AIM aims for developers

By Elinor Mills
Staff Writer, CNET News

Related Stories: AOL wants developers to get the message
September 27, 2004; AOL opens messaging to enterprise developers
August 3, 2004

AOL was set to announce on Monday that it is opening up its AIM Software Development Kit to Linux, Mac OS X and Pocket PC developers. In addition, the company is providing the ability for developers to build customized plug-ins and other software that work with AOL's location-based services, PC-to-PC voice calling functionality and multi-party voice chat.

Developers also will be able to create customized AIM Bots, opt-in screen names which help users send pictures or podcasts to their blogs, among other activities. More information on the Open AIM initiative is at developer.aim.com.

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Too little...
by simelane June 12, 2006 3:57 AM PDT: ...too late!; Reply to this comment

AOL Doesn't even support MAC
by Jeanne5442 June 12, 2006 7:20 AM PDT: AOL doesn't even support MAC OS. They, starting on a MAC platform, dumped us! I had to quit AOL because it quit running on my MAC - and now, they want us back? Who can trust them?
--- Not me!; Reply to this comment

Wow
by nealsaferstein June 12, 2006 8:37 AM PDT: This is only 10 years late.

Neal Saferstein; Reply to this comment

Not True
by nealsaferstein June 16, 2006 9:05 PM PDT: Look at ICHAT, apple and aol worked together on that.

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