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Sep 17, 2004, 3:52am

"For most of the millions of people around the world who regularly use
instant messaging, the communications tool has largely been a text-only
experience in which typed emoticons offer only minimal clues to
someone's state of mind.

The recent launch of two services -- a brand new, fully
three-dimensional chat-room product known as IMVU, and AOL Instant
Messenger's new 3-D SuperBuddy icons -- is putting the spotlight on a
major shift by the leading IM providers toward making graphical avatars
a fundamental personalization feature."

http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,1282,64969,00.html?tw=wn_tophead_2

Builderz

Sep 17, 2004, 12:16pm

If I remember correctly from that article There made one of the programs. I
was going to post this yesterday but I figured no-one would really care that
much lol...

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Sep 17, 2004, 6:01pm

I care if it's still gonna be free! That's (free) the one great thing about
IMs, for which I seldom use em cause I love the graphical *eye candy*. But
hey, if they remain free and go graphical that would rock! Would also put a
few of those makin money outa biz...

LNH



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Sep 17, 2004, 6:07pm

extra avatars cost $2,500 ???
-Lightwave

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Sep 28, 2004, 6:29pm

I know the AIM superbuddy things are like $6 a month.....at least according
to an article I read about them in some magazine (PopSci I think it was...)

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