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There are a bunch of instant messaging programs that allow you to log into different instant messaging networks out there such as Pidgin (formerly known as Trillian) and Adium for Macs.

I’ve had no problem with any of them but I’ve found one program that trumps them all. It manages to incorporate your social networking and obsessive email checking compulsions and roll them into one.

Digsby is a PC-only program that allows you to send instant messages across all the instant messaging networks (Yahoo! Messenger, AOL Instant Messenger, Windows Live Messenger, Google Talk, Facebook Chat) but it does not stop there.

Digsby also logs you into Facebook and Myspace and keeps you updated with status messages and new comments or wall posts as they happen faster than Facebook’s own newsfeed.  Messages pop up with a Growl-like interface on the bottom left of the screen.  You can also add any POP or IMAP email account so that you can be notified of any new emails as you receive them.  Digsby developers have recently included Facebook chat so you can don’t need to keep a Facebook window in order to chat with someone.

Unfortunately Digsby is currently only available for PCs but a Mac and Linux version is in development.

You can download Digsby here: link.