MySpaceIM
Thanks to Aaron Schmidt for his heads up that MySpace has introduced its long-awaited IM client: MySpaceIM (beta). It does require a download; there had been some speculation that it was going to be web-based like Meebo.
MySpaceIM only lets you communicate with your MySpace friends (e.g. other MySpace users). It will be interesting to see if all the people who have stuck with AIM and Yahoo!, but are also MySpace users, will make the leap to using MySpace IM. My guess is that like many of us, they’ll simply get one more account in one more service, and monitor everything at once. Such is the beauty of Trillian, Gaim, and Meebo, which allow you to monitor multiple IM accounts in different services from one interface. I wonder how soon they’ll add MySpaceIM as an option?
May 15th, 2006 at 6:04 am
#1 thing I don’t like about it is you cannot turn off logging. I know that the MySpace TOS includes a line that basically says, “Everything you put up on your MySpace is ours forever. Even if you delete your account.” I really don’t need someone else owning my conversations.
#2 In the TOS for MySpaceIM, there’s a section stating that you will not allow any third party intervention. So that’s a stated no to Trillian, Gaim, and Meebo. Though I am sure that the other big IM co’s have the same line. I guess it’s just wait and see.
#3 It’s Windows only. And based on the screen shots, they want you to use IE as well.
#4 Of course none of this will prevent the slews of MySpacers from using it.
May 15th, 2006 at 9:48 am
Thank you for reading the TOS Maire…glad someone’s on top of things!
May 16th, 2006 at 11:23 am
it’s a piece of crap, i downloaded it and i tried to talk to my friend from the list and my computer got shut down and I had to restart
May 16th, 2006 at 4:34 pm
I downloaded the myspaceim and when I tried running it it said that that installation package could not be opened. Contact the application vendor to verify that this is a valid Windows installer package. Ummmm What can I do about this I really want to use the service?
May 16th, 2006 at 4:46 pm
You could try contacting MySpace’s Help Desk: http://collect.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=misc.contact
May 29th, 2006 at 7:35 pm
If you’re getting this error: “Error 1723. and this is what it says… There is a problem with this Windows Installer package. A DLL required for this install to complete could not be run. Contact your support personelle or package vendor.”…Try to download Windows Installer
Go to http://www.microsoft.com and search for something like this “Windows Installer Windows XP” if you have Windows XP or “Windows Installer Windows 95″ if you have Windows 95, then choose the right installer for your system. Then download and install.
After installing it, Restart your computer, then install MySpace IM again.
September 24th, 2006 at 9:18 am
What I’m wondering is, if like AIM, it is bundled with all kinds of malware?
March 1st, 2007 at 1:53 pm
someone wrote: “#2 In the TOS for MySpaceIM, there’s a section stating that you will not allow any third party intervention. So that’s a stated no to Trillian, Gaim, and Meebo. Though I am sure that the other big IM co’s have the same line. I guess it’s just wait and see.”
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That clause doesn’t mean what you think it does. It basically means you won’t give your username and password to a site like so many idiots do with the “myspace trackers”. That’s what the “intervention” is.
March 8th, 2007 at 8:13 pm
how do i delete my, myspaceIM account coz i didn’t want 1 in the first place???
March 9th, 2007 at 9:08 am
That would be a question for myspace!
April 10th, 2007 at 4:02 pm
how do i delete MyspaceIM
April 10th, 2007 at 4:18 pm
Ask MySpace. Their help desk contact info is in the other comments further up this list.
May 13th, 2007 at 10:02 am
when i downloaded myspaceIM, from the first time i used it i loved it. there was noting wrong with it, and it worked better than msn, on my windows XP. the only thing i have a question about, is can you download versions to fit on windows 95?
May 13th, 2007 at 1:46 pm
Kyle, that would be a question for MySpace!