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It’s All Pidgin to Meebo

It’s All Pidgin to Meebo. Crystal Goldman University of Utah MPLA/ULA 2008 Conference Salt Lake City, Utah. Meebo v. Pidgin. Why not use traditional chat reference? Why these programs? Background of each Features Pros/Cons of each Personal Recommendations.

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It’s All Pidgin to Meebo

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  1. It’s All Pidgin to Meebo Crystal Goldman University of Utah MPLA/ULA 2008 Conference Salt Lake City, Utah

  2. Meebo v. Pidgin • Why not use traditional chat reference? • Why these programs? • Background of each • Features • Pros/Cons of each • Personal Recommendations

  3. Deficiencies of Chat Reference • Multiple chat protocols that patrons might prefer to use • AIM, GoogleTalk, ICQ, MSN, Yahoo, etc. • IM is single-user, and library reference departments are multi-user • Need one public identity, but multiple librarians

  4. Why Pidgin and Meebo? • Free • Interface with embeddable widget • Trillian • Multiple chat protocols • libpurple • Programming library • Connects to/interfaces with all chat networks • Manages accounts and preferences

  5. Meebo History • Created by Seth Sternberg, Elaine Wherry, and Sandy Jen in 2005. • Received funding from Sequoia Capital in December 2005 and Draper Fisher Jurvetson in January 2007 • Six chat protocols • Embeddable Meebo Me widget • Meebo Rooms to embed a chat room • Firefox extension, browser sidebar with buddy list http://www.meebo.com

  6. Pidgin History • Formerly Gaim, created in 1999 by Mark Spencer • Dispute with AOL for their AIM naming trademark • Fifteen chat protocols • Allows developers to create their own custom plugin applications http://www.pidgin.im

  7. Finch and Adium • Finch is the text-based version of Pidgin • Adium • Pidgin’s sister project for Mac OSX • Like Pidgin, it uses a plugin system • essential features provided through plugins http://www.adiumx.com

  8. Meebo • Pros • Web-based • Accessible from anywhere with the internet • Simple user interface • Video/Audio Conferencing • Cons • Logging in bumps other users offline • Does not log chats from widget

  9. Pidgin • Pros • Pidgin4lib - feature/plugin specifically targeted at library needs • Interfaces with Meebo widget using a plugin • Logs all chats regardless of origin • Cons • Complicated interface, high learning curve • Plugin system, must update manually • Must download to each computer • Portable app on USB drive • Windows only, must use a sister program in order to switch to Mac

  10. Sources Consulted About Adium. (2006). Retrieved April 12, 2008, from http://trac.adiumx.com/wiki/AboutAdium About meebo: Instant messaging everywhere. (2008) Retrieved April 20, 2008, from http://www.meebo.com/about Adium. (2008) Retrieved April 5, 2008, from http://www.adiumx.com Casey, M. E. & Savastinuk, L. C. (2006) Library 2.0. Library Journal 131(14): 40-42. M is for meebo: the meebo story—live and uncut. (2008) Retrieved April 16, 2008, from http://www.meebo.com/history Pidgin Portable. (2008) Retrieved March 31, 2008, from http://portableapps.com/apps/internet/pidgin_portable Portable Adium. (2008) Retrieved April 20, 2008, from http://www.freesmug.org/portableapps/adium Wells, C. A. (2003) Location, location, location: The importance of placement of the chat request button. Reference & User Services Quarterly 43(2): 133-137. Retrieved March 7, 2008 from Library, Information Science & Technology Abstracts. What is Pidgin? (2008) Retrieved April 5, 2008, from http://www.pidgin.im/about

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