Version update for 18 February

Today we will be upgrading yaplet with:

• improved private messaging system
  
• better top sites ranking
• unicode support
  

There are still a lot of features to be on the look out for. Right now, I am working on:

• more emoticons & ASCII art
  
• better create-a-chat / wiki engine
  
• optional find-a-friend feature

Matt is working on:

• optional chat alerts (sound, flash)
  
• more IRC functions
• more meeting/channel features
  

We are also seriously considering an open API for yaplet, even though no one has asked for it. Since this would take a fair bit of effort, we'll probably only do it once people start to ask for it or once a critical mass starts using yaplet.