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Interoperable Avatars?

Yahoo! and MSN have finally put up together interoperability between their messengers, starting with a limited beta test of a service that will enable users of Windows Live Messenger and Yahoo Messenger to connect with each other, creating a huge community of nearly 350 million accounts. Finally, I can have one messenger less on my taskbar :))

What I’m curious about is the avatars… up till now, each company has been promoting its own brand (Yahoo avatars vs. MSN Dynamic Display Pictures), having free as well as paid content. So how’s this is going to work from now on? Will MSN and Yahoo take interoperability all the way?

Technorati Tags: Yahoo messenger, MSN messenger, interoperability, avatars, Yahoo avatars, MSN Dynamic Display Pictures

Posted by Xen Mendelsohn on Monday, July 17, 2006 at 14:07 in avatars, brands, connectivity, IM, other | Permalink

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» Update: Interoperable Avatars? from Xellular Identity by Xen Mendelsohn
According to jeff Hester from BigBlueBall Forums, the Yahoo and MSN IM interoperability doesn't include avatars... was obvious, ha? Anyhow, you're welcome to follow the link for screenshots and install instructions. Technorati Tags: Yahoo messenger, MS... [Read More]

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Posted by: Édipo | Tuesday, September 04, 2007 at 17:32

Posted by: Édipo | Tuesday, September 04, 2007 at 17:33

cool

Posted by: rockgirl | Friday, September 07, 2007 at 16:34

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