Jaiku Adds Instant Messaging to Enhance Online Conversation Threads, Group Discussions, and Content Sharing

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Released on: 30, August 2007
, Author: Brian Solis / FutureWorks, Inc.
, Audience: Internet related

HELSINKI, FINLAND Aug. 30, 2007 -- Jaiku (www.jaiku.com), apopular microblogging platform for lifestreaming, added Jabber-based instantmessaging capabilities to interact with the service and provide a new way for peopleto communicate and share content in addition to the existing Web, iPhone and NokiaSeries 60 smart phone clients.

By adding jaiku@jaiku.com to their Jabber-based IM client (including Google Talk),the new IM bot introduces the ability to instantly add and read new posts, comments,channel messages, and also receive notifications of inbound responses directly.

Jaiku also lets users choose and receive pre-determined Web feeds from their friendsonline activities via IM, for example, flickr photos from some contacts, updatesfrom specific blogs, Last.fm recently played tracks from others, etc.

Jaiku is the most versatile microblogging platform available today, allowing anyoneto easily post and discover new content in Jaiku s online community. It goesseveral steps further than other presence applications by allowing readers to addcomments to individual posts and also allowing anyone to create, join andparticipate in topic related channels.

Jaiku is also a hub for all important online activity. It creates a personallifestream by fetching the RSS feeds from other personal sources and broadcast it tofriends and contacts as it happens, such as when new videos are uploaded on YouTube,business or personal blog posts are published, new social bookmarks are saved, oreven collect the status updates from other microblogs and presence apps. Jaiku alsorecently introduced a Facebook widget for people to send updates directly from theirFacebook profile.

Third party developers have also extended Jaiku s functionality for all major mobileand desktop platforms. Mobile users can access Jaiku via http://m.jaiku.com. TheNokia WidSets mobile widget also powers over 300 phones including Blackberry.

About JaikuBased in Helsinki, Finland, Jaiku is the leading conversational microbloggingplatform that enables users to post thoughts and ideas from web and mobileapplications, and comment on posts of business associates, friends, and family. Thefree service offers the use of personality icons, the ability to share yourlifestream (webfeeds from Flickr, Del.icio.us, Google, Last FM and blogs), andconnectivity 24/7 from mobile and handheld devices. For more information visitwww.Jaiku.com.

Jaiku Contact:Brian SolisFutureWorks PR408-428-0895brian@future-w orks.com


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