AOL Instant Messenger (AIM, sometimes stylized as aim) was an instant messaging and presence computer program created by AOL, which used the proprietary OSCAR instant messaging protocol and the TOC protocol to allow registered users to communicate in real time.

2019年12月10日 · As Bosco puts it, “It caught like wildfire.” AIM lasted for almost exactly two decades, launching in 1997 and shuttering in 2017. It was the quintessential millennial technology: a free...

2022年5月16日 · On the 25th anniversary of AIM’s initial launch in May 1997, some aspects of AIM seem like relics of a different version of the internet—a time pre-smartphone when posting an “Away” status...

2024年9月6日 · We’re going back to explore the forgotten history of AIM, the platform that taught us the art of online conversation, one ‘LOL’ at a time. So, let’s set the stage, shall we? The year is 1997. ‘Titanic’ is breaking box office records, and Tamagotchis are all the rage.

2017年10月6日 · AOL Instant Messenger is about to put up an away message forever. AIM will officially shut down on December 15 after 20 years in service, its parent company announced Friday. The news marks the...

2023年10月18日 · AIM, el mensajero de AOL, había sido lanzado tan solo cinco años antes, en 1997, pero rápidamente se consolidó como una herramienta esencial en las casas de los internautas. La comunicación cotidiana empezó a llenarse de siglas como «brb», «afk», «lol» y emoticonos como «;-)», formando la base del lenguaje digital que hoy damos ...

2021年2月3日 · Arguably one of the greatest tools to be spun out of the core AOL experience was its standalone instant messaging client, affectionately known as AIM. The program was quietly released in the...

2017年12月15日 · AIM launched in 1997 and soon earned a coveted spot in pop culture, making cameos in You've Got Mail and Sex and the City. But as users shifted from desktop computers to smartphones and...

2017年10月6日 · An Internet era is ending today as AIM, the instant messaging program started in 1997 by AOL, signs off permanently. The service is shutting down because the “way in …

2019年12月10日 · AIM Was the Killer App of 1997. It’s Still Shaping the Internet Today. In the late 1990s and early 2000s, AOL’s Instant Messenger introduced millions of people to the internet — and the idea...