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{{Infobox character
| name       = Spleak
| alias      = spleak
| species    = [[Windows Live Messenger|MSN]]/[[AOL Instant Messenger|AIM]] [[Chatterbot]]
| lbl21       = Origin
| data21      = [[Silicon Valley]]
| lbl22 = Years active
| data22 = 2000&ndash;2009
| creator = Spleak Media Network
}}
'''Spleak''' was an IM platform where users could publish and rate content. It existed in the form of six bots covering as many subject areas: CelebSpleak, SportSpleak, VoteSpleak, TVSpleak, GameSpleak, and StyleSpleak.
==Overview==
Users can add a "multi-Spleak" (which contains all of the different Spleak bots in one) to their IM buddy lists on MSN (spleak@hotmail.com) and AIM (buddy name: spleak), or add the separate bots on MSN (celeb@spleak.com, sport@spleak.com, vote@spleak.com, tv@spleak.com, game@spleak.com, and style@spleak.com) or AIM (buddy name: celebspleak, sportspleak, votespleak, tvspleak, gamespleak, and stylespleak). Users are also allowed access to Spleak online by using a CelebSpleak, SportSpleak, or VoteSpleak widget, or through the CelebSpleak and SportSpleak applications with [[Facebook]].
Spleak was an [[alternate reality game]] and is moving to its own company, Spleak Media Network. "[[Celebrity|Celebrate]] Spleak" was introduced throughout 2007, launched in 2008, and was forced to retire in 2009.
==Key people==
Spleak was co-founded by [[Morten Lund (investor)|Morten Lund]] and Nicolaj Reffstrup. The company's chief executive officer is Morrie Eisenburg; Josh Scott is Vice President in Product and [[Tyler Wells]] is Vice President in Engineering.
==See also==
*[[lonelygirl15]]
*[[SmarterChild]]
==References==
* [http://mashable.com/2008/04/15/spleak-hearst/ Mashable.com article on Hearst partnership]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20080516210010/http://www.fastcompany.com/articles/2008/01/widgets.html FastCompany article on Spleak widget]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20080804132256/http://www.emediawire.com/releases/2008/7/prweb1126804.htm eMediaWire article on new Spleak interactive communities]
* [http://venturebeatprofiles.com/company/profile/imt-labs Venturebeat profile on IMT Labs]
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