MySpace Messenger on the Way

The cool kids are all talking about the impending release of MySpace Messenger (screenshots below). The story appeared on Digg yesterday, and the commenters are impatiently trying to make it to work. No official launch has been mentioned yet.
So is this a good idea? Well, remember when I said that Fox should acquire Goowy? I pointed out that when MySpace users aren't on MySpace, they're checking their email or chatting on IM. If Fox Interactive can own that time too, they'll have 100% attention from the youth demographic. Hence, getting into the IM and email space would make perfect sense.

Update: Looks like it integrates with the other IM clients out there. Plus, a Digg user tells me they heard about this ages ago. That' me told! If you've got a MySpace account, check out the IM activation page.

Update 2: I'm getting some very mixed messages on this one. A commenter (both here and on Digg) says that MySpace tried and failed to create a messenger last year, but left these remnants around on the main site. It seems like a Digg user ran across them this week. A storm in a teacup, perhaps? Based on the validity of past stories from Digg, that might indeed be the case.