DreamHost now includes Jabber hosting with every plan, no extra charge! Offer instant messaging support through your own web site, or just be available when someone wants to chat. If I can convince my friends to install (free, ad-free) Jabber clients, they could all reach me through my site instead of through proprietary ad-supported systems like Yahoo or ICQ. (If I start using it, I'll let you know. Why doesn't Trillian have Jabber support? It's an Open Source standard...)