IM buddy making more powerful friends
News ActiveBuddy is planning a broad launch of its service in June. Software startup ActiveBuddy said it has secured agreements to deliver real-time stock quotes via automated instant messenger "bots" with the Nasdaq Stock Market, the New York Stock...
[May 24, 2001, 10:33]
More info to go: IM gets intelligent
News ActiveBuddy and Capitol are now building the first "activebuddy" to market the launch of a new record from rock band Radiohead, due out 5 June. To consumers, the ActiveBuddy tool appears as just another name on a "buddy" list of one of the various...
[April 26, 2001, 11:59]
IM bot will talk for cash
News SmarterChild operates on a natural-language search called "buddy script" developed by ActiveBuddy. ActiveBuddy is still in negotiations with all of the major IM networks to host the so-called bot on its debut, which is expected mid-February.
[January 30, 2003, 12:12]
Radiohead 'buddy' extends a hand
News Capitol Records partnered with New York-based ActiveBuddy to develop the branded service earlier this year. ActiveBuddy plans to introduce a series of agents over the next several weeks, including ones that tap Reuters finance data, movie...
[June 6, 2001, 10:12]
