Aside from the fact that it provides useful functionality, CodeRemote jumped out at me for another reason: it is a great example of a bot which does more than simply send and receive messages. I mentioned this in an earlier post, but one of the key aspects of Open AIM that the Developer Challenge intends to highlight is that it is more than simply an instant messaging protocol. There is incredible potential within the Open AIM platform to power a wide variety of solutions.
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