Digsby Passes 1 Million Users

Today dotSyntax announced that their popular multi-network desktop application Digsby has surpassed a major milestone: 1 million users. The desktop client integrates instant messaging, Facebook, Twitter, text messaging and email into a single desktop client, making it an attractive choice for people connected to multiple networks and social media sites.

Steve Shapiro, president of dotSyntax said, “We built Digsby to simplify people’s lives so they can focus less on signing in and more on staying connected. Our rapid growth shows the utility people find in Digsby and why it’s become the preferred platform for high efficiency digital communication.”

To fuel growth to the next million users, dotSyntax also announced the launch of an affiliate program. The program is designed to encourage people to spread the word about Digsby, and will pay affiliates up to $1.00 for every new Digsby user they sign-up.

Here at BigBlueBall, we helped break the news about Digsby when it first emerged on the scene and I’ve been a big fan. The desktop application is currently only available for Windows. Versions for Mac OS X and Linux have been promised, and you can sign-up here to be notified as soon as they are available.

Download Digsby.

Chat Lingo

Instant messaging and chat communications are often more informal than email, and you’ll see people using acronyms to quickly express emotion or just to communicate a lot of information with less effort. They can be intimidating and confusing to the newbie, so keep that in mind when chatting with someone new.

The List

To make the journey easier, we’ve compiled a list of the acronyms we’re aware of. If you run across one you don’t know, you might find it here. But if you run across one that’s not on our list yet, send us your acronyms!

?  - huh?; what?
143  - love ya!
2  - to; too
4  - for
86  - to desert; to leave

afaik  - as far as I know
afk  - away from the keyboard
aka - also known as
a/s/l  - age/sex/location
awy  - away

b  - be
b4  - before
b/c  - because
bb  - buh-bye
bbiaf  - be back in a few 

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