AIM (AOL Instant Messenger, 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.

2018年6月27日 · AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) has risen from the ashes. Now called AIM Phoenix, the popular messaging application from the late 90s and early 2000s is back. But this time it's not run by America...

2023年6月8日 · AIM was a chat service available from desktops, mobile devices, and web browsers that let you instantly communicate with any of your contacts. AIM didn't only support one-on-one chats and group IMs. It also allowed you to chat with your Google Talk friends and connected to your social media accounts to show your feeds, trade files, and share ...

2022年5月16日 · As Americans embraced instant messaging at the office and at home, AIM was the site of everything from mundane work chats to teenagers’ daring romantic confessions.

2018年6月26日 · The new chat service is called AIM Phoenix, and it works by running the messages through a private Dynamic DNS run by Wildman Productions, a non-profit group of hobbyist programers. This isn’t...

2024年9月6日 · But AIM was more than just a chat platform; it was a pioneer, a trailblazer in the world of online communication. It laid the groundwork for the social media and messaging apps we can’t live without today. So, grab your favorite snack, settle in, and let’s rewind the clock.

2017年12月15日 · Saying goodbye to AIM, the instant messenger that changed how we communicate. Before the dawn of social media, AIM was the chat client for a generation. After 20 years, it’s shutting down.

2023年10月15日 · Actually, the truth is in many ways, AIM never went away. Anytime someone uses WhatsApp, WeChat, Discord, Line, Slack, Viber, Google Chat (just kidding — no one uses Google Chat), etc., they're using the same basic tool that America Online (AOL) developed in …

2021年2月3日 · AIM and similar chat programs of the late 90s and early 2000s were instrumental in facilitating digital socializing for millions of early Internet users.

2017年12月15日 · Chatting on AIM. Credit. It’s still something we can’t get enough of 20 years later. The underlying concepts of Facebook Messenger, WhatsApp, Slack, Discord, and Snapchat all began with AIM.