Access and use Steam Chat (and other IM services) from almost anywhere!

[emTr0]

I created a bunch of community groups here on IBIS earlier including one for BlackBerry smartphone users. After I finished with them I remembered about a site/app I use to regularly access and use Steam chat from almost anywhere including PC, web, BlackBerry, Android, Nokia and iCraps...I mean iPhone/iPad. Yes, I'm biased. Anyway, the site/app is IMO. It's free and allows you to access and use a bunch of IM/social networks AIM, Facebook Chat, Google Talk, Hyves, ICQ, Jabber, MSN, MySpace, Skype, Steam Chat, VKontakte and Yahoo. I already spoke to them and requested they add raptr and xfire chat. Other features:


Multiple Protocols
All Your Friends Together
Chat Groups
Voice IMs
Chat History
Location Sharing
Chats Tab
Multimedia Attachments
Linked Accounts
Concurrent Sessions

It's a must have for me and I recommend it to anyone who's looking for a good chat app on multiple platforms. Check it out at imo.im (http://imo.im) and let me know what you think. :smirk:

Links by platform:

https://imo.im/blackberry
https://imo.im/android
https://imo.im/nokia
https://imo.im/iphone
https://imo.im/ipad

[acolyte_to_jippity]

i cannot adequately express just how incredibly legit this appears to be
</sarcasm>

[emTr0]

i cannot adequately express just how incredibly legit this appears to be
</sarcasm>

You need a hobby dude. And no, trolling these forums is not a hobby.

</condescendingtone>

[StarsMine]

If you cant figure out why aco is suspicious of your post :shrug:

[emTr0]

If you cant figure out why aco is suspicious of your post :shrug:

I was thorough and informative about something I thought IBIS site members would find useful, so I suggested it. Is that why? Does that even make sense? Nope.

[StarsMine]

Two reason, It sounds to good to be true, and you. No one knows you, it appears you dont participate on the forums often nor do you play on the servers going by those stats.

Are you able to connect the dots yet?

[acolyte_to_jippity]

plus, the site you linked itself just screams "trust me"

after all, it's just a bunch of icons that bring up places to put in your login info for everything.

[emTr0]

Two reason, It sounds to good to be true, and you. No one knows you, it appears you dont participate on the forums often nor do you play on the servers going by those stats.

Are you able to connect the dots yet?

Completely irrelevant to me making a useful contribution. It's not too good to be true, I use the app and site every single day and recommend it to everyone especially since it's free.

As for me being...me, I've already gone through that whole thing in my clan app (http://www.ibisgaming.com/forums/showthread.php/7360-iRockedUrFace-s-App) so I won't bother going into too much detail, but I'm known by enough for it to be "legit" in the sense it's being used here, because it's obviously legit. You, acolyte and everyone else on this forum didn't start off with 1000+ forum posts and other upped stats so how about you guys chill with the "new guy" thing.

I participate when there's something I find interesting and this is me participating AND trying to generate interest for others to participate.

[acolyte_to_jippity]

...i don't quite understand why you're getting all pissy.

it's simple.

you come out of nowhere, going on and on about this site, that sounds FAR too good to be true. especially since in the past, we have actually discussed things like this and it was found hat you couldn't have steamChat w/out being logged into steam. thus, outside chat apps weren't possible. it's a security thing i guess.

also, when you go to the site itself, you get a bunch of fields to enter login info. for everything. aim, skype, msn, gmail, steam...it seems like one huge fishing scam. nothing about it seems the least bit safe.

[emTr0]

plus, the site you linked itself just screams "trust me"

after all, it's just a bunch of icons that bring up places to put in your login info for everything.

It's amazing what we can find with Google! Take a look at how powerful a search engine it is:


Google search for "imo.im" (http://www.google.com/#sclient=psy-ab&hl=en&source=hp&q=%22imo.im%22&pbx=1&oq=%22imo.im%22&aq=f&aqi=g1g-c3&aql=1&gs_sm=s&gs_upl=326494l327362l2l328466l2l2l0l0l0l0l225l414l 0.1.1l3l0&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.,cf.osb&fp=dc20b2672385f007&biw=1600&bih=747)
CrunchBase for imo.im (http://www.crunchbase.com/company/imo-im)
TechCrunch article for imo.im (http://techcrunch.com/2009/02/06/imoim-is-the-best-im-web-service-youve-never-heard-of/)
MakeUseOf article for imo.im (http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/imoim-possibly-multinetwork-instant-messenger-dreams/)

And there's more where that came from (https://imo.im/press).

Oh, I'm so sorry. You might not know what Google is. Here: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google) or maybe this one will help enlighten you en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Search_engine (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Search_engine). Completely blew my mind too.

</sarcasm>

Your ignorance is astounding.

</honesty>

[Jiggy]

isnt steam available in Android market ?

[emTr0]

isnt steam available in Android market ?

It looks like there are a few but I can't offer an opinion on them or how good they are.

[acolyte_to_jippity]

wow you're an idiot. how can you not understand why we'd be suspicious?

[emTr0]

wow you're an idiot. how can you not understand why we'd be suspicious?

I never said I didn't understand, don't blame others for your assumptions. All you had to do was a simple Google search or just ask for details on my experience with it but no, you figured you'd just point out the obvious about the site's landing page instead of clicking around a bit. I expect more from a Drexel dude but hey, everyone's different I guess.

[Carmichal]

i use it on my ipad. didnt know they had steam. yes its legit

[emTr0]

i use it on my ipad. didnt know they had steam. yes its legit

I hope this is enough for acolyte...

Although I was hoping he'd troll me some more so I could get my forum posts count up.

[SCRIBBLE]

I see you calling acolyte ignorant and calling him a troll. You posted this in the discussion thread and insult the people that are doubtful and express their concerns. Expect replies that have opinions as this is a crucial factor in discussions.

No wonder people aren't welcoming you as much as you expect them to.

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For fucks sake, facebook is a recommended website by a ton of magazines and e-blogs and it still has security flaws.

Nothing is perfect and to be wary of a website that collects usernames and passwords is something I encourage myself.

[Disflux]

It's amazing what we can find with Google! Take a look at how powerful a search engine it is:


Google search for "imo.im" (http://www.google.com/#sclient=psy-ab&hl=en&source=hp&q=%22imo.im%22&pbx=1&oq=%22imo.im%22&aq=f&aqi=g1g-c3&aql=1&gs_sm=s&gs_upl=326494l327362l2l328466l2l2l0l0l0l0l225l414l 0.1.1l3l0&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.,cf.osb&fp=dc20b2672385f007&biw=1600&bih=747)
CrunchBase for imo.im (http://www.crunchbase.com/company/imo-im)
TechCrunch article for imo.im (http://techcrunch.com/2009/02/06/imoim-is-the-best-im-web-service-youve-never-heard-of/)
MakeUseOf article for imo.im (http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/imoim-possibly-multinetwork-instant-messenger-dreams/)

And there's more where that came from (https://imo.im/press).

Oh, I'm so sorry. You might not know what Google is. Here: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google) or maybe this one will help enlighten you en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Search_engine (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Search_engine). Completely blew my mind too.

</sarcasm>

Your ignorance is astounding.

</honesty>

It's incredible how quickly you have dissolved any form of respect (which was slim to none as it was) that people had for you prior to that post. You honestly create a clan app, blowing up your own ego, and then go and be a dick towards well-respected members of this community?

Let up on the ego brah, because honestly nobody here is going to give 2-shits about a no-name like you unless you start respecting people.

It's odd though, you write INCREDIBLY similar to slipstream.

[emTr0]

scribble[nuke];117442']I see you calling acolyte ignorant and calling him a troll. You posted this in the discussion thread and insult the people that are doubtful and express their concerns. Expect replies that have opinions as this is a crucial factor in discussions.

No wonder people aren't being welcoming towards you.

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For fucks sake, facebook is a recommended website by a ton of magazines and e-blogs and it still has security flaws.

Nothing is perfect and to be wary of a website that collects usernames and passwords is something I encourage myself.

An opinion that was presented in a wrong, ill-mannered way. I'm not being nice to those who aren't nice from the beginning and acolyte has been on me since I joined without reason. I presented my material in full in the hopes that it would be liked and used by others. Instead the troll comes around and jumps on it without googling it ONCE. Regular, admin, owner or not, respected or not, you don't do that to someone who is offering something useful in the way that I did and I have absolutely no problem defending myself against people like acolyte.

If he can't handle my retort then he shouldn't instigate. Simple. Sarcasm != discussion.

--

Your Facebook comment...now THAT is a valid opinion I can work with (which has actually been proven) and I completely agree. If he were to say something like that or ask, I'd say imo.im has its own encryption so there's a good amount of security but again, I'm sure it's not impenetrable. If Fb or PSN can get hacked then yeah, I'm sure imo.im can but that's a risk the user has to weigh out like with anything else.

[ZERO]

When would valve have allowed this? I have not seen an official topic about this only requests for exactly this which have gone unanswered by valve for years.

[emTr0]

It's incredible how quickly you have dissolved any form of respect (which was slim to none as it was) that people had for you prior to that post. You honestly create a clan app, blowing up your own ego, and then go and be a dick towards well-respected members of this community?

Let up on the ego brah, because honestly nobody here is going to give 2-shits about a no-name like you unless you start respecting people.

It's odd though, you write INCREDIBLY similar to slipstream.

If validly defending myself and content causes me to lose respect with some then there's a problem with their definition of respect. You give respect to get respect and if not, you don't initially disrespect someone because you don't know them. You haven't technically disrespected me so I don't disrespect you. Same goes for scribble and anyone other than acolyte. Acolyte on the other hand likes to non-constructively criticize and make it obvious that he's being sarcastic, which is already obvious. If he had a concern he could have just asked because I'm more than willing to explain as much as I can.

And the clan app thing was me having fun. It was misinterpreted, I get that. That was my fault since no one personally knows me or my personality so I can see that it would sound like I'm "blowing up my ego". Being a well-respected member of a community doesn't make it ok to be a dick to others, especially new people who they don't know well enough and who are willing and trying to be participants of that community.

I'll respect people that haven't given me a reason to do otherwise.

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When would valve have allowed this? I have not seen an official topic about this only requests for exactly this which have gone unanswered by valve for years.

They haven't directly mentioned imo.im but that's normal for a non-official service that offers an integrated experience like IMO does. For example, RIM doesn't mention every BlackBerry app that gets put on their App World store same as Android doesn't mention the apps that offer a similar experience with access to Steam content.

I guess it's up to you whether you'd be willing to entrust your accounts with IMO's encryption. There's always going to be a risk as scribble pointed out with Facebook and I pointed out with the PSN getting hacked. I guess it comes down to the pros/cons of using such a service but I love it.

Since I've contacted IMO as press I can ask how they tap into Steam's network if you'd like...?

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It's odd though, you write INCREDIBLY similar to slipstream.

That made me lol after I looked him up and saw his posts. I can see that but I assure you, I'm me. about.me/techncode (http://about.me/techncode) :D

[maynard]

ive used IMO for a while now 2 get on steam from my BB

https://imo.im/blackberry

it is legit.

[Pl@YwithM3]

WELL I THINK ITS A PRETTY COOL IDEA (after ignoring the first few pages of trolling bullcrap) until w.e it is that ur advirtising here blows up any of my shit, i dont see why youre not an oh kay guy

WELCOME TO IBIS!!!:icon_mrgreen:

[emTr0]

WELL I THINK ITS A PRETTY COOL IDEA (after ignoring the first few pages of trolling bullcrap) until w.e it is that ur advirtising here blows up any of my shit, i dont see why youre not an oh kay guy

WELCOME TO IBIS!!!:icon_mrgreen:

Thanks! :icon_mrgreen:

No one complained to me about the app yet so if you find bug, let me know and I'll let the IMO team know. It doesn't have ads btw. ;)

[maynard]

gotta love BB

[devour]

i've used imo.im for years since it came out i think in '08, originally on my BB then i switched to android. i wasnt aware that they integrated steam into this but im amazed since valve hasnt released their API...

if you could ask the devs how they did this im very curious.

thanks

edit: also for some reason i don't see an option for steam under the accounts login screen on my android. i guess this is just a BB thing?

[emTr0]

i've used imo.im for years since it came out i think in '08, originally on my BB then i switched to android. i wasnt aware that they integrated steam into this but im amazed since valve hasnt released their API...

if you could ask the devs how they did this im very curious.

thanks

edit: also for some reason i don't see an option for steam under the accounts login screen on my android. i guess this is just a BB thing?

I'll definitely ask them.

That's odd about the Android version not showing it. Are you sure you have the latest version?

[Link]

The only use I would have for this particular chat service is if it lets me get steam chat on my android phone, which this program does not allow me to do.

Despite your claim to the contrary, this does not allow steam chat to be used on android-powered mobile devices.

I tried it. Didn't work.


and as Zero said, this is an issue that Valve has been inquired of, and remains silent.

nothing personal, it just doesn't work as you said it does (with regards to steam chat, specifically on android).

[emTr0]

The only use I would have for this particular chat service is if it lets me get steam chat on my android phone, which this program does not allow me to do.

Despite your claim to the contrary, this does not allow steam chat to be used on android-powered mobile devices.

I tried it. Didn't work.


and as Zero said, this is an issue that Valve has been inquired of, and remains silent.

nothing personal, it just doesn't work as you said it does (with regards to steam chat, specifically on android).

Well I've only used the BlackBerry version which does have Steam. Since the other platforms seemingly get more attention, I figured they had it before the BlackBerry version did. I'm surprised. I'll find out why this is.

I've also already sent an email about how they tap into the networks. I know they have their own encryption services.

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I just checked the features for each device and the BlackBerry version is the only one to offer Steam chat. The only reason I can think of for this is that BlackBerry devices have their own encryption which offers a double layer of security when coupled with IMO's encryption. Of course, this doesn't help the versions for the other platforms since Android and iPhone are weak with their level of security, but the single layer of security should be enough.

I'll wait for their reply about the Steam chat integration and then ask about Steam chat for the other platforms, and when/if it will be made available.

As a BlackBerry blogger and fan, though... :w00t:

[emTr0]

I know the question about Steam was for Android but it looks like they've added it to the iPhone version.

https://imo.im/iphone

If you're using it through a web browser you'll always have access to Steam chat if not through a dedicated mobile app.

[taz1stP]

i see a big problem its free and useful way to good to be true.

[Joker]

I have used IMO for a few weeks now and I haven't had any problems with it, I have also been able to talk to people on steam through the IMO chat service program on my iPhone. I'm not taking sides or anything in this I', just telling you what I have seen and noticed with my personal experience.:wtg:

[emTr0]

i see a big problem its free and useful way to good to be true.

Because it is too good! :icon_mrgreen:

Although I have noticed that the last few releases included space for a banner near the top so that could be how they plan to monetize the mobile apps. Still free though so :w00t:.

[Dead Reload]

If this is legit I appreciate your efforts to do all this even if it doesn't work If it is not fake this guy should get a fucking cookie or something for you all treating him like shit I am new he is new who gives a flying fuck a guy coming in wanting to make things better for us if you are gonna be a dick then just fuck off. If you don't trust it don't click it don't be an asshole about it. Again thank you for your efforts (:

[maynard]

it's real, as I stated. I wouldn't put my stamp of approval on something if it was bad and or going 2 hurt the community and it's members.

I also know it's legit cause I'm on it right now.

[emTr0]

I'm pretty much on it all the time whether it's on PC or BlackBerry. :wtg:

[StarsMine]

If this is legit I appreciate your efforts to do all this even if it doesn't work If it is not fake this guy should get a fucking cookie or something for you all treating him like shit I am new he is new who gives a flying fuck a guy coming in wanting to make things better for us if you are gonna be a dick then just fuck off. If you don't trust it don't click it don't be an asshole about it. Again thank you for your efforts (:
Ever heard of a snake oil salesman?
It was a stranger offering something way to good to be true, and something that can easily steal a lot of info. There is a good reason to be highly suspicious.

[Dead Reload]

Ever heard of a snake oil salesman?
It was a stranger offering something way to good to be true, and something that can easily steal a lot of info. There is a good reason to be highly suspicious.
And thats why I said if it is real I appreciate it and dont talk shit to him if you don't know a damn thing about it because you assume shit It's okay to be suspicious but you dont know if he is or not so take it or leave it dont be an asshole thats all I was saying

[ZERO]

Personally I would rather just have something that is lighter weight and just steam chat only but I will need to check this out when it comes for android.

[Steamer]

Steam Friends and HLSW mobile. :wtg:

[emTr0]

It looks like the iPhone, iPad and Nokia versions now include Steam chat. Still no support on the Android version.