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Screen Names
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Once you are online, you can choose to make any of your Screen Names invisible/visible. To do so, just click the "eye" icon next to the Screen Name you'd like to be invisible/visible. You can ... choose "Invisible (Appear Offline)" from the drop down menu when you click the down arrow.
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A lot of talk on AOL is about ‘owning’ screen names. There are people trying to ‘own’ every 3 character screen name. There is no attempt here to get through to newbies; this is merely an essay for intelligent people who ... mock the quixotic idea of ‘brute forcing’ a screen name. This essay will discuss briefly just how many screen names there are, and then go in depth about just how hard it would really be to crack a screen name with a completely random password without an exploit.
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It's a brave new on-line world filled with chatters cloaked in screen names. "I don't really chat on line with people I don't know. It's just with friends." said Robert. "But there's definitely people on there that you don't know. Sometimes they want to 'friend' you and you're not quite sure who it is." added Elizabeth.
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In the beginning, seven screen names might seem like a lot for your account. But as you become more familiar with the service, you'll understand why they're needed. With version 5.0, AOL has ... lengthened its screen names up to 16 characters so you can incorporate a little more creativity into what you call yourself online.
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If you are posting on the Internet about your company, your competitors or your industry, don’t hide behind screen names. Ethically, it’s the wrong thing to do, and it doesn’t make business sense, either. If you’ve got something to say, you should be willing to sign your name to it. If not, that’s a clear sign that you probably shouldn’t post it in the first place.
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A: The highlighted Screen Name contains invalid characters. After you click OK to delete the error message, AIM highlights the invalid Screen Name. Delete or edit the Screen Name, and click the Online tab.
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