AOL offers IM to Web sites

By Frank Barnako, CBS.MarketWatch.com
Last Update: 11:23 AM ET April 4, 2002

AOL Time Warner (AOL: news, chart, profile) will expand the use of its Instant Messenger service by making access available from consumer Web sites. PresenceWorks Inc., an Alexandria, Va. Company, said it has an agreement with AOL to enable sites to embed AOL's Buddy List in their pages, so IM users can see who among their contacts is available for messaging. The AIM service reportedly has 140 million registered users. Affinity Web sites and Web directories are considered likely users of the technology. "Web sites can display presence information along side other contact data for each person listed, enabling viewers to see whether a person is available and to instantly chat with them," said Matt Smith, PresenceWorks founder.

 

 

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