Facebook Chat to Open the Door to Third-Party Clients

Instant messaging is about to get a lot more interesting and a lot more crowded if Facebook has its way. Apparently, the social network is very close to launching support for XMPP (Extensible Messaging and Presence Protocol), allowing Facebook users to connect with any IM client which also su... [ read more >> ]

With full support for XMPP, Facebook Chat could become one of the most popular IM services in the world

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With full support for XMPP, Facebook Chat could become one of the most popular IM services in the world