Today’s Internet makes us use a variety of web applications, to create a lot of social profiles and to get involved in several activities involving communication means both VoIP and instant messaging. This can be overwhelming for a person who must check Facebook account on a daily basis, to see what they friends wrote on AIM or Yahoo Messenger, MSN or many other social media profiles and IM clients such as Twitter, Google Talk, MySpace and many others.

For a pretty sociable person it would mean that over 20 programs should be installed just to cover all of these accounts. Fortunately there is a solution for those people and it doesn’t involve installing over 20 applications, but just one which maintains all of your social profiles. These applications are called MultiProtocol Instant Messaging Applications and are definitely the best friends of social media geek out there allowing you to do a variety of activities on different profiles.

Bellow I’ve listed some of the most popular applications used to do such thing.

1. Digsby - Windows

Personally I believe that Digsby is the best Multiprotocol application for instant messaging because of it’s simplicity and the power of being able to offer both social media and Instant Messaging options for it’s users.

2. Trillian – Windows

I think is the most popular IM application with having Multiprotocol Support. No wonder because Trillian offers outstanding features and it has a community behind that is there to help you 24 / 7.

3. Pidgin – Windows

A few years ago this application started under the name of Gaim, but the creators have thought to give it a more interesting name and also worked on more than aesthetics. The program was always a success and it seems like now is one of the top IM applications out there.

4. Adium – Mac

Here is an application that provides ease of use and also allows you to connect to social media profiles such as Facebook, Yahoo, AIM and even Jabber…

5. Proteus – Mac

It is known that the Mac OS and Mac applications have always placed great emphasis on aesthetics and professionalism. Proteus is an application that manages to fall into this category by offering a suite of powerful functions.

6. Miranda IM – Windows

Probably the simplest application dedicated to IM for Windows users. Don’t let yourself get fooled by the looks because Miranda has great features too.

7. Kopete – Linux

Is a very minimalist application for Linux users which has everything needed for a professional IM client. You will not be disappointed by it.

8. QNext – Linux

Linux is gathering more and more fans and that’s why it seems that lately professional and great looking applications emerge. Qnext is definitely one of them.

9. Meebo – Online

Meebo is one of a kind web application which is in fact one of the first web application to be used as Multiprotocol instant messaging app on the web. Here you can connect to some of the major social media websites and also share things with ease.

10. IMO – Online

As you can see, IMO.IM is a very nice web application which allows you to connect to some of the most popular websites dedicated to social media including Facebook, AIM, MySpace and also some other VoIP and instant messaging applications.