Gooey (software)
{{Short description|Internet chat service}}
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Gooey was an Internet chat application launched in 1999. The system allowed people who were browsing the same web site at the same time to communicate with each other in a separate window.{{cite web|last1=Brody|first1=Herb|title=Taking back the web|url=https://www.technologyreview.com/s/400450/taking-back-the-web/|website=MIT Technology Review|accessdate=20 May 2016|date=1 September 1999}}{{cite news|last1=Menn|first1=Joseph|title=Firm's Software Melds Content and Chatting|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1999-jun-14-fi-46371-story.html|access-date=20 May 2016|work=Los Angeles Times|date=14 June 1999}} It was developed by Israeli software company Hypernix, which in 2000 was acquired by SIGA.{{cite web|title=Maker of Gooey chat finds buyer|url=http://www.cnet.com/news/maker-of-gooey-chat-finds-buyer/|website=CNET|accessdate=20 May 2016|date=2 January 2002}}