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AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) has added some bots to give information to users of AIM. Two not too smart bots have been added to everyone’s list to help them find movie information and be another avenue of advertising for AOL.
It looks like someone at AOL has figured that if they’re already bombarding you with ads around the IM window, why not put them directly in your buddy list? Like plenty of others, when I logged into AIM this morning, I was told that the company decided I was too lonely and added two AIM bots that I certainly didn’t request and really didn’t want in my buddy list. They put them up top, too, in case I missed them.
Another reason to dislike AOL and AIM.
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4 Responses for "AOL Adds Bots To Talk to Me"
November 18th, 2005 at 9:28 pm
1you do have the option of choosing to use another IM client, u know?
November 19th, 2005 at 5:06 pm
2Exactly, all I had to do was remove the group from my buddy list and they were gone. As for ads, use a real client like gaim or something. Stop just complaining and do something about it.
November 19th, 2005 at 5:44 pm
3I switched from MSN to Miranda due to the ridiculous amounts of adds MSN has.
July 16th, 2006 at 12:29 pm
4Electric scooters are allowed on public transit (bus/train/plane) whereas electric powered scooters are prohibited. Noise and air pollution of electric powered scooters is eliminated.
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