aim
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The Lost Origin Story Of Twitter
Before Twitter was public, it was just an AIM hack on Jack Dorsey’s pager.
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My Morning With A Robot Sex Worker
There’s nothing better than showing up to work, signing into AIM, and engaging with a sexy stranger, right? Those are the principles America was founded on! But how to know if you’re talking to a heartless chatbot? Make ’em laugh!
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Remember When AOL Instant Messenger Was Our Facebook?
After bowing down to Google Talk this week, AIM is effectively dead. Most buddy lists are ghost towns. Chatters fled to Google, Skype and Facebook for their conversational needs. But at its pinnacle, AIM was something singular and amazing.
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We Used AIM’s Secret Video Chat Site, And It’s Pretty Great
So, AIM, the bloated bygone beast, has actually spawned a pretty terrific little blossom. Although only for SECRET DOUBLE PROBATION INTERNAL AOL USE at the moment, “AV by AIM” is great. Ad hoc video chat, decent quality, free, zero setup.