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Web-based chat company Meebo has partnered with Universal Music Group to bring ad-supported music videos to the service. As a kickoff, Universal artists Kanye West, Ludacris, and the Killers will be featured on the Meebo.com homepage. In return, Meebo chat rooms will be embedded on Universal artists’ sites.

I’m still not quite sure why a chat start-up needs Kanye videos when Mr. West and his many pairs of sunglasses are already plastered all over the rest of the Internet, but I’ll let that rest for now.

In the past year, Meebo has launched an API, partnered with media brands like Hearst to power embeddable chat rooms, and launched a “Community IM” initiative for social sites.

But Meebo is just the latest of many video partners for Universal. Universal has made investments in Imeem, a playlist-based social music site, and Buzznet, a music fan community hub.

Earlier this year, the label struck a music video deal with Last.fm, a social music site owned by CBS Interactive (which publishes CNET News) and Kiwibox, a community site for teens. Like the other labels, it has a stake in MySpace Music.

Universal is also reported to be working on a “Hulu-like” site for its music video content. There’s no word if that’s still on the books now that music video portal MTVMusic.com has launched.

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The Google Android bandwagon is currently a pretty sweet ride. One might even compare its level of functionality (thanks to the increasing number of available applications) to the likes of the Batmobile.

And since we can’t think of a single reason you wouldn’t want to take a joy ride in the Batmobile, it’s no surprise that companies of all sizes are gearing up to jump on. One of our recent favorites to make the plunge is the multi-platform chat service, Meebo.

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Attention, Android-ians: Meebo Released Chat App

Not sure how useful this will be for most folks, but if you’re a fan of browser-based chat service Meebo and would like to use it right on your desktop there’s a Adobe AIR application called Meebone that will do just that with some elegance

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Like Gabtastik, which does the same thing with Facebook Chat and Google Talk, Meebone will effectively trick the Web app into thinking it’s running in your browser. the big difference is that you’ll be able to move around chat windows and minimize them to your taskbar like you would any other desktop chat app.

Speaking of which, the key differentiation between this and something like Pidgin, Digsby, or Trillian is that you’ll get access to Meebo Rooms and the integrated applications platform, letting you shoot tank shells at your buddy while catching up with them in the text chat.

[via Lifehacker and Appaholic]

Want to use Meebo on your desktop? Check out Meebone, an Adobe AIR application that fools Meebo into thinking it's running on your desktop

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Put Meebo IM on your desktop with Meebone