Yahoo to Launch Updated Instant Messaging Product

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Yahoo on Sunday announced a major relaunch of Yahoo Messenger, its messaging product that allows people to communicate in real-time via the Internet.

New features include animated "audibles" that say hello or flirt and "avatars" that represent users and can be customized with different hairstyles, clothes or ethnicities.

The service also will make it easier to play games with friends and share photos, music lists and information obtained from Web searches, among other things.

Source: Yahoo