Ubuntu Lucid’s MeMenu

Ubuntu is set to become a socially conscience operating system with the release of Lucid Lynx, which will include a MeMenu. The MeMenu is a menu that will provide a central control panel for a users online social life, it will enable a user to perform various tasks on their online social networks, such as Twitter, Facebook and more. read more… »

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Getting Skype On Your Ubuntu Computer

skype_iconSkype is undoubtedly a world leader in internet telephony. Skype offers free Skype to Skype calls and also has the ability to call out to standard phones, around the world. Installing and using Skype on your Ubuntu machine is no longer a hassle as Skype has being putting effort into their Linux version of their Internet softphone.

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| Applications, Tutorials

Use MXit on Ubuntu

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Empathy Multi Protocol Instant Messenger

empathyInstant messaging program supporting text, voice, video, file transfers
and inter-application communication over many different protocols,
including: AIM, MSN, Google Talk (Jabber/XMPP), Facebook, Yahoo!, Salut,
Gadu-Gadu, Groupwise, ICQ and QQ.

Installation

Installed by default

| Applications

Pidgin Multi Protocol Instant Messenger

pidginPidgin is a graphical, modular Instant Messaging client capable of using AIM/ICQ, Yahoo!, MSN, IRC, Jabber/XMPP, Napster, Zephyr, Gadu-Gadu, Bonjour, Groupwise, Sametime, SILC, SIMPLE, QQ, and MySpaceIM all at once.

Installation

sudo apt-get install pidgin

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