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Userplane is now part of AOL
AOL has announced that they have acquired Userplane, a company that builds communication software for online communities. Userplane applications are primarily developed in Flash, using the Flash Communication server. This makes it extremely easy for developers to plug it into their websites.The Userplane suite of software includes:
- Webchat - a multi-user Flash-based chat interface, that can be easily plugged into any website
- Webmessenger - a Flash text, voice, and video instant messaging application
- Webrecorder - a Flash-based audio and video recording app for recording and playing audio and video messages
- Sitesearch - a user search engine
- Presence - live user tracking, enabling you to see who is on your site right now.
Update: Read Download Squad's exclusive interview with Userplane CEO Michael Jones.
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The mechanics of the game are very simple. You are a small red square, ...
