Ross Mayfield reports that Stowe Boyd has launched a new Corante blog on the Instant Messaging industry. He is launching with two scoops: on Oracle's late entry into IM and Tipic's early entry into IM Blogging. 

Here's an excerpt from Stowe's post :

"The idea of persistent chat rooms -- like Yahoo Chat, for example -- is similar to the persistence around blogs. How many times when you were reading a blog have you wondered who else was there, virtually next to you, reading the same story? Posting a comment is not quite the same as conversing with a concurrent blog reader.  And as a blog author, I would like to see much more integration of IM with blogging: for example, a one click ability to post an IM session to a blog."

I like this idea.  It makes sense.  By enabling users to post to their blogs and by providing instant notifications about blog updates or when a visitor leaves a comment.

Would also be wonderful in :

• encouraging and facilitating conversational blogging by allowing bloggers to communicate better in real time and spontaneously
• a useful tool for corporates who wish to blog by providing an instant feedback system in the loop that is not disruptive, and as an effective supplement for telephone calls and email
• setting up an integrated space, a one-stop shop where discussion and debate takes a thought forward
• or simply connecting more easily with people who have something to contribute to the thought or discussion - and often hesitate to leave a comment

Thinking more thoughts of blogging as a new paradigm of communications.