2002-08-15

bots



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from All Things Considered, Tuesday, August 13, 2002

Aside from e-mail, instant messaging is one of the most popular ways of communicating over the net. Now, companies are using the medium to advertise. They've created "chat bots" that start a conversation and end it by trying to sell you something. NPR's Susan Stone reports.

Bot links heard on the show:

  • SmarterChild.com
  • ActiveBuddy.com
  • The Sociable Media Group at MIT
  • VaVaVirgil


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