instant-messaging

I am using VSTS 2008 + ASP.Net + Forms Authentication + .Net 3.5 + IIS 7.0 + C# to develop a Web Application. I want to add web based instant messenging feature to my web application (using Forms authentication), I just need very basic features, like text based message, user presence status, etc. I want to know whether any ready-to-use and easy to integrate components? Better open source. Jabber/XMPP is open-source, there are many implementations (client and server) that are mostly open source. Just check out XMPP Standards Foundation . By the way, You'll find a list with implementations of

I was just looking at the new Google Cloud Messaging (GCM) and I was wondering if it is possible to use GCM for Instant Messaging on your Android application? I saw you can send data, like a message, from a server, but is it also possible to send from one device to another one? And how would this work? Some example code would be really helpful.. Tnx! The official docs on Google Cloud Messaging for Android does mention that GCM can be used to develop an instant messaging app. ...or it could be a message containing up to 4kb of payload data (so apps like instant messaging can consume the message

I'm looking for an Instant Messaging library that at minimum supports YM, MSN protocol - preferably free but if it's worth to pay, why not. msnp-sharp is the open source protocol written in c# for MSN. You can get it from http://code.google.com/p/msnp-sharp/ . Its very active. But i don have any experience with yahoo IM protocol. This link showed up in google search YM Trainer . And Just give a try http://www.ycoderscookbook.com/ , incase you are not aware of. First of all, have you had a look at libpurple-sharp which are .NET bindings for libpurple. Even if the project hasn't released a

Does anybody have an example or a tutorial for a Android application like WhatsApp ? I want to understand how WhatsApp works and how it is programmed. I want to see an example that uses a message-chat-system with "online"-status and "read the message" -information. I used Google but I found nothing. Maybe someone has a tip. Thanks. If you are looking to create an instant messenger for Android, this code should get you started somewhere. Excerpt from the source : This is a simple IM application runs on Android, application makes http request to a server, implemented in php and mysql, to