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by ImprovedSilence 5242 days ago
Hahaha, this might be showing my age, but it sounds like AOL instant messenger...

Am I wrong? Back in the day we'd get home and check peoples status, chat to see if anyone was up to something, then get moving. Times were great!
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Andrenid 5242 days ago
Sounds exactly like just about every IM app.

It's pretty much how me and my friends use Google Talk. We all actively update our statuses on it quite regularly... "At work" or "Playing Forza, join if bored" etc.

Combined with the presence icons (Away, Busy, Available etc) it does the job well, eg can have text status as "At work" but be set to Available, or switch it to Away if in a meeting.

And of course you get a chat feature with it ;)

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Johnnyboyy 5242 days ago
You're definitely not wrong here but I'm more looking for a quick way to see who is free and would be willing to meet up and get coffee or come over for a game of pool. The chat would mostly be just to make plans for hanging out in the real world.
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