BigBlueBall IM Podcast #009

[Jeff]

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Show Notes

• Yahoo! Messenger Outage Outrage
  Yahoo! Messenger was down for nine hours on Saturday. No word on why or even any acknowledgement from Yahoo. Kudos to Hatedjealousy (Vanessa) for keeping things cool in #bigblueball and our Yahoo forums.
• Listener Call-in Question from Shiraz
• Windows Live Messenger/Yahoo! Messenger Interoperability
  For the screenshots, links to downloads and how to add contacts across these two IM networks, click here.
• This Week in IM
  • Gizmo Project makes all PC-to-phone calls free?
  • Tworl launches
  • Skype introduces new WiFi phones
  • AIM Pro released for business users (and those who prefer the uncluttered interface)
  • ICQ adds PC-to-phone VoIP calling; except in the U.S., Canada and Hong Kong

Thanks to my co-host Jake Burgy (Spike). Music by Brian Weidemann. Recorded with Skype and Skylook.

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[Jeff]

By the way, I'm wondering who will be the first person to post a review of the BigBlueBall podcast over at iTunes. (hint-hint)

[Nessa]

Originally Posted by Jeff

• Yahoo! Messenger Outage Outrage
  Yahoo! Messenger was down for nine hours on Saturday. No word on why or even any acknowledgement from Yahoo. Kudos to Hatedjealousy (Vanessa) for keeping things cool in #bigblueball and our Yahoo forums.

Thanks! I was trying my best because the posts would come in so fast. Like i've said before, i must admit i didn't think it'd turn out so huge! Plus people joining #BigBlueBall in IRC were going a bit wild as well, But like everyone else, i'm just happy to have Yahoo! Messenger up and running again. Don't want to ever go through those Yahoo! Withdrawals ever again. :P

Great podcast! Keep up the good work as always.

[MrEggsalad]

Heh yeah, when Vanessa and I were keeping IRC under control for a bit it was already getting weird. It's still odd that we haven't heard from Yahoo, aparently MySpace has been having server issues. Also, just looking at the forums, we would be like "Look 144 people!, 150! 169!". Was a crazy time. And yay! More conversation in this podcast!

[shifter]

Great podcast this week, everything was covered quite well, and even though I've read most of the news covered, you guys managed to keep it fresh and interesting this week. Jeff & Jake seem to work well together, great rapport! Keep it up!

I'd love to write a review on iTunes, but since I've been on the podcast a few times, I think I might be biased.

[Eagle_Kiwi]

I liked #9, especially because hey, you're still managing to keep the file size down!
I thought 7MB for 20min was purdy good value for money, fer us "dialup"pers.

[Tigerblade]

indeed, good length, good discussion! kept the show moving right along, it seemed well-coordinated, well-informed, well-done.

the only things that got me were that the volume is (still) a bit buggy... sometimes really quiet, then the music was rather loud, then quiet voices... and the only other thing was that for the call-in pre-music, maybe find something slightly different than the show theme? it would help set apart any segments from the regular show.

[MrOats]

Just downloaded and listened to this podcast today. (I have dial-up, and frequently loose downloads due to dropped connections *frustration*) So... This time, I got it all downloaded.

And, I agree. This was a great podcast! I like this one the best I think.
(I enjoyed the humor in this one.) Everything went very smooth. Good job Jeff and Jake!

[colin]

Just came across the podcasts, I liked it a lot *goes back to listen to the other ones*

[Haza]

Another great podcast!

However I'm having a problem subscribing this with Yahoo! Music Engine Podcasts Plug-in.
YME doesn’t update the episode listing, I always see same old episodes and can’t download the new ones.

Does anyone else use YME, does anyone have these problems?