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Jun 20 '00
Pros: Millions of people use it
Cons: none
Summary: The AOL Instant Messenger is one of the best things I've ever gotten from the internet. It gave me a chance to talk to my friends from other parts of the world FREE and EASY. It's upgradeable, and very easy to use. There are ways to talk to your ... read more
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Jun 20 '00
Pros: most widely used IM software, simple
Cons: advertising-supported
Summary: America Online is well-known for its easy-to-use software and AOL Instant Messenger is the perfect example of high-quality software from the company. It is so easy to use for people who are just getting on the Internet for the first time but has enough ... read more
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Jun 20 '00
Pros: Easy to use, very useful
Cons: NONE
Summary: AIM, or AOL INSTANT MESSENGER is a revolution in internet chat. Unlike chat rooms, you choose who you want to add to your BUDDY LIST. Whenever one of your buddies comes online their name will pop up and you will hear a little sound. It is great to keep ... read more
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Jun 18 '00
Pros: Fun and easy, a GREAT way to talk online to your friends!
Cons: Can get addicting, can be confusing at times
Summary: Why do some people take Aol Instant Messenger so seriously? It's supposed to be for fun. That's why people use it. So what if it has its kinks to work out here and there? It's extremely useful. If you stop for a few moments to think about it, AIM ... read more
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Jun 18 '00
Pros: FREE, Send Pictures, Voice Chat, IMs, Chats, everything!
Cons: You might not get the screen name you want
Summary: AOL Instant Messanger is one of the best of all the Instant Messaging tools out there such as Yahoo! Messanger, MSN Messanger, ICQ, and many more. This one has been out for a long time and has progressed into a service that lets the user do ... read more
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Jun 18 '00
Pros: Chat for ever
Cons: only can chat not much else to find out who you are chatting with
Summary: The AOL msg is a great tool to chat with friends you do not even need to be a AOL subsciber. All you have to do is go to aol.com and down load it it's that easy.
I like the features, like when you get that unwanted perv. you can put a warning ... read more
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Jun 17 '00
Pros: free chat, no problems
Cons: none
Summary: I love to chat. AOL instant messenger makes it really easy for me to communicate with my friends and relatives back home. My husband is in the Navy and we are stationed in VA and our family lives about 5 hours from us. Those long distance phone calls ... read more
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Jun 16 '00
Pros: It's a fantastic way to keep in touch with your family and friends, and to meet new people along the way!
Cons: Sometimes it takes a few tries before it'll let you connect; when this happens, you might want to restart the program. Also, not everyone has AIM :-( (though on the bright side, anyone can have AIM, so get your friends to sign up! It's free, after a
Summary: Like most college kids I know, I spend much of my free time (and some of my not-so-free time!) online. Since student cannot live by web page alone, I get much of my online human interaction via AIM, which, despite what Epinions' product-info states, is ... read more
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Jun 16 '00
Pros: fun and cheap way to talk
Cons: cant see the person
Summary: Instant messenging has got to be the greatest thing thats been created.It really gives you the chance to keep in touch with old friends,even new friends that you've made from all around the world.All you have to do is put them on your buddy list and once ... read more
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Jun 16 '00
Pros: easy,
Cons: some places you have long distance charges that apply
Summary: Rather than have to get off of line and call a friend or family member that is on AOL I can just IM them. This not only saves me time, but money as well. Now I know that this does not always work since not everyone you need to get ahold of is online at ... read more
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Jun 14 '00
Pros: Very user-friendly
Cons: Profiles/directory useless, hard to find friends
Summary: Though I've always been prejudiced against AIM and liked ICQ better, it is admittedly improving. Over the past few months, I've been forced to use AIM (since most of my friends refuse to convert to ICQ), and I have learned to tolerate its short-comings. ... read more
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Jun 14 '00
Pros: ha ha ha ha... pros? for an AOL product? Yeah right
Cons: They advertise using 25% of the program and the rest is very unsophisticated
Summary: Yes sir they did it again. AOL has managed to take a great concept like instant messaging and garble it up into a huge mess of advertising and only very limited features. I am talking of coarse about AIM, AOL Instant Messenger. This sorry excuse for a ... read more
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Jun 12 '00
Pros: Quick and easy
Cons: No three way chat
Summary: While I am not a big fan of AOL in general, one of their products really sticks out in my mind: AOL Instant Messenger.
It allows quick, easy, two-way chat between you and someone else, and it is completely free (you can download the program ... read more
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Jun 12 '00
Pros: can keep in touch with lots of people at once
Cons: can be addictive
Summary: I use AOL Instant Messenger myself quite a bit, so I didn't hesitate when my teenager asked if she could set up her own nickname. I knew that the chances of her getting spammed are much slimmer on AIM, as opposed to ICQ. And since we use an internet ... read more
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Jun 11 '00
Pros: Easy to set up; easy to use; very effective
Cons: While you can converse with anyone, you can only invite other AIM users to an actual internet chat room
Summary: Instant messaging has always been the one feature of AOL that is my personal favorite. AIM is almost identical to the instant messaging that is included with a subscription to AOL, with only minor appearance and size variations. The best part is...AIM ... read more
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