Discuss the News with other AIM users at "NewsKibitz"

Posted May 6th 2008 11:48AM by Denis Horgan
Filed under: all submissions, web applications, social networking

Application Title: NewsKibitz
by Eeyore

"NewsKibitz is a place to discuss the news and to connect with people through Web AIM. Stories are selected from Wikinews, edited by NewsKibitz, and published next to a dedicated bulletin board for each story. You can post on the board after logging in to the on-site Web AIM interface. Are you a kibitzer?"

Visit the URL here: http://newskibitz.com/

Make your Opinion Heard with "SoundOff"

Posted Apr 25th 2008 4:21PM by Denis Horgan
Filed under: all submissions, web applications, bots, social networking

Application Title: SoundOff
by Pops

"Sound Off! A new social interaction paradigm."

Do you have a topic you wish to express an opinion about? Want to express your opinion of a politician, political action or celebrity?

Do you want to leave a comment about a website? Want to read what others are saying about something? You can sound off on any of those topics and more.

Simply send '/help' to SndOffs to receive help on how to change to a topic and sound off on that topic.

Developers - embed Sound-Off into your website and applications! Make your website more socially interactive
without all the infrastructure dedicated to forums or bulletin boards - you can have interactive chat on your topic(s) right on the webpage.

Visit http://www.sound-off.info for details (follow the developers link).

Find Friends by Topic & Interests with "TalkAbout"

Posted Apr 23rd 2008 10:50AM by Denis Horgan
Filed under: all submissions, web applications, social networking, mashups

Bot Title: TalkAbout
by roma

"TalkAbout is an AOL AIM6 plugin and webpage that lets you show your status text to the world. Are you interested in last NASA research and your friends aren't? Do you like Britney Spears and your friends don't? If so, then TalkAbout is right for you. Just set your status message, and new friends that are interested in the same topic will find you. Or you can go to Talk About web page, and find friends by yourself."



How to use:

Download the TalkAbout.msi plugin here.

1) Use command 'Enable TalkAbout' for adding your status text to TalkAbout web page.
2) Use command 'Disable TalkAbout' for removing your status text from TalkAbout web page.
3) Simple change your status text, and it will be updated on TalkAbout web page.
4) Use command 'Goto TalkAbout page' to open TalkAbout page in your default web browser.
5) Simply click on interesting status text on TalkAbout web page in order to add new friends to your buddy list.

If you would like more then first word to be term, put '-' character in your status text to separate term from description. I mean term-description. For example, Elvis Presley - Alive.

Your AIM Status on FriendFeed with "16characters"

Posted Apr 22nd 2008 9:38AM by Denis Horgan
Filed under: all submissions, web applications, social networking

Application Name: 16characters
by joepestro

"FriendFeed & AIM 16characters adds AOL Instant Messenger status updates to FriendFeed."

Visit 16characters.com for more information.

See How You Rate with "BuddyPersonality"

Posted Apr 21st 2008 9:51AM by Denis Horgan
Filed under: all submissions, web applications, updated, social networking

Application Title: Buddy Personality
by amiune

"The Buddy Personality Whimsical reflects how your friends see you. Your friends can rate your personality and you can rate them. Then you can add your Buddy Personality Mashup to your home page, your blog, or any social network."

Click here for full instructions.

Get Connected with "MyFriendsOnAIM"

Posted Apr 21st 2008 9:33AM by Denis Horgan
Filed under: all submissions, bots, social networking

Bot Title: MYFriendsOnAIM
by sb99

"Get connected to your old buddies & make new friends with MyFriendsOnAIM."

Get connected to old pals:

You can now search your old buddies, college-mates, ex-colleagues, people whom you have come across in chat rooms, pubs, restaurants, gaming contests, programming contests, while traveling using this bot.

Make New Friends:

If you are looking out for some new friends and your meeting new people and making new friends is your hobby, get connected to people with similar hobby as yours."

To get started, just send an IM to MyFriendsOnAIM.

If you have any comments please feel free to drop a mail to sb99TC@gmail.com

Meet New People Through AIM with "eDatingBot"

Posted Apr 9th 2008 6:51AM by Denis Horgan
Filed under: all submissions, bots, dating, updated, social networking

Bot Title: eDatingBot
by amiune

"eDatingBot helps you to meet new people and chat with them. Just follow the instructions and eDatingBot will get the best match for you!"

How To Use: Visit the following URL:

http://amiune.googlepages.com/edatingbot

...or simply send an IM to eDatingBot and find your match

UPDATE 5/6: now the usernames are linked to their respective AIM profile and you can send messages through eDatingBot before adding a new person to your buddy list.