Google Talk Logo — Google Talk is an instant messenger client and VoIP protocol XMPP (like Skype ) developed by Google . The beta version of Google Talk was released on August 24th of 2005 . Google Talk supports under the interoperability protocol Jabber / XMPP , being configurable in programs such as Psi , Miranda IM , iChat and Pidgin (formerly Gaim), among others. For a client XMPP can connect you need encrypted TLS and authentication SASL PLAIN over port 5222.

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The service is available for users of Gmail . Currently registration is open, and you can get an account going to gmail.com . The fact that Google has used XMPP as the protocol has been great news for many people who think that this will serve to extend XMPP and increase performance. The protocol that Google has developed for voice communication, Jingle , has been released from the start, so that any client can include. Psi and Pidgin plan to include it. More

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Pidgin is an instant messaging client platform capable of connecting to multiple networks ( multi ) and accounts ( multiaccounting ) simultaneously. It was estimated that about 3 million people used Pidgin in 2007.

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The program was originally written around 1999 by Mark Spencer , a student at Auburn University , as an emulation of the instant messaging program for AOL (AOL Instant Messenger, AIM ) performed on Linux using the library GTK + . So called GAIM ( GTK + AOL Instant Messenger ). The emulator was not done by reverse engineering , but based on AOL’s own documentation published on the web and the development was supported by AOL staff. March 4 to support other messaging protocols will be added later. More

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Digsby Logo — Digsby is an instant messaging client , instant messaging services, social networking platforms and e-mail communication merges. The software combines all networks under one interface and provides access to AIM , the Windows Live Messenger , Yahoo Messenger , GoogleTalk and other XMPP services, the social networks Facebook and MySpace , the microblogging service Twitter , as well as any e-mail inboxes. First, only a beta version was released, for which one needs a so-called “invitation code” to install them. Since 20 March 2008 will no longer need this invitation code.

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Digsby became especially critical, since it is the computing time of its users “sold”. This was also confirmed by a Digsby developers, but you can disable this function. When installing the software, some programs, toolbars etc . offered for installation, while the design is apparently designed to motivate the user to accept. In addition, Digsby stores all account information, including passwords to a server by the owner. Why such a way sensitive information is not stored locally is not explained. More

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eBuddy Logo — eBuddy is an instant messaging application for web and mobile devices that supports various instant messaging services including Windows Live Messenger , Yahoo! , AIM , Google Talk , MySpace IM and Facebook .eBuddy is a service of browser-based instant messaging, originally began as e-Messenger in 2003. Combines AOL, Google Talk, MSN and Yahoo! Messenger on a single web based interface. Also available via mobile phone, independent of operator or device through the internal browser. And eBuddy mobile IM application, which became the most popular.

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eBuddy is a privately held company backed by Prime Technology Ventures and Lowland Capital Partners. eBuddy is based in Amsterdam and has a second, local offices in London. The company launched a third U.S. office in San Francisco in April 2008. Paul Taylor is the inventor of eBuddy. The idea came when he made a bet with a friend, get MSN will work on a mobile phone. He worked full time at an internet company, Paulo spent hours working on a mobile application for MSN. After several weeks, won the bet and went to a server application. It was here where visitors asked if he could develop a web version. By stimulation of the users, Paulo decided to take the idea to the next level. More

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Yelp Logo — Yelp is a social networking platform for online evaluation of local shops and services by consumers. According to the company’s website is more than 38 million users a month and visited houses more than 13 million individual evaluations.

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Yelp was founded in October 2004 in San Francisco. Since then, in large cities in the U.S., Canada, the United Kingdom, Ireland, France, Germany, Austria and the Netherlands created further Yelp communities. As a local online city guide, it offers users the ability to shops, restaurants, boutiques, shops, doctors and a host of other facilities of a city to be evaluated by contributions. Other tools include file sharing, forums and discussion groups. The starting point is a personal assessment profile. Currently, in addition to the English version, there are also language versions in German, French and Dutch. Also, any business owner can set up a free account to post offers, photos and messages to customers. Yelp takes money through selling ads to local businesses.These advertisers paying their contributions can not change or rearrange. More

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Groupon Logo — The Groupon, Inc. is a U.S. company, which publishes several websites with discount offers runs. According to the company’s Groupon in 35 countries and has more than seventy million registered users. The company name is a portmanteau word from Group and coupon, and indicates the operation of the service: Groupon offers every day to a certain discount if enough people come together. The company receives a commission in this case. For this business model has become the term Groupon naturalized.

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The offers are valid for one city or region. At the start of Groupon in November 2008, Chicago , the first market, followed by Boston , New York City and Toronto . Groupon is in Germany in more than 40 cities and regions of active (January 2011) and competes with the portal Daily Deal for market leadership. Worldwide, the company serves over 1,000 markets. More

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