[Web4lib] Re: Meebo and Trillian integration?

[Derik Badman]

Brian,

We use Aim's Wimzi widgets which interact directly with any IM  
program that works with AIM. From there, most IM desktop programs  
will keep stats/transcripts for you. And AIM does along multiple  
logins at once.

On Dec 19, 2007, at 12:00 PM, web4lib-request at webjunction.org wrote:

> We are looking at putting the Meebo widget on our home page to enable
> anyone (especially those without IM accounts) to IM the reference  
> desk.
> Currently we use Trillian for IM and can see an incoming IM from
> multiple computer locations at once. This does not seem to be the case
> with Meebo on its own.
>
> First, is there a way to integrate Meebo (or a similar service) into
> our existing Trillian setup so that we can just treat it as an
> additional account and continue to use Trillian?=20
>
> If that isn't possible, does anyone have an existing IM setup that
> allows:
>
> IMs from people who do not have an IM account
> Alerts/Responses from multiple computers at once
> Usage stats/records
> Ability to keep transcripts

> Brian J. Lind

Derik A. Badman
Digital Services Librarian
Reference Librarian for Education and Social Administration
Temple University Libraries
Paley Library 121
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