Comments on: An IM Client That Works http://www.brendonwilson.com/blog/2006/08/24/an-im-client-that-works/ The personal web site of Brendon J. Wilson, a software developer living in Vancouver, British Columbia. Fri, 16 May 2008 03:06:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: Andrew Jones http://www.brendonwilson.com/blog/2006/08/24/an-im-client-that-works/#comment-15943 Andrew Jones Tue, 21 Nov 2006 06:27:05 +0000 http://www.brendonwilson.com/blog/2006/08/24/an-im-client-that-works/#comment-15943 IM will inevitably evolve beyond messaging. What comes to mind are two major trends: convergence and presence management. Convergence is principally about driving together the myriad networks beyond the kludge that presently exists when the problem is pushed the network edge, i.e. when the problem is addressed in the client. Most importantly, I would extend this to include SMS, which is indisputably the largest such network in the world -- and already naturally converged with the world's most ubiquitous and implicitly portable electronic device (which, incidentally, has now solidly crossed the one billion user mark). So far as presence is concerned, I am increasingly convinced the GPS phenomenon is likely to border on the revolutionary; one need look no further than the recent developments on the Sprint network for evidence. Of course, everything you're stating here in respect of selective identity revelation makes total sense, but perhaps cannot be properly realized until we have a standards based IM platform (derivative in protocol of XMPP, perhaps). Yes, it would have to be renamed, but IM will change and -- I believe -- remain the most fundamentally useful form of electronic communication we may ever know. IM will inevitably evolve beyond messaging. What comes to mind are two major trends: convergence and presence management. Convergence is principally about driving together the myriad networks beyond the kludge that presently exists when the problem is pushed the network edge, i.e. when the problem is addressed in the client. Most importantly, I would extend this to include SMS, which is indisputably the largest such network in the world — and already naturally converged with the world’s most ubiquitous and implicitly portable electronic device (which, incidentally, has now solidly crossed the one billion user mark). So far as presence is concerned, I am increasingly convinced the GPS phenomenon is likely to border on the revolutionary; one need look no further than the recent developments on the Sprint network for evidence.

Of course, everything you’re stating here in respect of selective identity revelation makes total sense, but perhaps cannot be properly realized until we have a standards based IM platform (derivative in protocol of XMPP, perhaps).

Yes, it would have to be renamed, but IM will change and — I believe — remain the most fundamentally useful form of electronic communication we may ever know.

]]> By: Steve http://www.brendonwilson.com/blog/2006/08/24/an-im-client-that-works/#comment-11718 Steve Fri, 13 Oct 2006 03:44:53 +0000 http://www.brendonwilson.com/blog/2006/08/24/an-im-client-that-works/#comment-11718 I hate koolim.com...stick with meebo or wablet. I hate koolim.com…stick with meebo or wablet.

]]> By: Ed http://www.brendonwilson.com/blog/2006/08/24/an-im-client-that-works/#comment-8280 Ed Fri, 25 Aug 2006 14:53:52 +0000 http://www.brendonwilson.com/blog/2006/08/24/an-im-client-that-works/#comment-8280 excellent idea, i wish someone would add it. excellent idea, i wish someone would add it.

]]> By: Norm http://www.brendonwilson.com/blog/2006/08/24/an-im-client-that-works/#comment-8278 Norm Fri, 25 Aug 2006 13:53:54 +0000 http://www.brendonwilson.com/blog/2006/08/24/an-im-client-that-works/#comment-8278 I think Yahoo! has a stealth setting for this, i use koolim.com at work and its pretty good for what i want it to do, of course it does not include the feature you want above which i would also LOVE to have. I love your blog, keep up the great work. I think Yahoo! has a stealth setting for this, i use koolim.com at work and its pretty good for what i want it to do, of course it does not include the feature you want above which i would also LOVE to have. I love your blog, keep up the great work.

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