more likely to embrace it.
@Gaurav: the fact that this is not interoperable makes it interesting – I understand the need for collaboration/interoperability..(these are productivity tools), but a personal IM with just your personal contacts has some sort of appeal to me.
Imagine you and your GF getting cozy in your own personal chat client!
In my opinion, the idea is cool, but the current implementation is not.
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… stumbled across this post after reading the latest on on Orkut Apps..
Well better late than never .. Here are my €0.02 worth on IMs….
As Gaurav pointed out, Interoperatibilty is a concern. Well infact, it is THE concern. However, unless Y!, MSN, AIM, Skype… open up, arguing on this issue is a moo point. What GAIM, Meebo and the many other IMs (especially the ones running on Linux) have sofar accomplished is surely great in its own right, however IMs in general, still have a long way to go.
Firstly, what any new IM application needs, is a to provide a good video service. Majority of people who use MSN, Y!, Skype, do because of its video chat capability.
Secondly, what any new IM application needs is that its feature-set should be “customizable”. What I mean is the end-user should be able to turn on/of the features he/she wants to use with a individual contact.
@Ashish — Instead of having an personal messenger, tune the IM to be more personal.
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Now Yahoo! to some extend, did achieve this with their IMEnviroments, but this can be certainly extended to file-sharing, with collaborative tools etc.
Thirdly, the user interface should be more intuitive and simple. Again as Ashish pointed out, i-msgr should change its implementation but the change is required, IMHO, on the front-end. Although, Gtalk is a prime example of an easy-to-use interface should look like. No File-Edit kind of drop down menus.. One-click actions or simply drag-and-drops.
Simple things but they do make a difference.
Correction — What I meant to say was..
Although Gtalk doesnt support a lot of features, it is a prime example of what an easy-to-use interface should look like.
@Karan – I agree with what you have said..but look at it this way – imsgr can be extended like a platform product and they can tie up with, say eBay like products where one can simply setup a pvt. chat
The idea is good..implementation isnt!
The site link doesn’t work.
If anyone who has the program please email me 2 it me by uploading it here. megaupload.com
Is this software for download? i am sorry but can somone please help me find a way to use this program?
Thanks.