Revolution Money Launches Payments For AIM

[mandy]

A smart idea from AOL founder Steve Case's Revolution Money: Send and request money to/from people on AOL Instant Messenger, instantly, for free, via a new AIM plug-in....

full article: http://www.alleyinsider.com/2008/7/revol...ts-for-aim

the plug-in (Winblows only : AIM only : ) http://gallery.aim.com/detail/605

About this application Send and receive money online for free when you and your AIM buddies become accountholders. It is easy and secure. Just download the MoneyExchange plug-in and open a MoneyExchange account, and you can send and receive money online through AIM

[maggie777]

A smart idea from AOL founder Steve Case's Revolution Money

A stupid idea from AOL founder Steve Case's Revolution Money was making the service for hobby sellers only.  Businesses can't signup because there's no place to enter a company name or FEIN on the registration form.

[amy]

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A smart idea from AOL founder Steve Case's Revolution Money

A stupid idea from AOL founder Steve Case's Revolution Money was making the service for hobby sellers only.  Businesses can't signup because there's no place to enter a company name or FEIN on the registration form.
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The low monthly processing limit also prevents most businesses from offering it as a payment method.

[BellisimaJ.]

A lot of Etsy sellers are using it.