MySpace, Facebook IM come to Meebo

Web-based chat company Meebo has announced that it now supports MySpace and Facebook's instant-messaging services. That adds to a lineup that already includes Google Talk, AOL Instant Messenger, Yahoo Instant Messenger, Windows Live Messenger, and ICQ.

"Today's announcement reflects Meebo's long-time goal of offering open access to all IM and social-networking users, as well as providing them with the best IM experience possible," co-founder and CEO Seth Sternberg said in a release. "People have friends across a variety of different social networks, and Meebo is a place where they can come for real-time social interactions with these friends, at any time."

MySpace launched MySpaceIM last year, and this year Facebook launched Facebook Chat. Neither has been a wild hit, but adding them to Meebo's arsenal certainly gives the ad-supported service access to a bigger audience. A number of other universal IM clients--like Trillian, Adium, and Digsby--already support either or both of them.

Meebo also has launched a "Community IM" project to power instant messaging on other social sites like Flixster and MyYearbook.

[tm_anon]

Now if only it were easy to figure out how to access the two directly from meebo. I'm currently on the main meebo page and all I'm seeing are the same services they've had since I signed up. Nothing new showing yet.

[kylewhitleysmith]

I'm there too and see nothing. The announcement must be ahead of the roll-out!

[Zeeshan47]

Pidgin FTW!