![]() “AIM invented the idea that you were always online-and if you weren’t, you’d set up an away message to let people know,” the publication wrote in a story on AIM’s founders and how the service shaped online messaging apps. Read More: Air Force Finally Upgrades Nuclear Launch System… From Floppy DisksĪccording to Fast Company, the service was used by AOL employees for work, much like Slack, GChat or Microsoft Teams. In many ways, it shaped social media and introduced many people to the internet. The free instant messaging service was shelved in 2017 after more than 20 years of giving you away to talk to your middle school crush. ![]() I had a long list of embarrassing screen names that included some variety of “skater” or “punk”, but I don’t get paid to write about my poor life choices as a tween. Now that we’re really getting nostalgic, let’s talk about AOL Instant Messenger (AIM). Remember Windows 95? That became Microsoft’s foundation for the modern desktop, and Windows 10 doesn’t seem too far off. The first SMS text message in 1992 paved the path for modern text messaging. Napster and Limewire - although largely frowned upon - brought us a new way to discover music rather than buying records at a store. In many ways, that era shaped the future of technology. I’m also starting to realize that younger generations have no idea what it was like growing up in the 1990s and early 2000s. My 30 th birthday is next month, and I’m starting to feel old.
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