PUBLIC MARKS with tags msn & aol

eBuddy is a web application that enables you to chat with your MSN, AOL and Yahoo buddies without having to install any program or Java applet. To use the web version of eBuddy, all you need is a JavaScript enabled browser on your computer and it works even if you are behind a firewall. If you are on the road, you can use the mobile version of eBuddy to chat with your buddies. Every mobile device that supports xHTML or WAP can be used.

eBuddy is a web application that enables you to chat with your MSN, AOL and Yahoo buddies without having to install any program or Java applet. To use the web version of eBuddy, all you need is a JavaScript enabled browser on your computer and it works even if you are behind a firewall. If you are on the road, you can use the mobile version of eBuddy to chat with your buddies. Every mobile device that supports xHTML or WAP can be used.

相比较于Yahoo Messenger 与MSN 45,581,000 的用户总数，GTalk 仅拥有可怜的44,000 活跃用户（尽管数据显示GTalk 拥有976,000 的安装次数，然而活跃用户的数字更接近实际情况）。可能统计结果并没有将在Gmail 邮箱当中使用GTalk 的用户纳入核算范围当中，然而即便将8,675,000 位Gmail 用户都加进来，对大局同样没有太大的影响。

e-messenger推出了基于Ajax的一项应用, 推出之后, emessenger看上去更像我们平常使用的IM的客户端(其实是纯web的), 虽然我们只要对Meebo的页面进行大小调节就能得到同样的视觉效果.

Daily Rankings of the most popular search terms for Google, Yahoo, MSN, AOL, etc. Sometimes includes top percentage gainers in query activity.

The future of AOL hangs in the balance as Time Warner is reportedly entering talks with several major companies, including Yahoo, Microsoft, and Google.

Some sources are indicating that the world’s biggest ISP, America Online, may soon be switching from offering Google Search on their site to offering MSN instead.

I did a small comparative analysis of markup practices at several major search engines. It's interesting to note that only one engine is using valid markup and CSS layouts, and that would be MSN.

Maybe its because I now work at an Internet Portal and thus am more aware of these things, but it seems that AOL is making all the right moves lately to become a serious competitor to MSN and Yahoo!