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How AIM Changed the Internet 4ever

ICYMI

Slate Podcasts

Entertainment News, News, Tech News, Society & Culture

3.8678 Ratings

🗓️ 19 January 2022

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Summary

AOL Instant Messenger launched 25 years ago, but at the time nobody understood exactly how important it would be in shaping the way we all interact online. On today’s show, Rachelle and Madison talk to AIM expert Caroline Moss about the early years of the platform, the playful shenanigans people got up to on there as teens, and how it led us to the world of always being online. Caroline hosts the podcast Gee Thanks, Just Bought It! Podcast production by Daniel Schroeder and Derek John. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:52.0

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0:59.0

Can you believe 25 years ago, AOL launched the now defunct AIM or AOL Instant Messenger? I feel so old when you say that.

1:01.0

I also cannot believe that it launched the year after I was born.

1:05.0

I don't know why, but I felt like...

1:07.0

Felt like AIM was my thing, but I'm realizing that it is in fact a lot of people's thing

1:14.2

yeah it was it was my thing for a time you have to say more I have to say my friends and I

1:26.8

were huge dorks and so we were very into G chat.

1:30.3

Shut up.

1:31.3

We were going to G chat very early, but basically my memory of any sort of platform with an away message like AIM, I have a distinct memory, not to brag, but my parents have an above ground hot tub, which is just height of luxury.

1:44.0

And I have a distinct memory of setting some status. above ground hot tub, which is just height of luxury.

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