It’s The End Of A Digital Era! RIP, AIM!

Remember when AIM was the COOL thing?

I do. I’d come home from school and hope my crush was on and never message him but wonder if the lyrics on his “away messages” were a secret message of his love for me.

Ohhhh to be young in the digital age!

A new generation will not know the joys of receiving an instant message from your BFFFFF or super secret crush.

… AIM is dead now.

According to this:

It’s the end of an online era … AOL is officially ending AIM.

 

“We’ve made the decision that we will be discontinuing AIM effective December 15, 2017,” a rep for the company confirmed.

 

So, say goodbye to your buddy list … kiss that yellow running man goodbye.
So, why is AIM being laid to rest?

 

“AIM tapped into new digital technologies and ignited a cultural shift, but the way in which we communicate with each other has profoundly changed,” the company said.

 

Text messaging. Social media. Etc … it’s obvious it all played a role in AIM’s demise.

 

Fun while it lasted, though.

R.I.P.

BRB! CYA! JK! RIP!