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AIM Has Been Resurrected
'AIM Phoenix' breathes new life into the original AIM client, which AOL took offline last year.
Searching for Traces of My Late Father Online
My father was murdered years before the Internet existed as we know it. But I still search for traces of him there.
Rest in Peace, AIM
We may have left it long ago for sleeker, younger chat apps, but that small yellow humanoid logo will always have a special place in our hearts.
Third Eye Blind Made a Semi-Charming Interactive 90s Bedroom
The only inaccuracy is that the band didn't use Flash.
I Used AIM for the Last Month to See if It's Still Good
Investigating whether we should all get back on AIM and what has become of our away messages.
A History of SmarterChild
Remembering the chatbot that was my introduction to artificial intelligence.
Have You Ever Pretended to Be Someone Else Online?
As the Manti Te'o case has reminded us, people aren't what they appear to be online. How many 14-year-olds have learned about sex from dirty chatting on AIM with 28-year-old guys pretending to be 14-year-olds? We asked some strangers if they had ever...