America Online (AOL) is shutting down its Instant Messenger service (AIM) after nearly 20 years, it announced on Friday.
“All good things come to an end. On Dec 15, we’ll bid farewell to AIM. Thank you to all our users!” the service said on Twitter, along with an animation of its signature “running man” mascot.
All good things come to an end. On Dec 15, we'll bid farewell to AIM. Thank you to all our users! #AIMemories https://t.co/b6cjR2tSuU pic.twitter.com/V09Fl7EPMx
— AIM (@aim) October 6, 2017
“AIM tapped into new digital technologies and ignited a cultural shift, but the way in which we communicate with each other has profoundly changed,” said Michael Albers, the vice president of communications of the service’s parent company in a statement on the AOL website.
Albers said that for people who grew up in the 1990’s, “there was a point in time when AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) was a huge part of your life.”
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AOL Instant Messenger shutting down after nearly 20 years https://t.co/1N4mMIPns6 pic.twitter.com/SMrrwUa8Kz
— The Hill (@thehill) October 6, 2017
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