11 Superb IM Bots

Still using your IM just to chat with friends?You can add various bots as buddies and double up IM as a notepad,translator,twitter application and a lot more.
Here is a list of some must have bots:

1.Ping.fm
IM:- pingdotfm@gmail.com
This bot lets you update your status at over 20 sites simultaneously  you may have subscribed including twitter,facebook,blogger,wp etc.

2.Google Translator
IM:- en2hi.translit@bot.talk.google.com
A very useful utility meant to translate multiple languages.May prove to be very handy when you have friends speaking different languages.Available for many languages.

3.Digg
IM:-  digg@bot.im
Get all the top stories from digg’s home page in a very organized manner having all the categories

4.gtalkbots
IM:-  bots@gtalkbots.com
Its a cool bot which saves and shares your status messages and also helps u in maintaining a cool notepad.

5. joketeller
IM:-  joketeller@bot.im
Just ping this bot with any word whenever you feel like  and get a nice joke to share.

6.iNezha
IM:-  inezhabot@gmail.com
A simple RSS reader.All you need to do is to type in the name of the website whose updates are required and within no time it sends the updates.

7.MayaFile
IM:- talk@mayafile.com
Can be used to store and retrieve short notes.

8.Games on gtalk
IM:- games@gtalkbots.com
Some simple games to play with the rest of the world.Make sure you type fast!

9.IM feeds
IM:- imfeeds@gmail.com
Can be used to get feeds of various web pages.

10.timer
IM:- twitter@twitter.com
Just add timer to your Twitter friend’s list and then add twitter@twitter.com to your buddy list in Gtalk. If you want to get a reminder after 30 minutes, send a direct message to twitter and a reminder will pop up in your Google Talk after 30 minutes!

11. Askme bots: this site provides a large collection of bots which can be used for countless little things.The best part about it is that one can create his own bot using this service!