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Facebook Chat Launch Appears Imminent

Started by Nick O'Neill · 3 months ago

It appears that Facebook’s chat application may be launching very soon. Facebook has been making a significant number of JavaScript updates throughout the day. Facebook has also added a presence cookie which appears to store information about your related to chat and where you are loca ... Continue reading »

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  • They've been testing that persistent connection live for almost two weeks now. If you use a JavaScript debugger like Firebug it starts to consume a lot of resources. That's what made me first notice it. Chat is definitely due any day now, but unfortunately this is no indicator of an imminent launch since it's been live for a couple weeks now.
  • Changes to the Ts and Cs page too, this paragraph wasn't there on Wednesday:

    "Facebook Chat
    Your use of Facebook Chat is subject to the Facebook Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. By using Chat, you consent to Facebook storing the conversations you have with other Users on servers owned or controlled by Facebook. You understand that even if you delete a conversation you have with another user, that user may save it. You further agree that Facebook may scan, use, and retain copies of your conversations for a limited time solely to filter spam, detect viruses, and to test and improve Chat. You may not send (or authorize others to use your account to send) unsolicited bulk communications using Facebook Chat."

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