With my recent talk of IMing and saving the world, I thought 
“what about saving myself from forgetting what I need to do?” Well, that’s where “IMified.com” comes in. They’ve come up with this “Beta” product that allows you to get instant access to an increasing number of web applications, right through your IM client. If you have an IM client on your mobile phone, you have that much more instant access to your stuff. Like your calendar, your to-dos, all sort of GTD (that’s Getting Things Done for you guys that don’t know) on the fly!
They’re a self-funded organization that’s small and just launched about a month ago. They’ve been developing their list of connectivity through many API’s to many other productivity tools, such as Basecamp, Google Calendar, Blogger, Moveable Type, Wordpress, and 30boxes.
IMified is just a buddy you add to your IM list on MSN, GoogleTalk, or AIM (they used to do Yahoo, but it’s currently offline). You communicate to the source applications through your IM client after you set up the source applications in your account, which you create on their site. Now, they claim to be very secure (considering you’re giving up your precious credentials for your personal stuff) by using AES 128 bit encryption and they keep their servers in a secure data center in the Rocky Mountains. you decide if you feel safe. 
I have an account, and have my little “IMified” buddy staring me in the face at this very moment. It’s pretty neat, really, but for me it doesn’t work out as well. I happen to have a PDA Phone, so all of my stuff is with me (and secured) all of the time. But, if you’re using a regular phone, or have other methods of getting to your stuff, you can set up a nifty account with these guys. Besides, right now, the service is currently free and there’s no catch (at least, not yet), but they’re planning to make it a paid service.
Tags: IM Technology Productivity Interfaces API Messaging
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