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Use a CyberTwin to Trick Your Boss Into Thinking You're Online By Anne Zelenka on Software Apps Now you can create a chatbot cybertwin who will instant message in your place even when you're not available: An Australian upstart on Monday introduced MyCyberTwin, an early version of software that lets people create and customize a virtual personality that can chat with others while they're offline. Liesl Capper, co-founder of RelevanceNow, which built MyCyberTwin, said the so-called chat bot technology can be used on blogs, dating sites or in social networks like MySpace by cutting and pasting code from the site onto the third-party page. This could be really helpful for you virtual workers with old-fashioned bosses who want you to be ready to IM any time they are, bosses who still believe in a face time rather than workstreaming culture. It could also protect you from the virtual team chatty Cathy or chatty Carl who wants personal therapy or endless gossip sessions by instant message every day. (more…) Share/E-mail Comments