From CNET: You may know Snapchat, WhatsApp and Google's Gchat. But do you remember Yahoo Messenger?
It's the venerable chat application from the bygone era of buddy lists and screen names, much like AOL's Instant Messenger. Introduced in 1998, Yahoo's service has languished in recent years as new chat apps have drawn buzz. (To be fair, an informal poll at my office shows that Yahoo Messenger still has fervent users, especially in work settings.)
Now Yahoo is hoping the service can make a comeback. The Sunnyvale, California, company released a revamped version of the chat app on Thursday. It's available on the Web, in Yahoo's email service, on Apple iPhones and on smartphones powered by Google's Android mobile software.
The question is, will you want to use it? Does it do anything you can't already do with one of its rivals? Yahoo thinks the answer is yes because of new features such as the ability to unsend messages. (Drunk texts, ahem.)
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