Aim aol developer open program

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If an AIM-based application becomes extremely popular and users log-in to the network more than 2 million times per month, AOL may seek to establish a more formal licensing relationship with the developer, an AOL spokeswoman said.

This is important as competition in the IM space increases and providers fight for market share, he said. The areas AOL is extending the program into are good choices, he said. IM robots, which provide information on-demand via IM sessions, are efficient vehicles for users to obtain data.

Location-based services are a natural fit for IM networks, particularly in a mobile setting, to target content at users based on where they are. Open AIM has Web site with tools and documentation.