Open AIM: What's In It for End Users? By Vangie Beal -
Published August 12, 2008
Developers are the target of the AOL's open SDK and APIs, but end users are the point of the exercise. What's come out of Open AIM since its launch? [more Public IM]
Facebook Wants to Power Web-Wide Apps By Susan Kuchinskas -
Published July 25, 2008
Zuckerberg talks up Facebook's plans to host applications and connect users beyond its site while clamping down on rogue developers. But it's got its work cut out for it. [more Public IM]
Editor's Note: Instant-ish Messaging on iPhone 2.0 By Michael Hall -
Published July 11, 2008
Users have been clamoring for an instant messaging application on the iPhone. With this week's launch of the new App Store and the arrival of Apple-approved third-party apps, they're closer than they were, but still not quite there. [more Public IM]
And Now a Word From Our IM Bot By Michael Hall -
Published July 1, 2008
A new generation of IM bots is done trying to mimic human conversation ... it has its work cut out for it pushing affiliate links and rehabilitating corporate images. [more Public IM]
Take Your IM Public on Facebook By Vangie Beal -
Published June 26, 2008
Facebook's app may have quieted the market for third-party, in-site IM, but several tools that connect Facebook users to public networks appear to be thriving. [more Public IM]
AOL Intros Ad Revenue-Sharing Program By Michael Hall -
Published June 10, 2008
AIM Money will offer OpenAIM developers a cut of ad revenues from its Platform-A advertising network as the company tries to translate market penetration into revenue. [more Public IM]
AOL Buddies Up with OpenSocial By Kenneth Corbin -
Published May 30, 2008
Balance tilts as another heavyweight signs on to the Google-backed set of social networking developer tools. [more Public IM]
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