Thing #7.2.c Setting up an AIM Account

I just set up an AIM account with AOL. I tried it out with my tech-savvy niece and it was fun! I am looking forward to trying it out with my co-workers when they set up their instant messaging accounts.

The one aspect about IM that is strange to me is it's "live-ness" - it's like a real conversation. When I think about what it would be like doing the IM reference I've read about in this "thing", the nature of it would be more like a face-to-face reference interview. Definitely different than e-mail reference.