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Tagged, You're It: Social Network Buys Digsby IM Client

The social network Tagged has acquired Digsby, which makes a multiprotocol instant messenger and social network notification client for Windows. Terms were not disclosed, but Rochester-based Digsby has three million registered users and raised $500,000 in angel funding. Tagged said it plans to keep Digsby available, and it will be moving the Digsby team to its San Francisco office.

Social-Networking Software Becomes Neighborly

We tested Meebo, Adium and Digsby, free instant-messaging programs that work by being a one-stop shop for online communication. All three are straightforward and work without much effort or instruction.
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