I can't connect to Pidgin

Tue Apr 23 13:04:03 EDT 2013

I have a hotmail account (this email) and I created a Gmail account (courtneyfedde at gmail.com).  Neither works when I try to use Pidgin.  It says unable to connect every time.  How can I fix this?  What am I doing wrong?

Courtney Fedde
Harmony. Achiever. Discipline. Positivity. Responsibility.

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