The other day I came across a new gaming site that called QQ Games. It is also designed as an official plugin for the AIM users to play games with their buddies online. In order to play the games that offered by QQ Games, one must become an AIM user and download the plugin that weight in at 11.8MB. The platform this QQ Games supports at this moment is Windows. In the meantime, the games available include Treasure Hunter, Robo, Match Master, Black Jack, and Pool. According to the statistical data compiled from Quantcast, QQ Games has attracted more than 160,000 monthly uniques barely in the US.

QQ, a strong domestic brand name in China when people come to using the instant messaging service. On the other hand, AIM is AOL’s instant messenger (IM), both have laid a strong foundation involving the Web startups based on the IM platform. The creation of QQ Games plugin is a great example of how a China company works with an American firm and provides a good case for the Chinese entrepreneur that was pondering how to go on from what has already been achieve in China and replicate the success in the US market.

I just came across the Webmail product of AOL is now fully integrated with AIM, as stated in a press release. This new Web-based email service will allow users to use the email and Instant Messaging services simultaneously from the same application. This is in line with AOL’s vision, i.e. to provide online users with a service that was fundamental to their lives. As I visited the latest news and updates page of AOL, there are bunch of new features that was built-in to this new release, in addition to the launched of the new AIM WIMZI widget.

AOL went public in year 1992, purchased Netscape Communications for about $10 billion in stock in year 1999, started its offering of the Web-based email in 2000, has always remained as one of the most popular email systems among home users.