Comments on: Facebook Chat Needs (And Gets) a Desktop Client http://motalib.wordpress.com/2008/05/03/facebook-chat-needs-and-gets-a-desktop-client/ Sun, 18 Oct 2009 05:32:30 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: dmcarthur http://motalib.wordpress.com/2008/05/03/facebook-chat-needs-and-gets-a-desktop-client/#comment-1301 dmcarthur Wed, 22 Oct 2008 16:04:07 +0000 http://motalib.wordpress.com/2008/05/03/facebook-chat-needs-and-gets-a-desktop-client/#comment-1301 I've been using Digsby for several months now and it has proven to be the most versatile and useful IM/email notification/social network notification tool I've seen. I was initially just looking for a desktop app that supported facebook chat but this is so much more and I have really found value in it. I recommend it to all my firends! Well, all my PC friends, anyway. Still waiting on the Mac build. I’ve been using Digsby for several months now and it has proven to be the most versatile and useful IM/email notification/social network notification tool I’ve seen. I was initially just looking for a desktop app that supported facebook chat but this is so much more and I have really found value in it. I recommend it to all my firends! Well, all my PC friends, anyway. Still waiting on the Mac build.

]]> By: mtalib http://motalib.wordpress.com/2008/05/03/facebook-chat-needs-and-gets-a-desktop-client/#comment-1206 mtalib Sun, 04 May 2008 15:34:39 +0000 http://motalib.wordpress.com/2008/05/03/facebook-chat-needs-and-gets-a-desktop-client/#comment-1206 You've hit the nail on the head Dom. Facebook chat fills a need that doesn't exist. The people I usually chat with I have on MSN or GTalk. What Facebook adds are a lot of people that I wouldn't normally chat with. In an ideal world I'd take the opportunity to start chatting with them. In the real one, with me spending less and less time on MSN / GTalk, it's adding more choice, but less useful choice. Combine that with the technical limitations and there is little reason to use Fbook chat at all. You’ve hit the nail on the head Dom.

Facebook chat fills a need that doesn’t exist.

The people I usually chat with I have on MSN or GTalk. What Facebook adds are a lot of people that I wouldn’t normally chat with.

In an ideal world I’d take the opportunity to start chatting with them. In the real one, with me spending less and less time on MSN / GTalk, it’s adding more choice, but less useful choice.

Combine that with the technical limitations and there is little reason to use Fbook chat at all.

]]> By: Dom http://motalib.wordpress.com/2008/05/03/facebook-chat-needs-and-gets-a-desktop-client/#comment-1205 Dom Sun, 04 May 2008 15:06:43 +0000 http://motalib.wordpress.com/2008/05/03/facebook-chat-needs-and-gets-a-desktop-client/#comment-1205 Because of the way I surf the web (I like to open links in new tabs) surfing away from the FB page is not a problem. However with browser chat there is no sound notification when someone IM you out of the blue. This means unless I am starting a conversation I might as well turn it off as I too dislike ignoring people, even if it is unintentional. I guess having a desktop app will solve these problems, but you didn't mention why you would prefer chat in FB over say MSN. As with all chat programs you are forced to use whatever most of your friends are using so is it the case that most of the friends you chat with are already on FB? Because of the way I surf the web (I like to open links in new tabs) surfing away from the FB page is not a problem. However with browser chat there is no sound notification when someone IM you out of the blue. This means unless I am starting a conversation I might as well turn it off as I too dislike ignoring people, even if it is unintentional.

I guess having a desktop app will solve these problems, but you didn’t mention why you would prefer chat in FB over say MSN. As with all chat programs you are forced to use whatever most of your friends are using so is it the case that most of the friends you chat with are already on FB?

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