Looks like parent company AOL has been
testing out APIs that allow for embedding
AIM into websites. This new feature for developers will allow users to directly send and receive instant messages from websites. The API also allows for availability, and away messages to be set in the user's profile via the web. The new AIM Whimsicals widgets allows developers to integrate different services and added functionality for websites. There are currently 50,000 developers that have registered for the
Open AIM program already. Has anyone tried any of the Open AIM options yet? What are your thoughts?
Tags: aol, developer, open aim, OpenAim, opensource, whimsicals, widgets
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Subscribe to commentsJayNov 7th 2006 1:55PM
Aim in websites?
I can imagine Facebook going for this....
Get a random IM from someone you don't know? Click their facebook profile and poof! It's there for all to see!
Not sure how casual Aim users will go for web based instant messaging though.
Ruan CaimanNov 7th 2006 3:30PM
I had used a different AIM service, "My Presence", to embed an "AIM Me" button into a wordpress blog. Nobody used it to IM me, but it was nifty - it would show the little status icons for my AIM login.
http://www.aim.com/presence/main.adp
stophNov 7th 2006 3:29PM
It would be great for online sales or support chat.
johnkimbleNov 7th 2006 4:57PM
It's too bad meebo beat them to it.
Wait, it's too bad it took meebo doing it to make AOL realize it's worth doing.
Hrm, well wait, it's too bad AOL took so long to begin to care about their users.
Meebo for lyfe!
enzoNov 8th 2006 2:04PM
I think all social networking sites will eventually implement embedded instant messaging. That's simply the way of web 2.0...