If have a site, a forum or a blog and want your users to contact you any time via your site?
Here’s how you do it. You can place links with which your users can contact at any time on MSN, Googletalk, Aim, Yahoo and Skype. Also included other instant messaging commands.
Use the below html codes in your site to add various messenger functions:
Interact via Yahoo messenger
Replace USERNAME with yourID@yahoo.com
<a href=”ymsgr:sendIM?USERNAME”>Contact me via yahoo</a>
<a href=”ymsgr:addfriend?USERNAME”>Add me to buddy list</a>
<a href=”ymsgr:sendIM?USERNAME&m=YOUR+MESSAGE”>Send me an IM</a>
<a href=”ymsgr:call?USERNAME”>Call Me</a>
Interact via Msn
Replace USERNAME with yourID@hotmail.com
<a href=”msnim:chat?contact=USERNAME”>Chat with me</a>
<a href=”msnim:add?contact=USERNAME”>Add me to your contact list!</a>
<a href=”msnim:voice?contact=USERNAME”>Voice chat with me</a>
<a href=”msnim:video?contact=USERNAME”>Video conversation with me</a>
Interact via Aim
Replace USERNAME with AOL “screenname”
<a href=”aim:goIM?screenname=USERNAME”>Contact me via aim</a>
Open new IM window with a screen name and a message
<a href=”aim:goim?screenname=USERNAME&message=MESSAGE”>Chat in aim</a>
Grabs shared files from a screen name
<a href=”aim:getfile?screenname=USERNAME”>Get Shared Files</a>
Opens a chat room
<a href=”aim:gochat?roomname=CHATROOMNAME”>Go to chat room</a>
Automatically adds screen name to the “Add Buddy” window
<a href=”aim:addbuddy?screenname=USERNAME”>Auto add buddy</a>
Automatically adds screen name and group name to the “Add Buddy” window
<a href=”aim:addbuddy?screenname=USERNAME&groupname=GROUPNAME”>Auto add Screen name and Group name</a>
Interact via GoogleTalk
Replace USERNAME with yourID@gmail.com
<a href=”gtalk:chat?jid=USERNAME”>Contact me via Google Talk</a>
<a href=”gtalk:call?jid=USERNAME”>Voice Chat with me</a>
Interact via Skype
Replace USERNAME with your Skype user ID
<a href=”skype:USERNAME?chat”>Contact me via Skype</a>
<a href=”skype:USERNAME?voicemail”>Leave voicemail</a>
<a href=”skype:USERNAME?userinfo”>View Profile</a>
<a href=”skype:USERNAME?add”>Add 2 Contact List</a>
now I’m a little puzzled here….what do I do ?
do I place them in my sig field or what ?
[theWizard: well you can, if you want hundreds of ppl contacting u at the same time.
well this is an easy way to send your contact your IM links and ask them to click on it. when they do, if they are already your friends you can chat, otherwise it prompts them to add your ID for chatting... so use appropriately]
iam trying to add a link but its not working, please help me with more detailed info how to add a link for instant contact with msn messenger and skype. thanks
Same problem
Thanks. would you provide some information for prevent error ?
msnim:chat?contact=USERNAMEI tried to integrate gTalk one with my yahoo mail signature, it failed…
Do you have any solutions…???
i think it works only for web pages
The HTML codes you have here is not working and I’m trying to add it to my website, but nothing. I don’t feel this HTML code is written to work. When you click on the link all you get is a page that does not exist. If this does not work why keep it online? Please take a look at this problem and fix it or please remove this blog. Thank you.
thanks for notifying the issue
remove the “” from the lines if it does not work
eg:
“ymsgr:sendIM?USERNAME”>Contact me via yahoo to
ymsgr:sendIM?USERNAME>Contact me via yahoo
working example
and i checked all the codes and they do work
remember when you keep your mouse over the link you should only see a link starting like msnim:chat?contact=examplemail@live.com if you get something like http://www.exampleweb.com/”ymsgr:addfriend?exampleacc@yahoo.com” then obviously you have got it wrong and it should take you to a page not found or similar error.
oh and I almost forgot this works in IE currently
for info http://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/The+protocol+is+not+associated+with+any+program
Thank u for this! Working GREAT without ” ” !!!
I am using MOC MicroSoft’s Office Communicator.
in this case ?
what wud be the link ??
It will work when your system have that messengers
I’m getting an error using it in wordpress. The AIM one I mean. once i enter the code (both with and without the ” “) it replaces the beginning with my blog url therefore getting an error. what is the work around? I know it can be done. I’ve seen it on a wordpress blog before
did you try with ” ”
if you still get an error it must be an issue with your blog
what is your blog url?
My friend on Orkut shared this link with me and I’m not dissapointed at all that I came to your blog.
why Gtalk link nt working. when i’m start chating, it’s showing user is offline and can’t receive messages right now. why..??
please help me APSAP.!
I tried with MSN, but it fails to work.
I put this link on my website
Chat with me
But unfortunatly, the browser returns the error “page not found” and in the adress section of the browser msnim:chat?contact=mymsnname is displayed.
removing or adding “” did not help. Do you know what the problem is?
regards
Gerard