Socialthing and theBoot

Check out the following really cool site AOL just released… theBoot.com, there is a very good review of it on TechCrunch here. That is a comprehensive review and I do not have much to add to it!

After you visit theBoot, you will see a thin toolbar along the bottom that is labeled Socialthing on the bottom left and on the bottom right there is a sign in button which is for signing in using your AIM account. Once you sign in, your AIM username and password becomes your username and password for the site, and you can access your Buddy List and chat with your buddies. You can choose to always share your activity on the site with the privacy options.

If you comment on a story or do other actions, that comment or action appears not only in the site updates stream, but all of your buddies on AIM 6.9 will see a little info icon next to your name and you can see it if you expand on the AIM 6.9 client.

Please check it out and send comments and feedback! Below is a screenshot of the experience…