"ActiveBuddy has added five new AIM bots, of various levels of usefulness. ELLEgirlBuddy for teen girl stuff; TattleTeller for Oscar®-related news and gossip; AgentReuters for news and stock quotes; NoBoundariesTV as a tie-in to the useless WB "reality" show that seems to focus around Ford trucks; and My eBay Buddy for, well, make a guess. Fair warning: They're all beta." [MeFi]

I'd still like to write a grant to test if something like this could be an electronic "library greeter." Or maybe it could remind users of upcoming library programs, overdue notices, and new materials. Opt-in, of course.