IMWatching

July 17, 2004 4:31 AM

IMWatching. Monitor the online times of your buddies.
posted by srboisvert (7 comments total)

That's... vaguely disturbing.
posted by reklaw at 5:11 AM on July 17, 2004

That's handy for me -- people often leave messages for me (or links, etc.) in their away messages, and since AIM is blocked at work this is a great way to check those from time to time.

...but I'm sure there are plenty of ways it can be used in a "vaguely disturbing" manner ;-)
posted by armage at 5:17 AM on July 17, 2004

AbuGhraibWatch: a tiny Bobby Fischer avatar keeps track of Our Troops penetration times.
posted by quonsar at 7:28 AM on July 17, 2004

This is brilliant. I can work out when my buddies are probably out of their houses and then burgle them!
posted by terrymiles at 8:02 AM on July 17, 2004

One more reason to always be *insivible*.
posted by Danf at 8:03 AM on July 17, 2004

Or you can get AIMutation or DeadAIM, which not only keep track of signons & offs but both also automatically save every conversation you have in log managers.
posted by krazykity16 at 9:12 AM on July 17, 2004

This is going to help me stalk far more efficiently. Thanks, IMWatching!
posted by mosch at 12:27 AM on July 18, 2004