Meebo Schmeebo

I would have gotten more out of this activity if it had just focused on instant messaging. I really need to get more familiar with im'ing in one place, like Yahoo, before I advance on to Meebo.

I do think the widget might be useful for people who like to blog, and who want a fast way to talk to each other without coming out of the blog and into their IM program. Like maybe a family group, or an organization, or people who like to share political views, or something.

As far as how it could be used by the library, maybe a group like YAAB or a book discussion group, or even a group of staff members, would find it useful to im on a topic rather than getting together physically. Doing it on a blog, through the widget, might seem unnecessary when you could go through Google or Yahoo (or Meebo), but it does offer a reminder that this is a library program, since you are in a library blog.

I think this exercise will remind me to try more im'ing, but I don't see myself getting too deep into Meebo or the widget. I'm glad to know about it though.