One of the huge things about the Internet is that we can be in contact with people regardless the distance. Even though this benefit was already provided by the email, the new thing is that we can be in touch with people in real-time. This technology, known as instant messaging (IM) works through a local program that connects to a remote server to which other users are also logged. The server then works as a ?hub? letting each user ?see? which contact is connected at that moments and allows to interact in several ways, such as text-chatting, video conferencing and share files and information. Easy to understand why, IM became ?instant? success. The pioneer of IM was ICQ and quickly received millions of members who could enjoy its many attractive features. Of course, other companies rapidly got into the stream and generated their own IM networks. Unfortunately, didn't see this as a community phenomenon and tried to mine their own business making their IM services incompatible with all the other ones and initiating a fierce competition to convince people to join their networks (and not the others). Although competition is good and usually brings progress, in the case of IM is also carried an intrinsic difficulty: is you stick to a single IM service you are leaving behind the possibility of getting in touch with people who don't use your service. So, if you don't want restrictions about who you want to have available for instant chatting, you are bound to sign up with several IM services and have your contacts spread through several windows in your screen. This is not only bothersome, it makes your computer slower by inefficiently occupying too much bandwidth and memory resources.

For these and other advantages, instant messaging has become to be the fastest-growing medium of communication in history. It is even growing twice as quick as the email. But what if you were able to overcome IM's worst problem? Now everyone is able to combine all of their IM contacts in a single list, whichever service they belong to. An experienced company has put together a new kind of social networking website that some view as a direct threat to the leading social networks. The new network is called uVme and combines the features that make sites like Facebook or Myspace so successful. One of the most exciting features of uVme is its advanced instant messaging tool.

Besides of providing complete IM capabilities, uVme IM service can automatically combine all of your contacts from other services such as Yahoo! Messenger, Windows Live (MSN) Messenger, AIM (AOL's IM), Google Talk, ICQ and others. By using uVme you can have all of your contacts on a single window, regardless from which network they come.

A typical IM service works through a standalone application that must be downloaded and installed on the computer where you'll be chatting. This means downloading and installing every time you change computers and every time they upgrade the software. For worse, you need to have up to six or seven programs running at the same time in order to keep track of all your contacts, which means using up more bandwidth and more memory resources. With uVme you don't need to install anything. Its IM service is web-based, working on your browser as soon as you log into the website. So, instead of being a standalone application that you have to download and install. This IM service runs live on your uVme web page.

As soon as somebody goes to uVme, they will automatically be logged in to your IM and will appear to you as an online contact. You can instantly greet them and talk and challenge them to play a game. Yes, gaming is a strong part of the uVme concept and is adding new exciting and addictive online games on a daily basis. Although their IM service is worth enough for becoming a member, uVme has other features just as exciting. Check out the website at the bottom to learn more about this new service, which is set to become a new revolution.