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Facebook Chat now live in SF, LA, and Philly
April 18th, 2008
Facebook’s long-awaited Chat service, originally launched last Sunday to a select group of users (primarily in some of Facebook’s earliest college networks), has slowly been rolling out to additional networks and users.
Within the last 48 hours, Facebook Chat has been launched for users in San Francisco, Los Angeles, and Philadelphia. However, most other users still don’t have access yet. While Facebook refuses to announce stats on the service until after the rollout is complete, most users have found Chat very stable so far.
As for Facebook Chat’s impact on Facebook Platform chat applications? That remains to be seen - none have shown very strong numbers so far.
Update: As of this morning, Facebook Chat is live in New York as well.
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April 18th, 2008 at 7:37 am
i suspect only the chat room (social chat etc) and desktop clients will survive (Babuki and Social.im - though suspect social.im might struggle without the msn/ aim integration that babuki has)
April 18th, 2008 at 11:25 am
I just got Facebook Chat an hour ago and I’ve been able to chat with three friends. I’m in the New York, NY network.
April 18th, 2008 at 11:51 am
‘Within the last 48 hours, Facebook Chat has been launched for users in San Francisco, Los Angeles, and Philadelphia.’
Regional networks right?
http://www.allfacebook.com/2008/04/facebook-launches-to-all-germany-not-us/
Reports: Germany Network (or/and de.facebook.com) added FB Chat
Blog writers opinion: France and Spain might be next
Blog Comment from the above: 1 user in NYC network claims they have it (but they might be a uni/ college student as New York is rather NE)
http://www.allfacebook.com/2008/04/get-a-sneak-peak-of-your-facebook-chat/
US, UK and non provisioned networks has to use the firefox trick to preview it (can’t communicate with chat server tho)
so thats means Ivy League (NE US Universities), San Francisco, LA, Phildephia, NYC? & Germany!
April 18th, 2008 at 1:11 pm
just change your network to try it! i just joined philly’s to try FB chat!
April 19th, 2008 at 8:35 am
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April 19th, 2008 at 8:47 am
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April 19th, 2008 at 10:50 am
argh I’m excited. How long do people think until the UK’ss universities get it?
April 19th, 2008 at 11:39 am
yay in ny! although it really sucks that i haven’t been able to test this chat feature cause i dont have too many friends in the city and other major cities as well.nor universities
April 19th, 2008 at 1:13 pm
I thought about switching networks to test it out, but what’s the point if my friend’s don’t have it? Hopefully the complete rollout isn’t far off.
April 19th, 2008 at 2:20 pm
I REALLY like FB chat!!! Tho it is ugly
April 19th, 2008 at 3:58 pm
I can’t wait. But I guess I’ll have to.
April 19th, 2008 at 4:46 pm
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April 20th, 2008 at 6:39 pm
Live in Boston now too!
April 22nd, 2008 at 8:29 pm
Liam not anytime soon i think. maybe the same time we get profiles preview forcasted to be late may
Boston, Germany (De), New York, NY, Phildephia, PA, Ivy League (NE US Universities) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivy_league#Members, San Francisco, CA & Los Angeles, CA, Rollout to BC (Canada) Universities including Kwantlen
April 23rd, 2008 at 12:59 am
looks like a major launch tonight for many networks…
April 23rd, 2008 at 5:47 am
Bristol UK enabled thank you
December 13th, 2008 at 12:39 pm
Thanks!,
February 23rd, 2009 at 9:10 am
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June 21st, 2009 at 7:04 am
salut cava bien