AOL Instant Messenger
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AOL Instant Messenger was a pioneering late-1990s and early-2000s instant messaging service that popularized online chat and status-based communication for mainstream internet users.
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
instant messaging service
→
online chat service → proprietary software → |
| alsoKnownAs |
AIM
→
|
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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|
| developer |
AOL
→
America Online → |
| discontinued |
2017
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| genre |
instant messaging client
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|
| inception |
1997
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|
| influenced |
Apple iChat
→
Facebook Messenger → Google Talk → modern presence-based chat systems → |
| license |
proprietary license
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|
| mainSubject |
instant messaging
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online communication → |
| notableFeature |
away messages
→
buddy list → chat rooms → direct connect → file transfer → screen names → status messages → |
| notableFor |
popularizing online chat for mainstream users
→
popularizing status-based communication → |
| operatedBy |
AOL
→
AOL Inc. → |
| ownedBy |
AOL
→
Verizon Communications → |
| partOf |
AOL services
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|
| platform |
Android
→
BlackBerry OS → Microsoft Windows → iOS → macOS → web → |
| protocolUsed |
OSCAR
→
TOC → |
| reasonForDiscontinuation |
competition from mobile messaging apps
→
decline in usage → |
| releaseDate |
May 1997
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|
| serviceShutdownDate |
December 15, 2017
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| shortName |
AIM
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|
| significantPeriod |
early 2000s
→
late 1990s → |
| typicalUserBase |
mainstream internet users
→
teenagers in the United States → |
| usedFor |
group chat
→
online social interaction → person-to-person messaging → real-time text communication → |
| userInterfaceLanguage |
English
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|
Referenced by (8)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
AIM
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|
abbreviationFor |
|
TOC
→
|
associatedWith |
|
AIM
→
|
fullName |
|
AOL Desktop
→
|
integratesWith |
|
AOL
→
|
notableFor |
|
AOL
→
|
product |
|
Apple iChat
→
|
supportsProtocol |
|
OSCAR
→
|
usedInService |