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September 30, 2009 at 5:43 am #31215airtasParticipant
have me on their buddy list and 360 are not sharing there buddy lists
are these numbers accurate and what do they mean not sharing?
September 30, 2009 at 11:07 am #175838gusverdunMemberThe number is accurate.
This is a new feature that was released with AIM Lifestream (still waiting for BBB to catch up on their AIM news). Since everyone’s Buddy List has always been private, AOL decided to let you control how it can be shared. The default is no sharing (the “Just me” option).
Users can share their Buddy List by signing on with AIM 7.0 on Windows or AIM 2.0 on Mac and opening the privacy tab in the settings window. There is an option there for “who can see my Buddy List” with three choices: Everyone, Only buddies on my Buddy List, and Just me.
This is a big change for AIM and the way in which the Buddy List is shared is expanding. Right now, on with either of those clients you can click on the number and see (from those who have shared their buddies) the buddies that have you on their list. If you share your Buddy List, then AIM Lifestream will add messages of the buddies you add and remove from your Buddy List (and letting your buddies comment on the action 😉 ) to those you have allowed to see your Buddy List.
Please keep in mind that not everyone is going to share their Buddy List and there could be plenty of abandoned AIM accounts that have you on their Buddy List but are no longer actively used by anyone.
The good news is that this is an evolving feature and will get more interesting as people decide to share their Buddy List.
-Gus
September 30, 2009 at 3:16 pm #175839Doris KenneyParticipantWow! That’s useful info Gus. Thanks for sharing it! 😛
September 30, 2009 at 4:56 pm #175837airtasParticipantwow gus your awesome, wish aim had better support@
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