• Read more about Presently Chrome Extension - Official Release

It's been in beta since the beginning of this year, but today it's official - we're releasing the Presently Chrome Extension as a full-fledged Presently client. We released the first version in January, and since then our developers have been adding functionality and making tweaks to bring full functionality to the extension - so Presently users can enjoy a seamless integration of their corporate collaboration app within their Chrome browser. Now you can do almost everything you do on the native web app! In this version 0.1 you can:

• Receive and post status updates instantly
• Like/Unlike updates
• Attach text
• URL Shortening
• Desktop Notifications
• View older updates with continuous scrolling
• Keyboard Shortcuts for added usability (Press shift+'?' to get the whole list)

Download the extension now and see how easy it is to collaborate, communicate and stay connected in real-time with Presently Chrome, our newest addition to the family of Presently apps.

If you ever need to recover the Chrome extension (if it freezes upon coming back from a lost network connection, for example), follow these instructions:

• Right click the Presently icon in Chrome
• Click "Manage Extensions"
• Find Presently
• Click Disable and then Enable

What is Presently?

New to Presently? That's ok - there's a first time for everything. The Chrome Extension is just one of the many clients we have available for Presently. Presently is an award-winning "Twitter for the Enterprise" tool, designed to make internal collaboration, file-sharing, and communication easier for businesses. Fortune 500 companies, small dev shops and companies every size in between have been using Presently since 2008 for internal communication and collaboration!

We've got a free SaaS version to get you up and running painlessly and a super-secure and robust Behind-the-Firewall version for companies that need that added level of security. Signup for Presently today and you'll find an array of tools available to you that help you stay connected with your company and co-workers, including clients for the iPhone, Blackberry, Android, the web, Microsoft desktop, Mac OS and more. Use the links below to get started, or to contact us for a demo!

• Read more about Presently Chrome Extension Update

Today, we're releasing some updates for Presently's Chrome Extension. Current users on version 0.0.4 will notice a few changes in version 0.0.5. Here's a rundown of the update:

• We’ve improved security. In order to give the same level of support to ssl-disabled instances as we do to ssl-enabled instances, we now utilize full-host accounts. This means that you'll need to enter your full url, including protocol (i.e., https://example.presently.com instead of example.presently.com). Once you update this in your settings, though, you won't need to worry about it again.
• In previous versions, it was possible to submit an update with no text. Now, updates with no text will not go through.
• In an effort to keep updates and conversations coherent and organized, the application maintains the threading relationship through inline replies.

If you're not already using the Presently Chrome Extension give it a try today! It gives you full access to your Presently network, letting you view and post updates and stay up-to-date throughout the day. The small notification icon that sits next to your address bar is unobtrusive yet distinctive enough to offer you a gentle reminder that you have unseen updates waiting for you.

Here's how to get started:

What is Presently?

Presently is the perfect microblogging solution for businesses. Communicate and collaborate in real-time, in a secure Twitter-like environment built for the enterprise. If you're not using Presently yet, let me give you a few reasons to check it out:

So try it out today and see what the power of real-time collaboration and communication can do for your company. You'll wonder how you ever lived without it!

• Read more about Skeet: A Twitter Client for Chrome

For users of Google Chrome there are a number of useful extensions that enhance your browser in a myriad of ways. Skeet for Chrome is a new Chrome extension that provides a lightweight, simple, and usable Twitter client right inside your browser.

Skeet is a simple, usable Twitter client for Chrome based on our recent launch of the Present.ly Chrome Extension. It uses OAuth to connect to Twitter so your password is safe and it gives you dead-simple access to your home timeline, mentions, and messages.

We hope you enjoy using Skeet. It’s 100% open-source and we aim to make it the best Twitter client for Chrome. Install it today!

To keep up to date with the latest news about Skeet, follow us on Twitter at @skeetapp