Where can I learn how to make bots for IM programs?
http://imified.com is a good place to start for the transport mechanism ..
Check http://pandorabots.com for the intelligence ..
You can find out how to connect Imified with Pandorabots here http://viewer.zoho.com/docs/urlview.do?url=http://alicebot.org/documentation/ThirdParty.doc ..