Aqui está uma resposta mais completa sobre o que mudou de 0.9.x para 1.x.
// send to current request socket client
socket.emit('message', "this is a test");// Hasn't changed
// sending to all clients, include sender
io.sockets.emit('message', "this is a test"); // Old way, still compatible
io.emit('message', 'this is a test');// New way, works only in 1.x
// sending to all clients except sender
socket.broadcast.emit('message', "this is a test");// Hasn't changed
// sending to all clients in 'game' room(channel) except sender
socket.broadcast.to('game').emit('message', 'nice game');// Hasn't changed
// sending to all clients in 'game' room(channel), include sender
io.sockets.in('game').emit('message', 'cool game');// Old way, DOES NOT WORK ANYMORE
io.in('game').emit('message', 'cool game');// New way
io.to('game').emit('message', 'cool game');// New way, "in" or "to" are the exact same: "And then simply use to or in (they are the same) when broadcasting or emitting:" from http://socket.io/docs/rooms-and-namespaces/
// sending to individual socketid, socketid is like a room
io.sockets.socket(socketid).emit('message', 'for your eyes only');// Old way, DOES NOT WORK ANYMORE
socket.broadcast.to(socketid).emit('message', 'for your eyes only');// New way
Eu queria editar o post de @soyuka, mas minha edição foi rejeitada pela revisão por pares.