Monday, July 26, 2004

DIM: Hijacking IM for Data Transport - In the beginning, IM communication was strictly a human-to-human affair. A few years ago companies starting sending alerts via IM making it a computer-to-human affair. Now, with the advent of Data over Instant Messaging technology, IM is rapidly set to become a computer-to-computer affair.
by Bill Burnham

As you know, I believe in the untapped potential of consumer Instant Messaging. The above blog post (author is a Managing Partner at Softbank Capital Partners bling bling) crystalizes some tech aspects of untapped data capability in the Buddy List, but does not address the fun consumer opportunities I see. Maybe because it is difficult, if not damn near impossible, to monetize the consumer B.L.?

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