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7 <link type="guide" xref="index#accounts"/>
8 <link type="seealso" xref="add-account"/>
9 <desc>Register for an account with one of the supported messaging services.</desc>
10 <revision pkgversion="2.28" version="0.1" date="2009-06-21" status="draft"/>
11 <revision pkgversion="2.28" version="0.2" date="2009-08-07" status="review">
13 <e:review by="shaunm@gnome.org" date="2009-09-02" status="done"/>
16 <revision pkgversion="2.30" version="0.3" date="2010-04-19" status="review"/>
17 <credit type="author">
18 <name>Milo Casagrande</name>
19 <email>milo@ubuntu.com</email>
22 <p>Creative Commons Share Alike 3.0</p>
27 <name>GNOME Documentation Project</name>
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33 <title>Register for a new account</title>
35 <p>Most account types require you to create an account with a account provider
36 before you can connect using instant messaging applications like <app>Empathy</app>.
37 With some account providers, you can use <app>Empathy</app> to register for a new
38 account, using the same steps as you would to <link xref="add-account">add an
41 <p>This page provides information on creating a new account for various types of
42 accounts. Your account provider should give you a login ID and a password, as well
43 as any additional information you need to connect with <app>Empathy</app>.</p>
45 <section id="facebook">
46 <title>Facebook</title>
48 Facebook is one of the most used social network. It provides users with
49 the opportunity to create their own profile, and to communicate with their
53 In order to use Facebook to communicate with your friends, you will need
54 to create a new account from the website:
55 <link href="http://www.facebook.com">www.facebook.com</link>.
62 <p>Jabber is an open instant messaging system. Like email, Jabber allows
63 you to choose your account provider and communicate with all other Jabber
64 users, regardless of their account provider.</p>
66 <p>You will need to create a new account with a Jabber provider. There are
67 many free providers; one popular provider is
68 <link href="http://register.jabber.org/">Jabber.org</link>.</p>
71 <p>If you use Google Mail or Google Talk, you already have a Jabber account.
72 Google Talk is a Jabber service. Simply use your Google Mail address and
73 password in <app>Empathy</app> to connect.</p>
78 <title>People Nearby</title>
80 <p>You do not need to create an account with a service provider to use this
81 feature. This service works whenever you are connected to a local network,
82 such as a wireless hotspot. It automatically finds all other users on the
83 network who are also using this service.</p>
85 <p>For more information, see <link xref="salut-protocol" />.</p>
88 <section id ="sip-services">
91 <p>SIP is an open system which allows users to have audio and video
92 conversations over the Internet. You need to create an account with
93 a SIP provider. You can communicate with all other SIP users,
94 regardless of which SIP provider they use.</p>
96 <p>There are a number of popular free SIP account providers; one
97 popular provider is <link
98 href="https://signup.sipphone.com/new-users/app?class=NewUser;proc=start">Sipphone</link>.</p>
100 <note style="warning">
101 <p>Due to technical differences, the free <link
102 href="https://www.ekiga.net/index.php?page=register">Ekiga.net</link>
103 service does not currently work with <app>Empathy</app>.</p>
106 <p>Some SIP providers allow you to call normal phones from your computer.
107 Generally, you will need to subscribe to a paid service for this feature.</p>
113 <p>You do not need to register for an account to use IRC. Although you specify
114 a nickname when you add an IRC account to <app>Empathy</app>, this nickname is
115 only established each time you connect. If another user is using the nickname,
116 you will need to choose a new nickname.</p>
118 <p>Some IRC networks use a service called NickServ to allow users to protect
119 their nicknames. See <link xref="irc-nick-password"/> for more information.</p>
121 <p>Some IRC servers are password protected. You will need to know the password
122 to connect to these servers. Generally, these are private IRC networks.</p>
125 <section id="proprietary-services">
126 <title>Proprietary Services</title>
128 <p>There are many proprietary instant messaging services that have been
129 developed by different companies or organizations. <app>Empathy</app>
130 allows you to connect to an existing account for most popular services.
131 To create a new account with one of these services, you will need to
132 visit the service’s web site and agree to its terms of use.</p>
137 <link href="http://dashboard.aim.com/aim">AIM</link>
142 <link href="https://www.icq.com/register/">ICQ</link>
147 <link href="https://accountservices.passport.net">MSN</link>
152 <link href="https://login.yahoo.com/config/login">Yahoo!</link>