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Popular portal iWon, looking to increase its stickiness by incorporating instant messaging, Tuesday licensed Jabber.com Inc.'s open source technology.
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ie: Bored programmers at iwon.com, eager to add an XML based open source tool to their resumes, have convinced mgm't that adding jabber to their site is a very good thing.
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iWon daily gives away cash prizes to users who generate entries to the portal's sweepstakes by using its services.
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At this juncture, shouldn't they be *hiding* the fact that they actually give away money?
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"The instant messaging application will help us maintain our position as one of the stickiest sites on the Internet," said Jonas Steinman, founder and co-chief executive officer of iWon.
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ie: Someone please tell this poor bastard that "stickiness" and "eyeballs" really haven't mattered for a long long time now.
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"We're pleased to introduce iWon as one of our first major customers within the service provider market," said Andre Durand, founder of Jabber.com.
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ie: "We're hoping our association with Iwon will convince the suckers who funded iwon to also fund us," ---
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