NEW! Yahoo! Messenger for the Web
May 2, 2007 on 5:41 pm | In Web version |
Ever wish you could use Yahoo! Messenger without having to download or install anything? Well, today is your lucky day: please give a big Yahoo! welcome to the all-new Yahoo! Messenger for the Web.
Now you can sign in from any web browser (PC or Mac!) and immediately start IM’ing with friends. This is great for when you’re on someone else’s computer or traveling and need to stop in an internet café.
Plus, time at work just got a lot more fun. If you or a friend is prevented from IM’ing at the office due to firewalls or other IT restrictions, you’ll love this new version. Because Yahoo! Messenger for the Web runs in a regular web browser window, it sidesteps these obstacles and lets you connect easily with your friends.
This is also the first version of Yahoo! Messenger that we’ve ever offered in Vietnamese (yeah!). It’s also available in Portuguese and Traditional Chinese, and we’ll continue adding more languages over time.
Check out the full article about the new Yahoo! Messenger for the Web over on our corporate blog, Yodel Anecdotal. Or watch the brief movie below to see it in action.
When you’re ready to take it for a spin, head over to http://webmessenger.yahoo.com and just sign in. Your full contact list will be waiting for you, including your Windows Live Messenger friends. (Tip: Type web.im in your browser to get there even faster).
Congratulations to the Yahoo! Messenger for the Web team on the launch of this great new product. We hope you enjoy it! 
Sarah Bacon
Product Manager
P.S. – Like the Messenger integration in Yahoo! Mail, you can’t be signed into the full version of Messenger and the web version at the same time. If you sign into one, you’ll be automatically signed out of the other.
this is so cool
dos any one 2nd me on that ???
wow sweet i love it wow i dont no what to say but thanks
Comment by david — May 2, 2007 #
I like the new web messenger
Comment by Chris — May 2, 2007 #
signing in to it is sure takeing a vary long time why is that? i think it may have a bug or two that needs fixsing so it wont take so long to sing in like it is whats this say it is slow singning in and takes a long time
Comment by david — May 2, 2007 #
It works good for me, Its not slow.
Comment by Chris — May 2, 2007 #
Thanks everyone for trying it out. If you do encounter issues, bugs or just have some feedback, click the “Feedback” link near the top of the page when you’re signed in (right below the search box). Thanks!
Sarah Bacon
Comment by Administrator — May 2, 2007 #
Very nice. I like the ability to search through the message archive
Comment by FF — May 2, 2007 #
Shucks, you cannot transfer files
Comment by FF — May 2, 2007 #
Comment by FF — May 2, 2007 #
Shucks, you cannot transfer files
hey be nic they put a lot of work in to that take it time and they will slowy be adding thing to it like transfer files but for now this have fun with it ok?
Comment by david — May 2, 2007 #
sorry i sould have siad give it time not take it time
Comment by david — May 2, 2007 #
Cool! Looks just like Yahoo! Messenger for Mac. Heheh
Speaking of that.. don’t forget of Beta 2
Comment by Lucky — May 2, 2007 #
Doesn’t work! “Coming soon! Yahoo! Messenger for the Web is not yet available for your country.”
Why do you announce a product on the web (i.e. world-wide) that is only available in a select few (one?) country and don’t even bother to mention that restriction?
Comment by Holger — May 3, 2007 #
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LOL. I am in Europe but I use Yahoo! US as my content provider. Just make Yahoo! US as your content provider and you will be able to it.
Coming back to messenger…Wow it loaded so quickly (I agree that my internet and computer are seriously fast too). It was good. And the smilies look different. And also the Pirate smiley is a new one.
Just one request: Please allow us to turn off Archive. I know Archive can be turned on the Yahoo! messenger platform and this is okay.
But a searchable platform of archiving on Yahoo messenger on the web…this will be dangerous.
Please give the option that archiving can be turned off…and if i turn it off it should be turned off on the person’s side too with whom I am messaging.
All else is okay and good.
Comment by user — May 3, 2007 #
Hey … I went to Options and I saw that we can DISABLE MESSAGE HISTORY…so I am sorry for the earlier comment.
Now I need a clarification: If I disable message history, will it be disabled on the side of the person with whom I am messaging?
Please clarifiy.
Comment by user — May 3, 2007 #
Can’t see it in the UK. We can’t see messenger in mail, neither. WHY do companies insist on staggering their rollouts? Is this the World-wide web, or just the American Web? *frustrated*
Comment by Al — May 3, 2007 #
Ask Blair to talk to Bush regarding this…and Bush may give messenger to you if not the oil. LOLOLOL.
Comment by user — May 3, 2007 #
this is very nice… wonderful idea. you guys did a great job. thanks!
although i have the messenger client installed at home , i may use web messenger anyway. the browser messenger runs much faster than the installed client.
thanks again
Comment by jon — May 3, 2007 #
Nice work on the New webmessenger folks.
The smileys are cool also.
Will the web messenger have a chatroom option to connect to the chatservers via the flash interface?
is the pirate smiley planned for future messengers?
How is the web messenger handled to cater for pm floods?
The webmessenger also has the spamguard report option which is great but can you tell me if yahoo! actually act on these names or just add a local based block for these id’s?
I’m sure it could be possible to add a “right click on user” thats spamming and report them to spamguard and a user reported so many times can be examined and checked if pornagraphic or bad and be added to a blacklist on the servers?
Or perhaps a similar system bots like other chats have used to sweep rooms for blacklisted ids and disconnect them.
Comment by Dermot — May 3, 2007 #
YIM is great (although would like audibles for the OSX version for when I’m working on the MacBook).
But, one thing sorely lacking that other IM clients have: inline spell check.
Comment by David — May 3, 2007 #
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that’s a great job from Yahoo! I really couldn’t trust 3rd party web messengers for Yahoo! and hoped Yahoo! build a working one! That’s great. I can login at university from now on!
Comment by Hessan — May 3, 2007 #
Wow, I was the first one to write regarding the Market Availability of Yahoo messenger and my comment got deleted and Sarah comes back and posts her comment after that.
Why was my comment deleted?
1) Because it contained a link to Yahoo! News as source?
2) Or because I asked, “why was India in the list?”
3) But my Bush and Blair comment is still there.
Double standards, eh!
P.S.: Anyway, I like bashing a few countries so deal with it.
Comment by user — May 4, 2007 #
“Yahoo! Web Messenger ~ What’s all the buzz about…
..well actually it’s :bz not buzz but it’s close enough.. and yes it’s officially a new smiley that’s (currently) only available in the new Yahoo! Messenger for the Web! ”
http://www.wackyb.co.nz/vb/showthread.php?t=1039
Web Messenger Overview: http://www.wackyb.co.nz/Yahoo!_Web_Messenger
Web Messenger New features: http://www.wackyb.co.nz/Yahoo!_Web_Messenger_Features
Info on all the latest smileys/Emoticons: http://www.wackyb.co.nz/Yahoo!_Web_Messenger_Smileys :-b
For the first official release it’s pretty impressive.. this is one to watch as it develops over the next months b-) =d>
- Andy
Comment by Andy — May 4, 2007 #
1) Love the URL shortcut, http://web.im (Isle of Mann? Crazy!)
2) Love the new emoticons, particularly this one
3) Love the ability to add a new contact right inline, and the ability to rename a group
4) Love the speed. It is substantially faster the second time I log in
5) Love that the ad doesn’t change all the time, making things slower
6) Love the tabbed conversations
7) Love how I can see that someone has sent me a message, even when their tab is not in focus
This is a sweet product! Thank you, Yahoo! Messenger Team.
Yahoo! Messenger FTW!
Comment by MrBig — May 4, 2007 #
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Hey guys - I am in the UK and just tried to sign in at http://webmessenger.yahoo.com - I got in fine. Maybe they changed it to let in anyone??
Comment by Justin — May 4, 2007 #
Hey Justin,
It is not depending on the location. It depends on which Yahoo! content have you opted for…Yahoo! US or Yahoo! UK or Yahoo! Brazil, etc.
You can see your content setting by going to http://account.yahoo.com
Comment by user — May 4, 2007 #
LET ME MAKE IT CLEAR IN BOLD TERMS…: YAHOO MESSENGER IN BROWSER IS NOT SOMETHING NEW…IT EXISTED BEFORE…ITS JUST THAT IT HAS BEEN GIVEN A NEW LOOK!!!!!!!!!!!
Comment by user — May 4, 2007 #
its nice but its still bootable i had a friend test it out and it froze my web page
Comment by ytkpro user — May 4, 2007 #
That was my point - I have a UK Yahoo! ID and was able to sign in.
Comment by Justin — May 4, 2007 #
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I have figured out the log in… How ever I am not giving it out to Kiddies so dont worry Yahoo!…
Comment by Myztik — May 4, 2007 #
http://www.wackyb.co.nz/Yahoo!_Web_Messenger_Smileys
Update to smiley page to include full comparison of old/new smileys and more importantly what key combinations work in the web and not the download (8.1) version and vise versa….
+ details of all the new secret smileys
Comment by Andy — May 4, 2007 #
It is great!
Just to things:
1-Webcam and voice support
2-Save the history with Windows Ive friends too!
Other then that really great! Bravo!
Comment by Tim — May 5, 2007 #
i like it very much >:D
Comment by TaRiQ` — May 6, 2007 #
I think that this was a great idea for a number of my friends who hate having to download things becuase they think it has viruses and more.
But i do think that Yahoo! should be working on bigger things then this. Such as Yahoo for Vista.
Alot of people are waiting on that. Including me. Thats just my thought though…
Comment by Ryan — May 6, 2007 #
I must say this was really nice. BUT, I think it was stupid of you to make a webmessenger, instead of making the new windows vista messenger. :/
Comment by Arild Lund — May 6, 2007 #
I’ve been using the Yahoo Messenger for a long time now; both on Windows and Mac. Currently, I’m using Yahoo! Messenger Version 3 Beta 1 on my Mac.
I have the following issues in using the Mac version.
a. My IM address keep on being reduced everytime I log into it. One time only 2 were left out of almost 30 addresses. I had to add them again one by one. This has happened at least 10 times already, so you can just imagine my frustration.
b. Everytime I need to re-add my addresses (not to mention my friends are complaining that I keep on wanting to add them everytime they log on), it is not easy to do so in Mac, so I shift to Windows to do it, then come back to Mac. Just imagine the hassle.
c. At one time, my own name was not even correct, according to my friends!
d. The above problem does not appear when I use Windows version. But I really need to use Mac most of the time.
Hope you can help.
Comment by Tony — May 6, 2007 #
I have tried the web messenger and the product is actually great.
Now how about getting us a beta of the vista messenger?
Comment by Hitesh — May 7, 2007 #
“Ever wish you could use Yahoo! Messenger without having to download or install anything? Well, today is your lucky day: please give a big Yahoo! welcome to the all-new Yahoo! Messenger for the Web.” Bu then on the next setup page they tell you what you have to download and install. If Yahoo were actually selling this, the FTC would want some answers.
Comment by the missionary — May 7, 2007 #
for web messenger there’s meebo. yahoo should not clone something that already exists, they should really put some effort in the desktop client, since that’s it’s strength. the longer the wait for the vista version, the bigger the disaster.
the bigger they are, the harder they fall
Comment by irene — May 7, 2007 #
I am vietnamese. I can’t type vietnamese word
in “Yahoo! Messenger for the web”. How could it support font Unicode please?
Comment by Nguyen Van Anh — May 8, 2007 #
yeah, and maybe the “ă” character also
Comment by irene — May 8, 2007 #
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Comment by user — May 8, 2007 #
The Yahoo Messenger for the Web need to have First the chat function and conference function back. Second it should be using the secure form of http as in https. Third option for not keeping the IM history.
Comment by Daniel Wei — May 14, 2007 #
its ok for a first launch, but as a stock holder, would rather see the other issues fixed that yahoo has promised. May 15th has come and gone, where are thei fixes?
Comment by Kate — May 16, 2007 #
Cool! Looks just like Yahoo! Messenger for Chynma Very nice and lovely, I hv tried it, it look great actually don’t forget of Beta 2 cos it has no beat. Great! great!! great!!!
Comment by Chynma — May 18, 2007 #
I would love to see Yahoo IM extended very slightly to include a conversation message counter (incremented each time you click Send) and a software “detector” that will let you know if your messages are not incremental. In other words, you missed receiving a message for whatever reason (your machine hibernated, the network ate it, etc.). I see this problem every day where either I or someone I’m communicating with misses a message and then it takes 10 minutes to get back in sync mentally. “You never answered my XYZ question.” Since I use Yahoo IM for technical conversations with partners around the world, this is almost a critical flaw.
Comment by Dennis — May 23, 2007 #
I am having problems with keystrokes in the beta. It only occurs with messenger web beta. Anyone else?
Comment by Wayne — May 26, 2007 #
This is a wonderful job. Few days ago I found out that Google talk has been embedded into the browser and I can have it on my Google homepage. Right from that moment I thought Yahoo must also do something similar. Yahoo messenger is loaded with features and it would be awesome to see those on the browser and I believe that this first step is a massive one. Great Work and Thank you very much.
Comment by ItsMe — May 27, 2007 #
It was really needed. A great problem has been solved. No question about it.*****
Comment by suny — May 29, 2007 #
Hmm New LOL new interface you mean your best web service (java chat)you stopped lmao says it all! this would have worked on linux also but no you stopped it aswell as the /goto command can somone fire the chimps whos getting rid of all the kool things and adding usless plugins etc!
Comment by Karl — June 14, 2007 #
hey this new messenger rocks big time …
but it will be very nice if wecam and voic chat are there as in the clint version
Comment by siva — June 23, 2007 #
i have been sitting here watching it say i am signing in for about 15 minutes… does messenger for the web work on windows vista? because i havent been able to download messenger to vista
Comment by keri — July 4, 2007 #
nice…but what about the……..FONTS!
no audibles,only 1 text color,few fonts?
you should work on that..
:d
:o3
Comment by cheska — August 10, 2007 #
I like the idea of being able to use messenger on other computers without a download. Will it include videoconferencing in the future? That’s the one feature of the messenger program that I’d really miss.
Comment by Dave — August 11, 2007 #
How do you use the webcam anyone know or can you ?
Comment by Dan — February 5, 2008 #
Want more smileys!
Comment by Brandy — March 11, 2008 #
here’s the pirate so that u can maybe copy it!!!!!!!!!
:ar!
Comment by a person — April 12, 2008 #
i’m having login problems with yahoo! messenger for the web, i cant log in because it just keeps on circling around and i’ve already waited for 30 minutes but it wont get through evertime i sign in. does this thing works on vista? please advise…
Comment by Senz — April 27, 2008 #
why in the flippin hell is it taking ages to load?
i hate this stone aged piece of junk.
plz reply n tell me whats up
Comment by dar — May 12, 2008 #
this is so cool i can chat with my friends anytime and not have to use my phone to text
Comment by Crystal — June 5, 2008 #
my massenger have problum
i cannot see any text in chat room an other side
Comment by adeem — June 14, 2008 #
awesome ! the word defines the new yahoo webmessanger.
are you people will provide webcam access through web messanger ??
Comment by Syed — June 16, 2008 #
It takes a very long time to load i’ve had it open for a while (this is the first time i’ve ever used it) and I can’t even get on it to see how it works!! I have no other way to chat because online (in mail) my status bar isn’t showing up and…the yahoo messenger download messes up my computer. I’m guessing it doesn’t work on vista because i’ve read lots of comments on people who have vista, that is taking forever to load (I have vista too). I’m really disapointed in yahoo!Messenger for the web-beta. It’s been about 30 minutes or more and it’s still loading. Anyways please comment on mine if you have vista and your having the same problem! (by the way yahoo! Messenger for the web was a great idea I just think they need to do some fixing up on it)
Comment by Mishayla — October 4, 2008 #
This thing sux! it won’t load on my computer!
Comment by Katy — October 18, 2008 #