AIM integration using Gmail
Gmail is going Places. Gmail first integrated Gtalk into Gmail, so that people can chat and mail at the same time, then they integrated GTalk and Orkut and then social networking became easier. Then they introduced group chat into gmail and now they have introduced AIM integration into Gmail and which i believe is great! [Read more →]
Yahoo messenger for Vista is available and the latest version seems to be quite a break through. I also kind of liked the latest Yahoo messenger version, The Yahoo Messenger 9.0 which is still in Beta but this version has several features which have been significantly improved from earlier yahoo messenger versions along with the all new GUI(Graphical user interface) which seems easy on the eyes.
The most striking feature that I really liked about the Yahoo Messenger 9.0 Beta is that you can forward all your offline messages to a mobile number and can also forward your incoming calls to a phone line. However, the later that is the forwarding of incoming voice calls is a paid subscription based service and you need to have a Yahoo Phone out subscription.
However, you can check out the preview video of yahoo messenger for Vista here. You can also view the latest yahoo messenger 9.0 beta video preview here.
Today, I logged into my account at Orkut and saw truck loads of SPAM scraps claiming that orkut is closing and that too the stupidest reason of all, lack of names:) , yea thats what the scrap claims to be and I was literally on the floor laughing because people actually send these SPAM scraps afraid that their orkut account will close and they will lose all their friends!
Here is a copy of the scrap that I received this evening–
“HEY ITS DIANNA, FROM THE DIRECTOR OF ORKUT,EVERYBODY SORRY FOR THEINTERRUPTION BUT ORKUT IS CLOSING THE SYSTEM DOWN BECAUSE TOO MANY BOTTERS ARE TAKING UP ALL THE NAMES, WE ONLY HAVE 57 NAMES LEFT,
IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO CLOSE YOUR ACCOUNT, DONT SEND THIS MESSAGE, IF YOU WANT
TOKEEP YOUR ACCOUNT ,SEND THIS MESSAGE TO EVERYONE ON YOUR LIST.
THIS IS NOT A JOKE, YOU’LL BE SORRY IF YOU DONT SEND IT. THANKS DIRECTOR OF ORKUT, TIM BUISKI. WHOEVER DOESNT SEND THIS MESSAGE, YOUR ACCOUNT WILLBEDEACTIVATED AND IT WILL COST YOU $ 10.00 A MONTH TO USE IT..”
After reading this scrap on orkut, i decided to do some research on this subject and therefore “Googled” the name TIM BUISKI, the supposed director of Orkut and found out that he along with orkut was the director of Yahoo and MSN as well:)
Here is an excerpt for Yahoo–
“the director of yahoo, Tim Buiski, Sorry for the interuption, but Yahoo is closing the system down because too many booters are taking up all the names, we only have 57 names left, if you would like to close your account, don’t send this mesage, if you want to keep your account, send this message to everyone on your list. This is no joke, you’ll be sorry you didn’t send it. Thanks, Director of Yahoo, Tim Buiski, WHOEVER DOESN’T SEND THIS MESSAGE YOUR ACCOUNT WILL BE DEACTIVATED AND IT WILL COST $10.00 A month to USE IT TO SEND ”
One thing you will find common here is that the text in both the messages is almost the same except for the name of the company and so is the message with MSN as well.
So, all I would like to tell people is that be safe and no internet giant, either Microsoft( that is MSN) or Yahoo or Google(i.e Orkut) will close its operations due to increase in traffic or lack of capability and increase in load. Infact, there is nothing that makes these companies happy than increase in traffic. So, sit back and relax, nothing is going to happen to your account whether its Orkut or Yahoo or MSN.
Reference Links:
Google Search about TIM BUISKI
I am thrilled and excited, all at the same time to know that Satyam Computers(SAY) is the sponsor for the FIFA world cup to be held in South Africa in 2010 as well as for the FIFA
world cup to be held in Brasil in 2014 along with two FIFA confederations cup to be held between 2007 and 2014.
Satyam will also be a major provider for Information Technology Management as well as for IT infrastructure for these events. So, all I can say is all the best and make us proud as you have always!!
Cheers!