Facebook chat goes cross platform

You don't have to log in to www.facebook.com to instant message your Facebook friends anymore. Facebook are positioning themselves as a one stop shop for messagaging by making their system cross-platform and compatible with all types of devices and systems. Facebook chat nows allows access through several channels including:

• Messenger app for iOS, Android, Blackberry
• The latest beta version of the Skype desktop client
• Messenger for Windows
• iChat or Messages beta chat client's on a Mac
• Pidgin chat client
• Adium chat client

To set up Facebook chat to work on third apps apps using Jabber see the instructions on Facebooks page: Facebook Chat Set Up