Try the NEW MSN Messenger Beta
MSN IM 7.0 beta is now generally available.
It seems pretty cool. The winks and nudge features don't float my boat, but the interintegratedgrated history is pretty cool. If you have History turned on, when the IM window opens for a contact you see the last view messages you sent/received from them. No matter how long ago it was... And there is a link to view all the past history.
Also the "Send message to WebWatch" could be neat. Another reason to get a SPOT watch? (sigh, but it seems there is no MSN Direct coverage in my area... Glad I checked :)
MS might have found one way to make free IM clients pay... "Mini-payments" ($1-$1.50,etc) for extra stuff. You can easily buy new themes, emotes, backgrounds via the new IM.
It has a new "handwrite" method for entering an IM message. Without a tablet it's a pain to write a message, but what is cool it that it's a very simple way to draw and send a simple picture. And older MSN IM client's CAN see it...
This new IM client is supposed to be hooked into MSN's new blog service, http://spaces.msn.com too (but I don't see where or how, 'cause of course I created a test space there, http://spaces.msn.com/members/coolthingoftheday... ).
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