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re: AOL Instant Messenger Officially Discontinuing This December After Twenty Years Online

Posted on 10/6/17 at 11:42 am to
Posted by Ed Osteen
Member since Oct 2007
57473 posts
Posted on 10/6/17 at 11:42 am to
The bigger surprise is that there are even still people using AIM
Posted by PrimeTime Money
Houston, Texas, USA
Member since Nov 2012
27305 posts
Posted on 10/6/17 at 11:45 am to
Ah, I remember AIM drama in high school. Good times.
Posted by Ed Osteen
Member since Oct 2007
57473 posts
Posted on 10/6/17 at 11:46 am to
Remember the violent buddy icons? They used to have a huge site with all kinds of ones to choose from
Posted by Yellerhammer5
Member since Oct 2012
10851 posts
Posted on 10/6/17 at 11:47 am to
quote:

I would use an app called Trillian that provided connections to all the major chat services in one program


Trillian was great.
Posted by efrad
Member since Nov 2007
18644 posts
Posted on 10/6/17 at 11:47 am to
quote:

Remember the violent buddy icons? They used to have a huge site with all kinds of ones to choose from



Yep, "Badass Buddy"! Hahaha
Posted by Epic Cajun
Lafayette, LA
Member since Feb 2013
32442 posts
Posted on 10/6/17 at 11:59 am to
Direct Connection FTW.
Posted by Wally Sparks
Atlanta
Member since Feb 2013
29151 posts
Posted on 10/6/17 at 12:01 pm to
Posted by tigersownall
Thibodaux
Member since Sep 2011
15314 posts
Posted on 10/6/17 at 12:10 pm to
I met the girl I dated throughout hs on aim. The ones that get away...
Posted by 632627
LA
Member since Dec 2011
12746 posts
Posted on 10/6/17 at 12:13 pm to
many many fond memories of my teen years and aol/aim
Posted by LSU316
Rice and Easy Baby!!!
Member since Nov 2007
29288 posts
Posted on 10/6/17 at 12:20 pm to
quote:

What will we use now to A/S/L?


Is IRC still around?
Posted by Pettifogger
Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone
Member since Feb 2012
79188 posts
Posted on 10/6/17 at 12:21 pm to
quote:

many many fond memories of my teen years and aol/aim



no shite

chatting up sloots

looking through the depressed song lyric away messages of your friends battling teen angst

i'm nostalgic as hell right now
Posted by LSU316
Rice and Easy Baby!!!
Member since Nov 2007
29288 posts
Posted on 10/6/17 at 12:26 pm to
quote:

looking through the depressed song lyric away messages of your friends battling teen angst


The precursor to OG facebook statuses...
Posted by SamuelClemens
Earth
Member since Feb 2015
11727 posts
Posted on 10/6/17 at 12:26 pm to
quote:

The bigger surprise is that there are even still people using AIM


Overwhelming majority of my clients have gmail addresses. Once in a blue moon I'll have someone give me an aol email address.
Posted by DecadePlusLurker
Member since Sep 2016
505 posts
Posted on 10/6/17 at 12:28 pm to
RIP to the big homie Smarter Child
Posted by efrad
Member since Nov 2007
18644 posts
Posted on 10/6/17 at 12:51 pm to
quote:

Is IRC still around?


I still chat on IRC daily
Posted by Bob Sacamano
Houston, TX
Member since Oct 2008
5277 posts
Posted on 10/6/17 at 12:53 pm to
Those of us gas traders are going to scramble to find something else. AIM is how business gets done. Guess its yahoo or ICE IM.

We may be the last using AIM.
This post was edited on 10/6/17 at 12:54 pm
Posted by BluegrassBelle
RIP Hefty Lefty - 1981-2019
Member since Nov 2010
98968 posts
Posted on 10/6/17 at 12:57 pm to
Those away messages tho:



Posted by beauchristopher
new orleans
Member since Jan 2008
65895 posts
Posted on 10/6/17 at 1:09 pm to
Oh no

That’s childhood there
Posted by RogerTheShrubber
Juneau, AK
Member since Jan 2009
260293 posts
Posted on 10/6/17 at 1:11 pm to


Man, I had fun on AOL IM in the late 90's.
Posted by S
RIP Wayde
Member since Jan 2007
155540 posts
Posted on 10/6/17 at 8:35 pm to
tEgg and I got TOS rap sheets longer than the magna carta.

Check my progz son *€£^¥'
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