MySpaceIM was the official instant messaging client for the
social networking site
A social networking service or SNS (sometimes called a social networking site) is an online platform which people use to build social networks or social relationships with other people who share similar personal or career content, interests, act ...
Myspace.
In 2009, a web-based client dubbe
MySpaceIM for Webwas 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
Skype () is a proprietary telecommunications application operated by Skype Technologies, a division of Microsoft, best known for VoIP-based videotelephony, videoconferencing and voice calls. It also has instant messaging, file transfer, deb ...
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
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hash function
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and
RC4
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.
Although no official documentation is available, an unofficial MySpaceIM protocol specification has been produced as part of the effort to implement the protocol in
Pidgin
A pidgin , or pidgin language, is a grammatically simplified means of communication that develops between two or more groups of people that do not have a language in common: typically, its vocabulary and grammar are limited and often drawn from s ...
.
There has also been a very rough .NET implementation of the MySpaceIM protocol which can be found here:.
Compatibility
In November 2006, Cerulean Studios announced their support in MySpaceIM through the upcoming release of
Trillian Astra
Trillian is a proprietary software, proprietary Multiprotocol instant messaging application, multiprotocol instant messaging application created by Cerulean Studios. It is currently available for Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, Android (opera ...
.
In August 2007,
eBuddy
eBuddy is a privately held Dutch software company that offers instant messaging services. As of 2011, eBuddy reported 100 million downloads. The company's flagship service is XMS, a proprietary cross-platform instant messaging service. After so ...
announced support for MySpaceIM through their beta web version.
During September 2007, the Pidgin project development team incorporated MyspaceIM support developed through work b
Jeff Connellywith the
Google Summer of Code
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. MySpaceIM support appears in the 2.2.0 release of
libpurple
Pidgin (formerly named Gaim) is a free and open-source multi-platform instant messaging client, based on a library named libpurple that has support for many instant messaging protocols, allowing the user to simultaneously log in to various ser ...
, enabling MySpaceIM support in Pidgin v2.2.0 and
Adium
Adium is a free and open source instant messaging client for macOS that supports multiple IM networks, including Google Talk and XMPP. In the past, it has also supported AIM, ICQ, Windows Live Messenger and Yahoo! Messenger. Adium is written usi ...
v1.1.3.
Versions
Over time, Myspace has released several versions of MySpaceIM, here listed 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)
The third number is the ''build number''.
See also
*
Comparison of instant messaging clients
The landscape for instant messaging involves cross-platform instant messaging clients that can handle one or multiple protocols. Clients that use the same protocol can typically federate and talk to one another. The following table compares gener ...
*
Meebo
Meebo (often stylized as meebo) was an instant messaging and social networking service provider. It was founded in September 2005 by Sandy Jen, Seth Sternberg, and Elaine Wherry, and was based in Mountain View, California. Initially the company o ...
*
Pidgin
A pidgin , or pidgin language, is a grammatically simplified means of communication that develops between two or more groups of people that do not have a language in common: typically, its vocabulary and grammar are limited and often drawn from s ...
Notes
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