IM Window
It's just like any other IM Window, but it's from Digsby, so it's better. At the top you have Info and Call, along with all of the other options I listed for the Buddy List. The IM Window is tabbed, too. Click on something, and it puts that in the same window. Info is the user profile, given in the IM window, and Call allows you to use an audio/video call through Digsby.com. Fonts, etc, are completely custom, it records all of your history... you get the idea.
Alerts
This is a nice little bit they put into Digsby. Whenever anything new happens, and when you sign in for the first time of the day, you get an alert in the form of a rounded, black box in the bottom left corner. If it's an IM, you can reply there. The original text sent is shown, as well as a few lines of conversation. When you're done, it disappears. If it's e-mail, you can use the previous/next arrows to view the previews. I'm not sure about the social networks since I don't use them, but I bet it works the same: it shows you whats happening, and it links to it, too.
I mentioned being able to respond to your IM alerts...that's awesome. I always find it annoying to pull up a big, clunky IM window to respond to people, especially since it can take away from whatever you're doing, and my old computer takes a bit to load the previously-minimized chat.
Lastly...
Digsby is amazing. It's completely replaced my e-mail and chat clients, because you can do everything in it. It's small, so it doesn't slow down my computer. You can even have a chat widget for your Web site, except it's an embedded source code, so it won't work on Wordpress.
Overall...
I definitely recommend this one. Download it at Digsby.com.
Best: Puts everything in one, small, easy-to-use window.
Worst: A few minor annoyances... system tray icons, etc.
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