Now you can see what your buddy is typing...as they type it!
AOL is now testing the first real-time instant messaging feature for their AOL Instant Messaging program, otherwise known as AIM.
Mostly created for the deaf and hard of hearing, this new feature offers a natural flowing conversation over the internet, without the use of expensive web-cam equipment, for everyone.
Real-time IMing allows users to see each individual letter that a buddy is typing, as they type it. This means no more waiting for your friend to hit the send button, although I guess sometimes the suspension makes it interesting.
Unfortunately, because the feature is still being beta-tested, both the IM sender and the receiver must have the real-time version of AIM in order use the function.
However, you can now download the beta version at http://beta.aol.com and try it out for yourself!
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