I just finished setting up my AIM in my Gmail and it looks like Google did a great job. My primary motivation for installing this is getting it setup on my iPhone - because the iPhone doesn’t have a great AIM client. I was disappointed to learn that AIM does not work on the iPhone yet even with this new integration.
I had some trouble getting it setup - so here are the directions from Google:

“You’ll first need to sign in to Gmail chat. If you’re not already signed in, just click Sign in to chat from your Quick Contacts section, in the left margin of your Gmail account. If you don’t see Quick Contacts, make sure that standard with chat is selected as your Gmail view, at the very bottom of your page.

Once you’re signed in, just click the down arrow next to your status message and select Sign in to AIM. If this is your first time connecting, you’ll be prompted to enter your AIM screen name and password. Click Connect to continue.

Some of your AIM buddies will appear in your Quick Contacts list, and the rest are accessible from the Search, Add, or Invite field. Just click a contact to initiate a chat session.”

Posted on December 7th, 2007 by Firelead Affiliate Network
Filed under: Google