Internet giant Yahoo has introduced a beta version of its Yahoo Messenger instant messaging application—the catch being that this version is designed to work within a standard Web browser window, rather than relying on a separate software application.
Yahoo Web Messenger is a Flash-based application which offers a subset of the features in the full-blown Yahoo Messenger. Users can initiate and receive instant messages, save and search past messages, add contact, and adjust their online status. However, they can’t change their stealth settings, avatar display, or block list; similarly, the Web version of Yahoo Messenger doesn’t support conferencing, voice chat, file transfer, photo sharing, or Web cams. To use any of those features, users will still need the full-blown Yahoo Messenger.
