Spleak

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Spleak
Created by	Spleak Media Network
Information
Aliases	spleak@hotmail.com, "Spleak" on AIM
Species	Chatbot
Address	San Francisco

Spleak is a chatbot created by Spleak Media Network. Currently, Spleak exists as CelebSpleak, a celebrity gossip-centered bot and an IM platform for users to publish and rate gossip. Sports and politics chatbots have recently been launched, as SportSpleak and VoteSpleak, with more to come in the future.

Users can add Spleak to their IM buddy lists on MSN (spleak@hotmail.com) and AIM (buddy name: spleak) as well as access Spleak online by using a CelebSpleak, SportSpleak, or VoteSpleak widget. Facebook users can add a CelebSpleak application as well.

1 History
2 Partnerships
3 References
4 External links

[edit] History

Spleak was created in 2005 by Morten Lund and Nicholaj Reffstrup. It was originally a multi-functional chatbot, including general chat, games, a dictionary function, and more. However, in 2007, Spleak Media Network released a new version of Spleak, named CelebSpleak, which focused exclusively on celebrity gossip and entertainment news. CelebSpleak also introduced a new IM publishing platform, on which users rate, create, and share short-form gossip (known as "Tattles" in the CelebSpleak system) over IM and web widgets. Some users have expressed discontent over this transition, preferring the older version of Spleak. Other users have enjoyed Spleak's celeb-centric focus and the opportunity to publish Tattles.

[edit] Partnerships

Spleak Media Network recently announced a partnership with Hearst Publications. Hearst will be placing Spleak widgets on some of its websites, such as Teen Magazine, Seventeen, and Elle Girl, as well as publishing content through CelebSpleak. Spleak Media Network has other similar partnerships in the works for CelebSpleak and other bots. here, think that the old spleak was better, and more interesting.