Last week, Yahoo released a new update for the YM 9 beta.This update includes the voice fix for Vista users because in the previously version the Voice service was disabled so for those who are using Windows vista download the new YM 9 beta.

Download Yahoo! Messenger 9.0 Beta (9.0.0.1389)

ScrienceDaily wrote an article about a study made by Ohio State University and University of California who proves that Instant Messaging is good for employers.

The study challenges the widespread belief that instant messaging leads to an increase in disruption. Some researchers have speculated that workers would use instant messaging in addition to the phone and e-mail, leading to increased interruption and reduced productivity.

So those who are using the Instant Messaging on the work reported less interruption than colleagues who did not.

source: ScienceDaily.com

According to Nielsen Online the London-Facebook is about to take the first place in the British preferences.In April 2008 matched the number of minutes spent on Facebook: 2.4 billion. While that's a whopping increase for Facebook (coming from 500 million in April 2007), it's a considerable loss for Messenger that still accounted for 3.2 billion minutes in the same month last year.

source: Mess.be

Recently Yahoo released the Yahoo! Messenger for Windows Vista.Is beta so your feedback is important in making changes or to find any bugs so...lets tell you some interesting changes and features in the new Yahoo Messenger for Vista.



The new YM! for Vista have a great look made specially for Vista.You can easily change your status message by choosing one from your list or you can write your own.If you are asking about the phone call and SMS messages you will be happy to hear that in the new YM you can call and send sms to your friends completely free.Free SMS and call services are a really great thing.All you have to do is to type the phone number and send the text message.The design and the default theme contains a tool where you can change the color of your theme and make it look like your desktop or how you want it.

Other Features

Other features in the version include vector-based graphics for better independence from variable monitor pixel sizes; a Windows Sidebar gadget version; integration with Yahoo address book; integration with Flickr for photo sharing; the ability to view videos and photos sent as Web page links in the chat window; customizable skins; tabbed conversations to cut down on window clutter.

Download Yahoo! Messenger BETA for Windows Vista

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