Yahoo packs all your friends in one chat
MANILA, Philippines - Yahoo! announced the launch of the latest Yahoo! Messenger Version 11.5 that enables users in the Philippines to keep up with their friends through real time updates, connect via voice and video calls, play social games and personalize using seven newly-added customizable skins.
The latest version of Yahoo! Messenger allows users to merge their friends from social networking sites and lists regular contacts at the top for quick and easy access. Its tabbed feature effectively organizes important conversations and lets you chat with all your friends from one easy, convenient window and with over 70 social games including Mafia Wars, Fishville, Backyard Monsters, ourWorld and Township and iTunes app plug-in, users can now share their game activities and listen to music via this single platform.
Yahoo! Messenger is “always on” offering immediate access to any recent conversation for users to stay connected anytime, anywhere and on any device.
A new campaign, “Pack all your friends in one chat” was introduced by Yahoo! as part of the launch where users were invited to photograph as many friends as possible within a confined space specified by Yahoo!, such as a car or a shower cubicle and send their photos to www.packallyourfriends.com to win weekly prizes. These include gift vouchers, shopping certificates and travel gift tickets from Goldilocks, SM Malls, Globe Telecom and Airphil Express valued at up to P80,000.
Commenting on the launch of Yahoo! Messenger 11.5, the country ambassador for Yahoo! Philippines, Arlene Amarante, said, “With 11 percent of the population living and working abroad, Yahoo! Messenger remains critically important to Filipinos everywhere to stay connected and communicate with their friends and families at home and around the world.”
Yahoo! Messenger 11.5 also allows users to send free SMS messages right from your desktop to any mobile phone number on your contact list.
The latest version can be downloaded from http://ph.messenger.yahoo.com. For more details on the “Pack all your Friends” campaign, visit www.packallyourfriends.com.
