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AOL Tests Video Instant Messaging

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the LOL-ROFL-AFK dept.

An anonymous coward writes "AOL, which only last week asked the FCC to forget about some of those mandatory restrictions put into place in order to clear its merger with Time Warner, apparently isn't wasting any time. In a move that circumvents government-imposed limitations on "advanced" multimedia services, Instant Messaging Planet is reporting that AOL has already started beta testing video messaging services with "push-to-talk" and "record-and-forward" features."

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  1. so then the dentist says.... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    go visit goatse.cx, you tools!!! or are you not toolish enough to handle it, candy-ass bitch!

    1. Re:so then the dentist says.... by ziekke · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      Didn't get first post this time eh? SUCKER!! Important Stuff: Please try to keep posts on topic. Try to reply to other people's comments instead of starting new threads. Read other people's messages before posting your own to avoid simply duplicating what has already been said. Use a clear subject that describes what your message is about. Offtopic, Inflammatory, Inappropriate, Illegal, or Offensive comments might be moderated. (You can read everything, even moderated posts, by adjusting your threshold on the User Preferences Page)

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    2. Re:so then the dentist says.... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      Sucker forgot to check the "Post Anonymously" box, eh?

  2. Re:AOL by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    ugalalallalalala bum chiku bum chiku .uguguagaguaguaguagugaugau .. bum bum .. uguguguguaguauaagagagagagagaggagagagagagaga bam !

  3. Forget Seti and Distributed.net by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    The Grub project is a distributed method of crawling the internet. You download the client and you help Looksmart( their search engine wisenut is pretty good but not the best ) crawl the web.
    In my opinion it is better to help contribute your spare bandwith and cpu to help make sure more of the internet is crawled and more frequently instead of something more pie in the sky like SETI. Grub has a more down to earth use. Help make sure all of cyberspace can be crawled.
    Download the grub client:
    http://www.grub.org/html/downloads.php?PHPSESSID=a a2b3b639ab6f4b92965e132a1418df9

    There is a linux version. Get crawling, forget seti, helping crawl all the internet is more of an attainable goal.

  4. Great, "vim" by loxosceles · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    They're probably going to co-opt the term "vim." Time to break out the rabid lawyers. Or maybe not... the vim coders have no money for that. The only people who have gotten money because of vim are the kids in Uganda.

  5. Oh, Gods NO!!!! by farrellj · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Can you imagine what the Goatsex, and anal cavern people are going to do with this technology?!?!?!

    ttyl
    Farrell

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