According to reports, Yahoo! is planning to incorporate the Yahoo! Messenger Instant Messaging (IM) service into its email service, Yahoo! Mail.
Yahoo! IM will soon be made available on Yahoo! Mail, just the way rival Google has made Google Talk available on Gmail.
This will enable Yahoo! users to run the two programs on the same browser, eliminating the need to download the Yahoo! IM software.
The company had publicly given the first demonstration of the combined service at the Web 2.0 conference at Garlinghouse. The demonstration showed how the combined service works. When users open the Yahoo! account and insert an e-mail address, an icon appears showing if the person is online or offline.
In case of reverting back to e-mail, users will be able to choose to send an IM or not. Additionally, if the IM option is selected, a window for the IM conversation appears within the e-mail client, and the user can continue the conversation there.
While the existing version of Yahoo! Messenger offers Web-calling capabilities, the company is still considering on whether to include the feature in the combined service.
Reportedly, the combined service by Yahoo! will have a single interface, as opposed to that of Google which uses two separate interfaces.
The combined service is based on AJAX technology, and is expected to debut early 2007.
source: Techtree
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