You were there with me in the beginning of my internet days. “AIM tapped into new digital technologies and ignited a cultural shift, but the way in which we communicate with each other has profoundly changed.” Michael Albers, VP of communications product at Oath – which owns AOL, said: “If you were a 90s kid, chances are there was a point in time when AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) was a huge part of your life.” ~~ * ~ dOn’t cRy BeCaUse it’s oVeR smile because it happened ~ * ~~ Įventually, the software was overtaken by texting, which was then largely replaced by apps like WhatsApp and Facebook Messenger.įacebook’s grandma is in hospice.
Middle school wouldn’t have been the same without it! RIP angelbaby0800 (my first screenname embarrassingly enough ?) Īnd those cryptic away messages that really put your point across. plQsIqdXPJĪnd what about those all-important screen names? When you’re waiting for your 7th grade crush to log onto AIM after school and you hear the *door open* sound. It was the place to be if you’d forgotten what your homework was or wanted the chance to chat to your school crush. Goodbye to the greatest conversation i’ve ever had a thousand times
People started sharing their memories of the instant messenger that would make or break friendships all those years ago. Thank you to all our users! #AIMemories /V09Fl7EPMx You needed a CD to use it, and in the days of dial-up internet, you probably had to wrestle with whoever was on the phone to get online.Īll good things come to an end. AOL has announced it is closing down AIM – the instant messenger programme popular in the 90s and early 2000s.īack in its heyday, AOL Instant Messenger was extremely popular – boasting 100 million registered users back in 2001.
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