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Have you taken a look at the new AIM Chat Beta?
In case you haven’t had a chance yet, the AIM Chat team is really excited to tell you some of the great features that are shaping up on the site.
New Chat Interface
The new chat interface brings your online friends to life by putting their pictures and profile information at your fingertips. “Talk bubbles” have been added to make it easier to keep track of the chat conversation.
Hover over a screen name along the left side of the page to expose the available actions:
- IM – coming soon!
- Profile – click the person’s picture or screenname to open up his or her profile in a new window.
- Ignore – tune out the troublemakers! Ignored users appear grayed out in the list. Roll over them again and click ‘unignore’ to bring them back into view.
- Report – please help maintain a safe and pleasant community for all chatters by reporting conduct that violates the Terms of Service
Themes
You’ll find nine different color schemes you can use to customize your experience. Not feeling the cool gray and blue of our default “Morning Calm” theme? Switch it up to “Mojito Hacker” for a high contrast feel, or warm up some “Afternoon Chai”.
Just look for the theme selector in the upper right corner of your screen. It looks like this:
Media Sharing
The media player lets you share videos, pictures, or any other links with the rest of the chat. As links are shared, they are queued up in the playlist area below the player. You’ll get up to 10 of the most recent shared items when you join a chat. As new items are shared while you chat, you’ll see them appear in the playlist. Click on an item to bring it into the player. If it is a recognized video (e.g. a YouTube video), it will play right there in the chat. If it’s not recognized, an URL will display in the player. Any links in the player will open in a new window (or tab) so you can check them out and still remain in the chat.If there is an item in the playlist you don’t want to see, just select it and click the ‘Remove’ button. This will remove the item from your view. If you think the material violates our Terms of Service, click the ‘Report’ button to notify the team.
AIM Chat Blog
Another cool addition to the AIM Chat experience is the AIM Chat Blog. Feel free to leave your comments there.
New changes are always coming to this product, so stay tuned!
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