I was thinking about Pidgin the other day when Beeper was on the front page. It seems we're back on the consolidation bandwagon for IM clients. Which leaves me

I was thinking about Pidgin the other day when Beeper was on the front page. It seems we're back on the consolidation bandwagon for IM clients. Which leaves me more grateful than ever that browsers have (more or less) avoided this yoyo between segmentation and consolidation that messaging clients have. It's what keeps me feeling optimistic about the web vs any kind of alternative open protocol for two-way communication like Scuttlebutt.