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Check
out all the 
features in Odigo 3!
The Gay Britain Network Odigo (GBN Odigo) is the best
way to communicate with friends, meet fellow surfers
and navigate the Web today. A click to download and
a minute to master, the GBN Odigo provides more functionality
and interoperability than any other instant messenger.
Download now
and join the Gay Britain Network Odigo Revolution!
Odigo is more awesome than ever, with features to die
for! Have a look at what's in store when you surf the
Net with Odigo:
The best way to meet people while surfing
Face pictures and details cards
Find people using Odigo's search engine
Recent contacts and friends list
ICQ and AIM compatibility
Control your visibility and share your
mood
Firewall Connectivity
Website popularity in real time
Chat room on every site
Note posting
Website directory by topic
Odigo homepager
Content channel
Privacy
Yep, it's true, there really are millions and millions
of people out there surfing the Internet. The reason
you couldn't see or talk to them until now is because
they've been hiding behind a huge pile of fiber optic
cables. ...Kidding!
No, the real reason you can't see your fellow Internauts
is that you need a special program that makes them visible
on your computer screen. That's what Odigo does. With
its people-finding "radar", Odigo shows you who's surfing
on the same site as you - or on any other website -
at this very moment. All you have to do is click on
any person icon, open a message window, and start chatting.
With Odigo, a world of new friends is just waiting for
you to say "hola!"
Plus, it's a snap to send files or URLs with Odigo.
Online or offline, in any language, Odigo leaves all
other communication tools in the dust.
New in Odigo 3:
Optional automatic pop-up of incoming messages
To have your messages pop open when they arrive, instead
of displaying the flashing notification icons, select
this option from Tools -> Messages.
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Every Odigo member surfing the Internet is represented
by a face picture of their choosing, which you
can see when you mouse-over the people icons in
the People Finder. Right-click on any of the faces,
and you can view the Details Card of any Odigo
member, where they've listed all the information
about themselves that they want other members
to know, including gender, age, country, languages,
interests, occupation, zodiac, and marital status.
Like what you see? Click on the Talk… button.
A message window opens, and you can start chatting
up somebody who has no idea what you look like
or how fast you eat!
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Odigo members of all ages and with specific interests
can be found in any geographical location you
want. Use Odigo's search engine to find exactly
the person you want to meet; put together a group
with a common interest, like Olympic sports; or
get online to practice your Italian with a businessman
from Rome.
Find fish-lovers; meet musicians; trade recipes
with Russians. What have you always wanted to
do? The possibilities are limited only by your
own fears and insec - er...imagination.
New in Odigo 3:
Search for other users by nickname, email,
and username
Finding users you've met before just got a whole
lot easier. Plug in their Odigo ID number, if
you've got it, or their nickname, email address,
or real (as registered) name.
A full list of search results will be displayed.
Voice chat capability
Now your friends can hear your voice too, assuming
you've got the requisite hardware (sound card
and microphone).
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Odigo keeps a private list for you of people you've
recently been in contact with, as well as a Friends
List, so you'll always know if people you've added
are currently online. That way, you're never more
than a click away from communicating with that
person again. Or not.
New in Odigo 3:
Optional history pane in message window
In case you get amnesia, click on the History
button to check previous correspondence with that
person. The new version of Odigo is set to automatically
display recent history in an extra pane above
your regular message window. If desired, this
option can be turned off (from Preferences), to
return to the simple message window.
Friends list in separate, resizable window
Wow, it's detachable and dockable! Minimize Odigo
while keeping only your Friends List on your desktop,
make it any size you want, and dock it at the
side of your screen. Finally, independence!
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For people who have already accumulated a list
of ICQ or America Online Instant Messanger buddies,
Odigo adds them to your Friends List with one
simple operation. This way, you easily communicate
via Odigo even with those friends who aren't running
Odigo ... and you never need to launch ICQ or
AIM again. If you already have Odigo Messenger
installed, go to download
page to add latest versions of the AOL
& ICQ interoperability plugins. To learn more
about Odigo's commitment to connectivity between
messaging platforms, go to the interoperability
main page.
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If you are working in a networked environment
and behind a HTTP Proxy, no problem, Odigo works
behind Firewalls too.
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Odigo's interface allows you to control your visibility
and therefore accessibility. You can be visible
to all or to none, or visible to others only in
the site you're surfing, or even only in the page
of the site.
New in Odigo 3:
Friends-Only Visibility Mode
Now you can choose to be visible only to users
on your Friends List. This means you can chat
with a friend without being interrupted by incoming
messages from other users, no matter where you're
surfing.
Plus, if somebody's making a pest of himself,
all you have to do is hit the Ignore User button,
and poof - he's gone (well, the poor guy still
exists, but only on your Ignore List and in his
dreams).
Odigo has other ways to help you express your
individuality: One is the mood icon, with which
you can select from a variety of options, from
"indifferent" to "flirtatious" to "depressed".
The other is the intentions icon: Tell people
if you're here to make small talk, find romance,
or be surprised.
Go ahead: Re-create your state of mind!
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Want to know where the action is? With one click,
Odigo displays a bar graph showing all the sites
members are viewing right now, with the hottest
sites at the top.
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Wherever you're surfing, there's no need to be
lonely tonight. Site-specific chat is just a click
away, right on the Odigo interface. And you can
leave that chat window open on your screen while
you join the chat on another site. In fact, you
can chat-hop all night if you're feelin' in the
mood.
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As long as you're online, you can leave notes
posted on any site you like, just waiting for
someone else to come surfing along and see what
you've said. 'Course, once you go offline, those
notes will disappear like footprints in the sand…
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One of GBN Odigo's most exciting features is its
awesome topic-based website directory covering
10,000 subjects. Meticulously compiled by professional
editors, this unique search engine is unmatched
in its thoroughness, and is especially valuable
when you need information on a particular subject
fast - in almost any language.
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Got a website (maybe your own homepage) you'd
like to track in real time? Just fill in the URL
and keep the Homepager on your screen. It displays
the number of GBN Odigo users on your page right
now, and even shows the number of notes that have
been posted. "Gone to Odigo -- see ya later!"
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The GBN Odigo interface has a mini-browser window
that can display streaming media or other content.
Future versions of Odigo will include several
channels from news, entertainment and business
providers, as well as information from some of
Odigo's co-branding partners.
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Every GBN Odigo user gets an ID number when
they register. If you don't want to be found
easily by others, you can hide this ID, but
you can also put any users you choose on your
Ignore List, so that no messages from them come
through to you.
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