problem statement  : Instant messaging is a popular ...tool or utility,

                     social networking ....has proven to attract users, have certain ninhe ...advantages,

                     understand XML-RSS ....http ...web-portals ...webX technologies.

Opportunity :       ability to combine and leverage best of the worlds of the IM with social networking,

                    it is like ...having a converged world at your desktop or palmtop or pda ...some kind of ease, percievable comfort , flexibility.

                    it could also be kind of restricting ...users with an IM account only to participate ...and happen's to be from same vendor/brand 
                    or group offering the services


Note: The above problem statement having been encountered in various scenarios
      and detailed in various 'Proof of concepts' as mentioned in 
      
       http://uk.geocities.com/ravivenkatus/projects.pdf
       http://ravishankarkv.tripod.com/projects.pdf
        ....apply appropriate
      'use-case' modeling, rationalize and arrive at a workable and feasible 
       solution both commercially and techinically viable.


   
   