Using AIM Location, your buddies can show you where they’re hanging out. You can even figure out which buddies are closest to you by opting into the Skyhook Wireless features during the download process.
It’s a cool new idea that the AIM team is testing. What if AIM could show you where all of your friends are hanging out? With AIM Location, you can post your location for your buddies to see and find your buddies.
Only people who are on your Buddy List feature and who are using this plugin will see your location. If an AIM user has your screen name, they will only see your location if you have added that user’s screen name to your Buddy List feature.
The only people who will see your location are those who have downloaded this plugin. If you click on the “Actions” button on the Buddy List and then click on “Buddies’ Location,” you will see a list of your buddies who have posted their locations.

Figure this: your buddies are hanging out somewhere around you, and you wanna know if it is possible for you to join them or not. Here’s a solution! You can use this great product which is popularly known as AIM Location. What’s more? It even helps you to chart out which of your friends are closest to you by opting into the Skyhook Wireless features during the download process.

Though it’s a cool idea that the AIM people are testing, its coolness factor lies in its ability to show where all your friends are hanging out. And as a part of it, you can post your location too for all your buddies out there to see and even help you find them. But only those friends of yours who are on your Buddy List, and are using the plugin would be able to view your location. If an AIM user has got your screen name, they will be possible to see your location only if you have added their screen name to your Buddy List. Also make sure, that those who want to see your location have downloaded this plugin. But how do you see your buddy’s location? Click on “actions” button on the buddy list and then go to “buddies’ location”, and you will see the list of those buddies of yours who have posted their location. So, happy buddy bonding!

Download Location awareness addon here : AIM Location Awareness Addon