If you're a Gmail user, you may be aware that since 2007, users have been unable to access their AIM account via Google Talk, meaning they were unable to message Google Talk accounts with AIM accounts and vice versa. Luckily for both sides, Google and AOL have decided to make some changes with Gmail Chat and AIM so they could work together at last. Now both AIM and Google users can send messages to one another regardless of which service and client they're using.

In addition, Gmail users can now add AOL users without a problem with a single click simply by adding @aol.com to the end of the AIM contact name. And now, since Gmail users are able to add AIM users right from Gmail, Google has decided to remove the AIM sign in feature from Gmail.

[via Ubergizmo]

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