Use Facebook Chat via Jabber

OK, this could actually make Facebook Chat useful: you will soon be able to access it via Jabber. Tonight, Facebook is announcing that they will soon release a Jabber/XMPP interface for Facebook Chat. Via any Jabber-based chat apps, you’ll be able to communicate with your Facebook friends, see who’s online, view friends’ profile pics, and set your status.

Which reminds me…seriously, what is up with Trillian Astra? I’ve been waiting on that for a year. I’m beginning to think it doesn’t really exist!