IRCCloud finally launches

Personally I run ZNC on a VPS and use Yaaic on Android. Does the job.

I'm not sure how I feel about this service, it seems to go against the ephemerality of IRC as a meeting place, people coming and going, etc. Personally I prefer it when the IRC channels I frequent aren't full of ghosts, and where someone joining a channel is reason to actually say hello, rather than using channels as glorified message boards.

It's still interesting, though I'd prefer if there was some innovation on the server/protocol side rather than just cloudifying what we have.

Not sure how long ago they launched, but seems they are out of invite only BETA, use them quite a bit, and they have been fantastic.