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Gizmodo’s Guide To IM Etiquette

9:00AM November 21, 2011 | Brent Rose

Everyone has an obnoxious instant messenger friend. If you don’t, it’s probably you. Our parents didn’t come of age in the days of AOL, so it’s unlikely that they were able to pass on the finer points of internet manners. More »

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AIM Is Back From The Dead, But Will Your Old Buddies Sign Back On?

4:00AM November 17, 2011 | Adrian Covert

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 »

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My Morning With A Robot Sex Worker

1:20PM August 25, 2011 | Brent Rose

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 »

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How To Instant Message And Not Waste Time Or Be A Jerk

3:00AM August 6, 2011 | Mat Honan

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 »

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How To Mass Import Your AIM Buddies Into Google Talk

11:00PM May 26, 2011 | Whitson Gordon

AIM has integrated their instant messaging service with Google Talk, allowing you to talk to your friends on both protocols with only one login. Here’s how to import all your AIM buddies into Google Talk in one fell swoop. More »

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Remember When AOL Instant Messenger Was Our Facebook?

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 »

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AIM And Google Talk Crossover Is Now Active (OMG IM BFFs!)

12:55AM May 17, 2011 | Sam Biddle

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 »

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Verbs For iPhone

8:26AM May 12, 2011 | Casey Chan

You probably have an Instant Messaging app you already use already. Beejive, Meebo, eBuddy, Trillian, IM+, etc, are all pretty serviceable but none of them are as pretty as Verbs. Verbs is the only IM app that looks and feels like it was made for iOS. More »

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Microsoft And Skype Are In Love. What Does That Mean For Your PC, Xbox And Smartphone?

1:20AM May 11, 2011 | Adrian Covert

Skype is the latest mail-order bride to join Microsoft’s stable up in Redmond, Washington. But unlike some of Microsoft’s has-been acquisitions (Danger, I see you!), Skype is an internationally recognisable name. How will they fit into the world of Microsoft? More »

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What The Internet Was Like Pre-Y2K

5:30AM May 6, 2011 | Stephanie Georgopulos

Years before it was possible to spend hours at a time stalking exes and exes of exes on Facebook, there was just the straight up internet. Specifically, AOL – anyone who used Netscape or ICQ made me feel uneasy because… well, how simple was it to just use AOL? It was obviously the superior internet provider. More »