Yahoo!7 Messenger 8 - Beta Released

The latest steaks for IM supremacy has seen Yahoo!7 release Yahoo!7 Messenger 8 Beta. This release brings significant changes, the biggest of all is the new plug-in module. Yep, you can build modules that folks can install into messenger (just like the Launchcast, 360, Answers, Maps, eBay & Amazon ones).

Plug-ins can interact with Messenger in a couple of ways:

• Tab plug-ins will allow you to display information in Messenger windows


• Conversation plug-ins will let you interact with other users

Some of the plug-ins are kinda nifty, like if you want to watch your eBay bids from Yahoo, or check the latest 360 Yahoo post of your friends. Another improvement is the ability to send larger file/folders to friends, this has increased to a whopping 1GB.

You can also create your very own Yahoo!7 Radio Station and share the music your listening to with friends. Sadly though, this version of Messenger is now a step ahead of the new YtunnelPro and as such incompatible.