Method and medium for associating a wish list with buddy list screen name

A computer readable medium containing a computer program product for sharing wish list information between buddies, the computer program product comprising:

• program code for maintaining a plurality of wish lists for a plurality of users, each of said wish lists being associated with a specific user by attaching said wish list to an instant messaging account, and comprising at least items offered for sale by a third party not associated with a wish list or buddy list, said items being identified by said associated user as being desired by that associated user;
• program code for maintaining a plurality of buddy lists for a plurality of users, each buddy list being associated with a user's instant messaging account and comprising a listing of other users identified by the associated user as having a status such that they can read the associated user's wish list;
• program code for making each wish list associated with each user viewable only to that associated user and to those users on that associated user's buddy list;
• program code for receiving requests from multiple users to contribute funds towards a purchase of an item on an associated user's wish list as a gift for the associated user, said multiple users being on said associated user's buddy list;
• program code for said multiple users contributing funds toward said purchase;
• program code for storing an indication of an amount of contributed funds;
• program code for electronically executing the purchase of the item as a gift for the second user when said contributed funds equal a purchase price of said item;
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• program code for updating said second user's wish list to delete the purchased item.