SmarterChild is an AIM bot. This is a simple tool but one I find myself using more and more.
SmarterChild is an interactive agent built by Colloquis, Inc. Interactive agents are software applications, often called “bots,” that interact with users on Instant Messaging or other text messaging services. You can “chat” with an interactive agent, whether on the web or over IM, the same way you talk to any other contact. To talk with SmarterChild, just send him a message saying “hi!”
With AIM you simply add “SmarterChild” as a buddy (visit the FAQ to learn how to use it on MSN or ICQ). Once you have added SmarterChild say “hi” and it will prompt you for some basic information. Since my IM window is open all the time I find querying SmarterChild much faster than opening up a browser and surfing somewhere for basic things like weather and headlines. There are lots of things you can query:
- Headline News
- Sports Scores
- Weather Conditions and Forecasts
- Dictionary/Thesaurus
- Encyclopedia
- Conversions
- Reminders
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