Joel Tulloch over at dev.aol.com will be writing regular highlight pieces based on the submissions to the Open AIM Developer Challenge. His first article spotlights IM Whiteboard.

While in some ways the idea is a fairly simple one, as I mentioned earlier this plug-in is a great example of thinking about Open AIM as a platform which enables communication, rather than just an IM protocol. Whether you're brainstorming rough design concepts, trying to describe the weird car you saw on the way to work, or taking a quick time-out to play tic-tac-toe with your son or daughter, the IM Whiteboard provides a quick and easy solution.

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