IM improvements - You spoke, we listened
September 4th, 2007
After the introduction of our IM interface to Jaiku last week, we received a lot of valuable user feedback. Ralph put in some extra hours, and today we’re introducing a few important improvements.
Firstly, we’ve simplified the activation. You can now just add jaiku@jaiku.com to your buddy list using your desktop IM application, and send the IM message “SIGN IN <screenname> <password>” to log in to your Jaiku account.
You can also create a new Jaiku account by sending the message “SIGN UP <desired username>”. The bot will generate a password for you, and you’re set to go.
Secondly, you can now easily sign out of your Jaiku account and sign in as a different user. To do so, just send “SIGN OUT” and you’re ready to sign in with a different identity.
If you accidentally created a new Jaiku account, you can delete it with the command “DELETE ME”. (We’ve added a confirmation step that asks you to send “DELETE ME” once more to prevent mistakes).
Thanks to everyone who took the time to send us suggestions and feedback!
Preshit Says:
Welcome improvements
September 4th, 2007 at 11:39 am
BUGabundo Says:
well, it aint working for me.
I’m trying to add my GTalk account, and I get :
“jaiku@jaiku.com: Username or password is incorrect”
September 4th, 2007 at 11:46 am
Jyri Says:
There was a problem with passwords containing certain special characters. The problem has now been fixed. Please try again, and please do let us know if you’re still unable to log in.
Thanks!
September 4th, 2007 at 5:01 pm
Eric SAUSSE Says:
Works fine. Thanks!
September 4th, 2007 at 6:30 pm
Juanjo Says:
Hello!
I want to send an email to Jyri… someone knows his mail?
I need to talk him about business… from Chile!
I hope an answer..
Thanks
JJ
September 4th, 2007 at 8:33 pm
Benjamin A. Wendelboe Says:
Thank you.. Now I could finally pull myself together to log in through IM..
September 4th, 2007 at 9:59 pm
duane Says:
I love the IM interface - will be using that more than the SMS. I haven’t had a problem using it so far. The one thing that I don’t like about it is that it always shows as logged off, so I have to go looking for it.
September 17th, 2007 at 7:59 pm
Brett Says:
I just noticed that the Jaiku contact shows up as offline until you log back in with your account once you have validated. Just a heads up for anyone who got thrown by this.
September 22nd, 2007 at 5:28 am
Patrik Wallström Says:
How do I reply to someone elses Jaiku entry? I would like to be able to do that. Maybe by just replying to the latest entry by doing:
someone: message
September 28th, 2007 at 5:02 pm