Yahoo! - which has been accused by Mac users as being totally PC-centric with its Ajax-enabled home page, viewable only by Internet Explorer 6.0 and Firefox 1.5 but not Safari - has updated its YM for Mac OS to Yahoo! Messenger for Mac 3.0 Beta 1. The YM for Mac has a "new look and feel for OS X" and features, Avatars, sounds, and display images. Coming with stealth settings, conferencing, and "New IM" indicator in the OS X dock, 3.0 beta 1 also promises to bring IM with friends that use Windows Live (MSN) Messenger. Max OS X 10.3.9 or later is needed to run the latest YM update. We guess Yahoo! finally realized its better to build bridges than burn them!

Meetro has been out for more than a year (it was launched in June 1, 2005). Meetro is an instant messaging service that works as a standalone client and also integrates with other IM services. With Meetro, you need to only run one messenger to chat with your friends from your AIM, ICQ, MSN Messenger, and YM friends list. It automatically determines where you are located and also shows you other Meetro users near you - a fun way to know if any of your friends are within your vicinity.

Now, Mac users can see what Windows users have been enjoying for the past months. Create personalized groups and custom profile pages and photos with this location-based service.

Registration is simple and the download only takes up around 3MB of space. Visit the Meetro site to sign-up and see what you think of their service.