Get IM Goodness Everywhere with Nimbuzz

It’s official: I am now online 24 hours a day. My name is David, and I’m an IM addict.

It’s all Nimbuzz’s fault, really. If it weren’t such a great application that’s totally cross-platform and available on every device you’ve got, I wouldn’t have my current issues. But here we are.

Nimbuzz offers instant messaging, Internet calling (a la Skype), and even file-sending, all using its simple interface and your existing contact lists.

Nimbuzz’s IM service isn’t necessarily different than any other IM, save one feature that makes it worth using: Skype integration. Nimbuzz is the only functional IM client I’ve ever seen that works with both Skype and the other clients I use- Google Talk and AIM, namely. Nimbuzz also works with MSN, Yahoo, ICQ, and others.

You can make group calls, start chat rooms, make voice calls, and even send messages to your friends who are offline. It’s one of the most versatile IM clients I’ve ever seen, and there’s nothing I haven’t been able to convince Nimbuzz to do for me.

The real reason you should use Nimbuzz is its ubiquity: there’s a version of Nimbuzz for just about any platform or device you can think of. There’s a version for the iPhone, many cell phones, a Web version, and desktop versions. Your contact list stays synced across all platforms, and you can log in and chat from anywhere.

Particularly useful in the mobile client are the location-based features: you can log in to Nimbuzz from your phone, share your location, and find out where your buddies are on a map. If your friend has Nimbuzz but isn’t running it, you can “Buzz” them to get their attention. Half useful, half pain in the you-know-what.

To download Nimbuzz, simply visit http://get.nimbuzz.com from the browser on any mobile device, or this download link to download Nimbuzz to your PC. If you want the Web-based version (great because it’s accessible from anywhere), get started here.

Nimbuzz is completely free, and incredibly easy to set up: just log in to your various accounts while running Nimbuzz, and you’re set to go. From then on, every time you run Nimbuzz, it’ll sign you in to your various accounts.

Though there are IM clients with more features (I love that Digsby checks my email and my Twitter account), but for pure messaging goodness, Nimbuzz is pretty great.

What’s your IM client of choice?

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