Aim Buddy Info Updates

Posted 1 year, 10 months ago at 12:48 am. 30 comments
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If you have Aim 6.5, and your Buddy Updates Box does not appear, please read here

Aim 6 has a new feature called Buddy Updates. They are displayed below your buddy info profile and enable you to insert RSS feeds to display links in your profile. The product seems to be a bit buggy on the server end, sometimes its up and sometime I get, “400 Bad Request” error messages. Aside from these quirks the only major problems client wise is that the Myspace feed didn’t show up in the Updates. I had to add it manually just to get it to work right. So, if your a startup or just trying to steer traffic to your site, these little feeds come in handy.

http://buddyupdates.aim.com/settings

30 Replies

  1. I have the new 6.0 AIM. Since I upgraded, I can not see “buddy comments” that I stored in previous versions.

    Am I missing something or did they remove this much used function?

  2. WBMike UNITED STATES Jan 23rd 2007

    It was removed so you have to use Aim 5.9
    Or you can use Aim 6.0’s nickname feature instead.

  3. Thank you. So my guess is even if I revert back to 5.9, all my “comments” will be lost won’t they?

  4. WBMike UNITED STATES Jan 24th 2007

    As long as you didn’t delete Aim 5.9 your comments should be stored. Aim 5.9 is still installed, Aim 6.0 did not overwrite it.

  5. Thank you, I was promted to upgrade one day when I signed on, so I didn’t delete anything and I just assumed 6.0 over wrote it.

  6. It worked, thank you :)

  7. Anonymous UNITED STATES Mar 14th 2007

    how do you remove items so people who view your profile can’t see your updates??

  8. Anonymous UNITED STATES Jul 23rd 2007

    how do i put a link in my buddy info? (like CLICK HERE that goes straight to the site, not http://www….)

  9. WBMike UNITED STATES Jul 23rd 2007

    Type CLICK HERE, highlight the text, click the LINK button and type your link

  10. Is there a way to remove the updates so you don’t have to see them if you don’t want to?

  11. No but you can turn off sending out updates

  12. sporty0030 UNITED STATES Oct 31st 2007

    How do u disable Buddy Updates?

  13. Aisling UNITED STATES Dec 27th 2007

    Hey my buddy updates yellow icon shows up on my buddy list but on the side of the profiles there is no side panel with the updates.. how do I fix this?

  14. buddyupdates.aim.com/settings

  15. Why is it that when I try to read any of my buddy’s info the box appears blank? Even if I try to read my own info, nothing pops up?

    Ayuda Me Por Favor!

  16. Che20: Read here

  17. help i hate the little gray box in my profile with my buddy updates
    how do i turn it off?????????

    please respond

  18. As long as you upgrade to the latest version of Aim 6.5 and you DO NOT do any of the following steps posted in this article then you should not receive the buddy updates box.

  19. i still cant get the buddy update in the profiles to appear =//
    someone give me step by step help??

  20. i still can’t get the buddy updates to show up when i view someone’s profile =//
    someone give me step by step instructions??

  21. There’s an article linked in this one that will tell you the most likely cause why you can’t see them, and what your buddies can do to make it reappear read here

  22. Kristaaaa :] UNITED STATES Mar 18th 2008

    dude…i cant get the buddy updates out of my buddy info!
    is there anyway that you can cancel the updates?
    helpp?!

  23. Janice UNITED STATES Apr 11th 2008

    I hate that ‘Buddy Update’ feature. The grey box on my profile is an eyesore. I want it GONE! It was not there a few weeks ago. Now it is. I have gone to settings and the box is unchecked that either allows you to see it or not. But it still is there. Gezzz I can’t even change something in my account without it announcing that I just updated my profile 1 sec ago. Who cares? To me that is an invasion of privacy. I don’t like the fact that someone knows every move I make on my profile, and every single sec that I do it. I feel exposed! Get rid of the feature! Or at least fix it so that it works when you check the option not to show the Buddy Updates. Big ‘whoopty do’ if I correct a misspelled word. It spreads all over the internet…ATTENTION JANICE HAS UPDATED HER PROFILE 1 SEC. AGO. GO SEE IF YOU CAN FIGURE OUT WHAT IT IS.
    How ridiculous. Really I hate the thing…it reminds me of the Media…in everyones business…how annoying. Please do something about it…….

  24. i agree i hate buddy updates can anyone email me and tell me how to delte the info in it or better yet eliminate it completely PLEASE

  25. Hey guys, i’ve ahd this annoying problem too,

    ONLY RESOULTiON:
    It goes away after 5 days.

  26. blahhh UNITED STATES Jul 12th 2008

    if you dont do anything whith your aim profile for a couple of days the buddy updates in your buddy info will go away.

  27. Ashley UNITED STATES Jul 21st 2008

    i hate the stupid update thing in my profile!!!!!!! i want it to go away but ppl are always adding me so its there. i sent out the invites to my friends and now i dont want them there anymore. i hate the stupid idea of it all. i hate it soooooooo much!!!

  28. omq , thiss buuddy uupdatee thinnnq iss soo annooyinnq !
    i wannnt it ouut of my proofilee ! it messess likee everrythinnq uup .
    peoplee said thaat it qoees away afteeer 5daays , i hoope it woorkss (: <3

  29. Shelly UNITED STATES Aug 13th 2008

    OMG guys I agree, the buddy updates is a total bother to me. screw waiting 5 days, its my account and i want it gone NOW haha come on AOL, help us out… dang.


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