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QUIZ: We know which AIM away message you had based on your routine
Because of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, people are spending way more time at home than usual. We’ve basically shifted to doing everything at home, including working, which has been a challenge at times. In the time of heightened virtual communication, it can be hard to be able to tune out the world and tell everyone […]
10 scene songs that got you through your first breakup
We’ve all experienced heartbreak in one way or another over the years, but none compare to your first breakup and the scene songs that helped you through it. Picture it: It’s the 2000s, and you’re sitting at your family’s computer spilling your heart out to all of your friends on AOL Instant Messenger about your […]
Instagram launches Threads as AIM-like messenger app for Close Friends
Instagram is launching a new messaging app—Threads today. Instagram Threads is a simpler way to communicate with close friends. The app has some key features that separate it from vanilla Instagram that we’ll discuss below. Read More: Smashing Pumpkins vocalist Billy Corgan announces solo tour Instagram Threads is “a new camera-first messaging app that helps you […]
AOL is getting rid of AIM, and the internet feels all the nostalgia
In the words of AOL's most recent message, “all good things have come to an end,” and when they say that, they’re referring to AIM. On Dec. 15, AIM will be signing off for the last time—and the internet is pretty dang devastated. Read more: 10 lyrics that would have been perfect AIM away messages […]
10 lyrics that would have been perfect AIM away messages
Once upon a time, AOL Instant Messenger was everything. Your profile picture, username, font and away messages were the best way to express yourself. (Because, like, no one could truly understand you.) Now, however, with the age of smartphones upon us, we no longer need away messages, as much as we’d love to invent them […]
Watch a new trailer for upcoming 'True Trans With Laura Jane Grace' web series
Against Me! frontwoman Laura Jane Grace is set to star in a new web docuseries, which will begin airing Oct. 10 on AOL, and will run for 10 installments. Dubbed True Trans With Laura Jane Grace (its title taken from “True Trans Soul Rebel,” a single from Against Me!'s latest, Transgender Dysphoria Blues), the show will feature […]
20 Song Lyrics That Were Definitely In Your AIM Away Message
It’s time for a moment of truth: I’m about to reveal my AIM screen name. Granted, I had two other screen names, but this one stayed with me all through high school. Are you ready for this? GuitarGurl925. (Just seeing “girl” spelled with a “u” makes me cringe.) However, I can rest a little easier […]
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