AIM will shut down after 20 years
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AIM will shut down after 20 years
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#2AOL/AIM away messages were the original social media status update for my generation (at least in my social circle).
So much drama went down in those short little notes.
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#3AOL/AIM away messages were the original social media status update for my generation (at least in my social circle). So much drama went down in those short little notes.
It was text messaging before everyone had a computer in their pockets.
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#4I thought it were merged into ICQ, weren't it?
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#5AOL/AIM profiles were my first exposure to HTML. “What’s the code for that shade of neon green? How do I get that super cool Copperplate font on my profile?”
RIP AIM
20/All/Our memories and our hearts
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#6Just imagine 20 years down the line, all of the products of today that will shut down.
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#7RIP AIM, you were one of the first pieces of software I ever used.
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#8AOL/AIM away messages were the original social media status update for my generation (at least in my social circle). So much drama went down in those short little notes.
This is spot on. I was a freshman in college when AIM was at its peak, just as Ethernet was available in the dorms for always-on Internet access. AIM is how I learned to type. It was the original social network for the masses.
Honestly, I had no idea it was still operating.
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#9Just imagine 20 years down the line, all of the products of today that will shut down.
Use Google and find out in 5 years!
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#10not that but used Yahoo! messanger in the past. it was cool in those days too.