A long time ago, when people dialed (as in telephones) into Unix machines in some closet or college campus, they used a command called “w” to see who was also on the machine. More »
AIM has risen like Lazarus. And don’t think this will be a haphazard update either. AIM has been re-imagined from the ground up. As an AIM user since its earliest days, this is the first revamp/update that’s excited me in quite sometime. More »
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! More »
You’re working. A chat window pops open. It’s your mum. “How are you today?” Another window fires; your roommate. “Bro, check this video!” Oh, here’s one from your boss, he wants to know if you’ve seen his pen. Goodbye, productivity. More »
2:09AM May 17, 2011 | Adrian Covert and Sam Biddle
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. More »
The Vulcan mind meld between AIM and your Gmail buddies is in effect – though it doesn’t appear to have been officially announced. Sending a message to a friend on the other side is just as easy as we’d hoped. More »
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. More »
