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Another Web-Based IM That Rocks: KoolIM

By admin    July 11th, 2006
45 Comments

In Web 2.0 'more' of something is usually a bad thing, but I think web-based-bring-em'-all-together IMs actually have it the exact opposite: they're doing what the companies behind the original IMs are too stupid to do themselves — to integrate with each other — and that's good. KoolIM launched today, just as a reminder competing against Meebo, Mabber and eBuddy, and I think they're a pretty close tie with Meebo. If they didn't open a popup, I think they would indeed be better — hats off to them for getting it right on the most part the first time.

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  • http://www.koolim.com Samer Bazzi

    Greetings Sid,

    Thank You very much for the feedback,

    We are indeed working on an embedded version in the background :)

    Thank You – Samer

  • leo

    I love this site!

  • jimmy

    Why they just copy IMUNITVE’s look and feel, without meaning e.g. copy imunitive GIM’s menu bar without anything inside ?

    please see http://www.imunitive.com or their userguide http://www.imunitive.com/gimuserguide.html

  • mesho

    very nice website, i can use IM at work now, great stuff!

  • helen

    i like it.

  • Jesse

    i can use it at work, thx!

  • Randy

    This website works at my school and i have no problem with it.

  • Rachael

    nice work.

  • Jeff

    nice work.

  • Danish

    i think they have a lot of potential.

  • adam

    works at school, awesom work.

  • http://www.koolim.com maria

    thanx! it works great at my job.

  • sugar

    can any1 tell me how to use it

  • adam

    http://www.koolim.com

  • adam

    just go to the site, type in your info and log-in.

  • adam

    i think koolim is coming out with something “BIG” according to thier blog.

  • duke

    Lots of people ask my oppinion about who is the best in instant messaging.
    Here’s my 2 cents:

    1. http://www.meebo.com ( alternatives- http://www.meebo.us” or http://www.meebo.biz )

    2. http://www.imunitive.com (alternatives- http://www.imunitive.co.uk )

    3. http://www.imhaha.com – supports QQ as a bonus-( alternatives- http://www.imhaha.net)

    4. http://www.e-buddy.com (alternatives -http://www.e-buddy.us)

    5. http://www.koolim.com (strong newcomer) -(alternatives-http://www.koolim.us)

    6. http://www.goowy.com – ( alternatives-http://www.goowy.us , http://www.goowy.info , http://www.goowy.biz)
    7. http://www.mabber.com ( alternatives-http://www.mabber.us )

    8. http://www.wablet.com ( really strong competitor for the first places-still in Alpha- ) – ( alternatives- http://www.wablet.us )

  • mike

    I’m not a fan of koolim.com. I’ve never used it for more than an hour because it just annoys the hell out of me… it’s a very unimaginative application which just copied the basic function of meebo, applied its own uncreative user interface, and presented it as a new application. I wouldn’t be surprised if koolim didn’t make it big.

  • Amanda

    Well I love kool IM and i beleive they will make it big. It’s a great site and it will become even better.

  • Bill

    nice site, i agree with amanda, i use koolim also.

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  • nate

    nice site, but lacks speed and features, i will stock with koolim for now.

  • nate

    also why do you spam this cool forum :(

  • nate

    koolim.com all the way!

  • amber

    koolim works in my univ.

  • amber

    check it out.

  • http://www.rev2.org/2006/10/06/meebo-surpasses-500000-user-accounts/ Meebo Surpasses 500,000 User Accounts – rev2.org

    [...] Meebo’s notable competitors include KoolIM, eBuddy, RadiusIM, and Mabber. Another interesting fact about Meebo is that it is supposedly programmed in C++, a rare choice for such a tool in today’s world. Oh, and congratulations to the 500,000th user, who is now the proud owner of a Meebo t-shirt. Let’s just hope whoever it is isn’t caught wearing it around the school computer lab! ;-) [...]

  • Mark

    I don’t like koolim.com…. there’s nothing to like about it… really.

  • amber

    its nice, just needs work.

  • nico

    koolim.com ?

    cheap copy of meebo !!!

    sorry Samer :) )

  • duke

    Ohh My Good Samer…
    Ads on Koolim ?

    Tsz,tsz,tsz…:))

    http://forums.digitalpoint.com/showthread.php?p=1541463#post1541463

  • Samer

    we actually did a lot of research on ads, its not a bad option, everyone uses ads, at this time after our research, we ebelieve that ads is to early and not the best route for our user base at this time.

  • Samer

    on every forum i see a message from nico and than one of duke :) come on.

    anyhow, thank you for your feedback and comments.

  • duke

    Of course…I’m not alone..but we always sign with our names…
    And about ads…you are right,is too early…if you can,try to don’t be the first one in using ads on your IM.

    Thanks for now,
    Duke.

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  • Samer

    Funny,

    Ebuddy, the biggest uses ADS :) Iloveim.com, the third biggest uses ADS, Messengerfx, a new comer uses ADS.

    There is nothing wrong with using ADS, if the users like the service, they will come back, its that simple, google has ads, thats how they make all thier money, same with most other web properties :)

    -Samer

  • Billy

    Anyone got any more than I can get on AIM on? All these are blocked and/or dont work for me

  • rhiannon

    iyaa.

    i need more wayz to get on
    im

    plz reply
    k fnkz.
    x

  • rhiannon

    iyaa jenna.
    :)

    how are ya?
    on im.

    JENNA4MATT

  • chaz

    i dnt lyk dis syt it would b betta if u could get on it in sko!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • duke

    Never heard of any school to block Google so if nothing works try this :

    http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=es&sl=en&u=http://www.connect.es/&sa=X&oi=translate&resnum=1&ct=result&prev=/search%3Fq%3Dwww.connect.es%26hl%3Des%26lr%3D%26cr%3DcountryES%26sa%3DG

  • kyle

    hi im gay

  • amber

    koolim rocks!

  • cutie

    do u ppl no any other sitez? to go online?

  • tiago

    hi, also other option for a webmessenger but with a lot of more social networking features is MingleWorld

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