Myspace IM
Discontinued instant messaging client for Myspace
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MyspaceIM was the official instant messaging client for the social networking site MySpace.
| MySpace IM | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Developer | Myspace |
| Stable release | 1.0.823.0[1]
/ December 1, 2009 |
| Operating system | Windows |
| Type | Instant messaging client |
| License | Freeware |
| Website | MySpaceIM page (archive) |
In 2009, a web-based client dubbed MySpaceIM for Web[2] was released to all English-speaking countries, allowing users to interact with friends and non-friends alike to grow their network. Both the desktop and web-based clients can be used to communicate between friends over a common IM network.
Features
MySpaceIM integrates several features into the IM. Currently, these are the features included:
- Basic instant messaging to other Myspace users.
- Shortcuts to Myspace.com features and profiles.
- Imports friends from Myspace into your contacts list in MySpaceIM.
- Instant alerts for all requests, messages, and comments.
- Switchable conversation views, such as: traditional IM, with pictures, or with cartoon-like balloons.
- Skinnable interface.
- Shareable custom backgrounds in message windows.
- Built-in avatar picture cropping.
- Custom emoticons.
- Custom "Zaps". (Zaps is a combination of a sound bite, picture, and/or words.)
- Voice calls with MySpaceIM users and Skype native client users.
- Voice calls to and from regular phones.
Protocol
MySpaceIM uses a proprietary text-based protocol developed by Myspace. Messages are sent as lists of key/value pairs, separated by backslashes. Logging in involves a challenge/response protocol using the SHA-1 hash function and RC4.
Although no official documentation is available, an unofficial MySpaceIM protocol specification[3] has been produced as part of the effort to implement the protocol in Pidgin.
There was also a very rough .NET implementation of the MySpaceIM protocol.[4]
Compatibility
In November 2006, Cerulean Studios announced their support in MySpaceIM through the upcoming release of Trillian Astra.
In August 2007, eBuddy announced [5] support for MySpaceIM through their beta web version.
During September 2007, the Pidgin project development team incorporated MyspaceIM support developed through work by Jeff Connelly[6] with the Google Summer of Code. MySpaceIM support appears in the 2.2.0 release of libpurple, enabling MySpaceIM support in Pidgin v2.2.0 and Adium v1.1.3.[7]
Versions
Over time, Myspace has released several versions of MySpaceIM,[8] listed here in reverse chronological order:
- Version 1.0.823.0 (released 12/01/2009)
- Version 1.0.804.0 (released 10/09/2009)
- Version 1.0.800.0 (released 08/27/2009)
- Version 1.0.789.0 (released 12/17/2008)
- Version 1.0.756.0 (released 04/23/2008)
- Version 1.0.754.0 (released 02/07/2008)
- Version 1.0.745.0 (released 12/19/2007)
- Version 1.0.739.0 (released 12/11/2007)
- Version 1.0.731.0 (released 11/28/2007)
- Version 1.0.716.0 (released 08/15/2007)
- Version 1.0.712.0 (released 08/??/2007)
- Version 1.0.697.0 (released 05/31/2007)
- Version 1.0.673.0 (released 03/07/2007)
- Version 1.0.595.0 (released 01/??/2007)
- Version 1.0.594.0 (released 01/09/2007)
- Version 1.0.529.0 (released 01/08/2007)
- Version 1.0.476.0 (released 10/17/2006)
- Version 1.0.458.0 (released 10/10/2006)
- Version 1.0.404.0 (released 08/25/2006)
- Version 1.0.366.0 (released 07/21/2006)
- Version 1.0.357.0
- Version 1.0.349.0 (released 07/07/2006)
- Version 1.0.337.0
- Version 1.0.331.0 (released 06/14/2006)
- Version 1.0.330.0
- Version 1.0.327.0 (released 06/07/2006)
- Version 1.0.318.0 (released 06/06/2006)
- Version 1.0.312.0
- Version 1.0.306.0
- Version 1.0.302.0 (released 05/28/2006)
- Version 1.0.281.0 (released 05/20/2006)
- Version 1.0.269.0 (released 05/18/2006)
- Version 1.0.265.0 (released 05/13/2006)
- Version 1.0.262.0 (released 05/12/2006)
- Version 1.0.253.0 (released 05/10/2006)