IMified: a clever way to update numerous sites, including Twitter / Jaiku

I’ve been playing with IMified, a clever tool allowing you to use any of a number of IM tools to update a variety of web sites.

First, you add their contact email address to your IM tool (MSN / Yahoo / AIM / Gtalk / Jabber), and send them a message.  That automatically creates an account.  Then, when you type M, it responds with a menu, from which you can do things like configure your account, or send messages.  You can configure your account to update numerous web sites, including Twitter, Jaiku, Basecamp, del.icio.us, WordPress, Live Journal, Backpack, and so on!  Very clever. 

It’s great having options for interacting with those tools: sometimes email is easiest, sometimes SMS is bext, sometimes via the web is best, and IMified provides one more option.