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class="vector-toc-numb">8.5</span> <span>AIM for Mac</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-AIM_for_Mac-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-AIM_real-time_IM" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#AIM_real-time_IM"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">8.6</span> <span>AIM real-time IM</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-AIM_real-time_IM-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-AIM_to_mobile_(messaging_to_phone_numbers)" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#AIM_to_mobile_(messaging_to_phone_numbers)"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">8.7</span> <span>AIM to mobile (messaging to phone numbers)</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-AIM_to_mobile_(messaging_to_phone_numbers)-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Discontinued_features" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 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href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%BE%DB%8C%D8%A7%D9%85%E2%80%8C%D8%B1%D8%B3%D8%A7%D9%86_%D9%81%D9%88%D8%B1%DB%8C_%D8%A7%DB%8C%E2%80%8C%D8%A7%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%84" title="پیام‌رسان فوری ای‌اوال – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="پیام‌رسان فوری ای‌اوال" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/AOL_Instant_Messenger" title="AOL Instant Messenger – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="AOL Instant Messenger" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/AOL_%EC%9D%B8%EC%8A%A4%ED%84%B4%ED%8A%B8_%EB%A9%94%EC%8B%A0%EC%A0%80" title="AOL 인스턴트 메신저 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="AOL 인스턴트 메신저" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hi mw-list-item"><a href="https://hi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%8F%E0%A4%93%E0%A4%8F%E0%A4%B2_%E0%A4%87%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%9F%E0%A5%88%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%9F_%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%88%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%9C%E0%A4%B0" title="एओएल इंस्टैंट मैसेंजर – Hindi" lang="hi" hreflang="hi" data-title="एओएल इंस्टैंट मैसेंजर" data-language-autonym="हिन्दी" data-language-local-name="Hindi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>हिन्दी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/AOL_Instant_Messenger" title="AOL Instant Messenger – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="AOL Instant Messenger" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link 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class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Magyar</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/AOL_Instant_Messenger" title="AOL Instant Messenger – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="AOL Instant Messenger" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/AOL_Instant_Messenger" title="AOL Instant Messenger – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="AOL Instant Messenger" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/AIM_(komunikator_internetowy)" title="AIM (komunikator internetowy) – Polish" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="AIM (komunikator internetowy)" 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href="https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/AOL_Instant_Messenger" title="AOL Instant Messenger – Swedish" lang="sv" hreflang="sv" data-title="AOL Instant Messenger" data-language-autonym="Svenska" data-language-local-name="Swedish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Svenska</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tr mw-list-item"><a href="https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/AOL_Instant_Messenger" title="AOL Instant Messenger – Turkish" lang="tr" hreflang="tr" data-title="AOL Instant Messenger" data-language-autonym="Türkçe" data-language-local-name="Turkish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Türkçe</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-uk mw-list-item"><a href="https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/AOL_Instant_Messenger" title="AOL Instant Messenger – Ukrainian" lang="uk" hreflang="uk" data-title="AOL Instant Messenger" data-language-autonym="Українська" data-language-local-name="Ukrainian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Українська</span></a></li><li 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class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9a/AIM_2013_screenshot.png/220px-AIM_2013_screenshot.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="199" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9a/AIM_2013_screenshot.png/330px-AIM_2013_screenshot.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/9/9a/AIM_2013_screenshot.png 2x" data-file-width="332" data-file-height="300" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">Windows version of AIM (2013 release)</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Programmer" title="Programmer">Developer(s)</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/AOL" title="AOL">AOL</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap;">Initial release</th><td class="infobox-data">May 1997<span class="noprint">; 27 years ago</span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated">1997-05</span>)</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap;">Written in</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/C%2B%2B" title="C++">C++</a>, <a href="/wiki/Adobe_Flash" title="Adobe Flash">Adobe Flash</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Operating_system" title="Operating system">Operating system</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Microsoft_Windows" title="Microsoft Windows">Microsoft Windows</a>, <a href="/wiki/Windows_Mobile" title="Windows Mobile">Windows Mobile</a>, <a href="/wiki/MacOS" title="MacOS">macOS</a>, <a href="/wiki/Android_(operating_system)" title="Android (operating system)">Android</a>, <a href="/wiki/IOS" title="IOS">iOS</a>, <a href="/wiki/BlackBerry_OS" title="BlackBerry OS">BlackBerry OS</a>, <a href="/wiki/Android_TV" title="Android TV">Android TV</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Software_categories#Categorization_approaches" title="Software categories">Type</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Instant_messaging" title="Instant messaging">Instant messaging</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Software_license" title="Software license">License</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Proprietary_software" title="Proprietary software">Proprietary</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap;">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://my.screenname.aol.com">my<wbr />.screenname<wbr />.aol<wbr />.com</a></span> <span class="penicon autoconfirmed-show"><span class="mw-valign-text-top" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q58066?uselang=en#P856" title="Edit this on Wikidata"><img alt="Edit this on Wikidata" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/10px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/15px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/20px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="20" data-file-height="20" /></a></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>AIM</b> (<b>AOL Instant Messenger</b>, sometimes stylized as <b>aim</b>) was an <a href="/wiki/Instant_messaging" title="Instant messaging">instant messaging</a> and <a href="/wiki/Presence_information" title="Presence information">presence</a> <a href="/wiki/Computer_program" title="Computer program">computer program</a> created by <a href="/wiki/AOL" title="AOL">AOL</a>, which used the <a href="/wiki/Proprietary_software" title="Proprietary software">proprietary</a> <a href="/wiki/OSCAR_protocol" title="OSCAR protocol">OSCAR instant messaging protocol</a> and the <a href="/wiki/TOC_protocol" title="TOC protocol">TOC protocol</a> to allow registered users to communicate in real time. </p><p>AIM was popular by the late 1990s, in United States and other countries, and was the leading instant messaging application in that region into the following decade. Teens and college students were known to use the messenger's away message feature to keep in touch with friends, often frequently changing their away message throughout a day or leaving a message up with one's computer left on to inform buddies of their ongoings, location, parties, thoughts, or jokes.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> AIM's popularity declined as AOL subscribers started decreasing and steeply towards the 2010s, as <a href="/wiki/Gmail" title="Gmail">Gmail</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Google_Talk" title="Google Talk">Google Talk</a>, SMS, and Internet social networks, like <a href="/wiki/Facebook" title="Facebook">Facebook</a> gained popularity. Its fall has often been compared with other once-popular Internet services, such as <a href="/wiki/Myspace" title="Myspace">Myspace</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-mashable_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-mashable-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In June 2015, AOL was acquired by <a href="/wiki/Verizon_Communications" class="mw-redirect" title="Verizon Communications">Verizon Communications</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-buyout-cnbc_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-buyout-cnbc-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In June 2017, Verizon combined AOL and Yahoo into its subsidiary Oath Inc. (now called <a href="/wiki/Verizon_Media" class="mw-redirect" title="Verizon Media">Yahoo</a>). The company discontinued AIM as a service on December 15, 2017.<sup id="cite_ref-retirement_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-retirement-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=AIM_(software)&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In May 1997, AIM was released unceremoniously as a stand-alone download for <a href="/wiki/Microsoft_Windows" title="Microsoft Windows">Microsoft Windows</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-mashable_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-mashable-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> AIM was an outgrowth of "online messages" in the original platform written in PL/1 on a Stratus computer by Dave Brown. At one time, the software had the largest share of the instant messaging market in North America, especially in the United States (with 52% of the total reported as of 2006<sup class="plainlinks noexcerpt noprint asof-tag update" style="display:none;"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=AIM_(software)&action=edit">[update]</a></sup>).<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This does not include other instant messaging software related to or developed by AOL, such as <a href="/wiki/ICQ" title="ICQ">ICQ</a> and <a href="/wiki/IChat" title="IChat">iChat</a>. </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:AIM_4.7_screenshot.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/4/48/AIM_4.7_screenshot.png" decoding="async" width="154" height="390" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="154" data-file-height="390" /></a><figcaption>AIM version 4.7 (released 2001)</figcaption></figure> <p>During its heyday, its main competitors were <a href="/wiki/ICQ" title="ICQ">ICQ</a> (which AOL acquired in 1998), <a href="/wiki/Yahoo!_Messenger" class="mw-redirect" title="Yahoo! Messenger">Yahoo! Messenger</a> and <a href="/wiki/Windows_Live_Messenger" class="mw-redirect" title="Windows Live Messenger">MSN Messenger</a>. AOL particularly had a rivalry or "chat war" with <a href="/wiki/PowWow_(chat_program)" title="PowWow (chat program)">PowWow</a> and <a href="/wiki/MSN_Messenger" title="MSN Messenger">Microsoft</a>, starting in 1999. There were several attempts from Microsoft to simultaneously log into their own and AIM's protocol servers. AOL was unhappy about this and started blocking MSN Messenger from being able to access AIM.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This led to efforts by many companies to challenge the <a href="/wiki/AOL-Time_Warner" class="mw-redirect" title="AOL-Time Warner">AOL and Time Warner merger</a> on the grounds of antitrust behaviour, leading to the formation of the <a href="/w/index.php?title=OpenNet_Coalition&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="OpenNet Coalition (page does not exist)">OpenNet Coalition</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:AIM_6.8_screenshot.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/f/f4/AIM_6.8_screenshot.png" decoding="async" width="135" height="360" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="135" data-file-height="360" /></a><figcaption>AIM version 6.8 (released 2008)</figcaption></figure> <p>Official mobile versions of AIM appeared as early as 2001 on <a href="/wiki/Palm_OS" title="Palm OS">Palm OS</a> through the AOL application.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Third-party applications allowed it to be used in 2002 for the <a href="/wiki/Danger_Hiptop" title="Danger Hiptop">Sidekick</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A version for <a href="/wiki/Symbian_OS" class="mw-redirect" title="Symbian OS">Symbian OS</a> was announced in 2003<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> as were others for <a href="/wiki/BlackBerry" title="BlackBerry">BlackBerry</a><sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and <a href="/wiki/Windows_Mobile" title="Windows Mobile">Windows Mobile</a><sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>After 2012, stand-alone official AIM client software included advertisements and was available for <a href="/wiki/Microsoft_Windows" title="Microsoft Windows">Microsoft Windows</a>, <a href="/wiki/Windows_Mobile" title="Windows Mobile">Windows Mobile</a>, <a href="/wiki/Classic_Mac_OS" title="Classic Mac OS">Classic Mac OS</a>, <a href="/wiki/MacOS" title="MacOS">macOS</a>, <a href="/wiki/Android_(operating_system)" title="Android (operating system)">Android</a>, <a href="/wiki/IOS" title="IOS">iOS</a>, and <a href="/wiki/BlackBerry_OS" title="BlackBerry OS">BlackBerry OS</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Usage_decline_and_product_sunset">Usage decline and product sunset</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=AIM_(software)&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Usage decline and product sunset"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Around 2011, AIM started to lose popularity rapidly, partly due to the quick rise of <a href="/wiki/Gmail" title="Gmail">Gmail</a> and its built-in real-time <a href="/wiki/Google_Talk" title="Google Talk">Google Chat</a> instant messenger integration in 2011 and because many people migrated to <a href="/wiki/SMS" title="SMS">SMS</a> or <a href="/wiki/IMessages" class="mw-redirect" title="IMessages">iMessages</a> <a href="/wiki/Text_messaging" title="Text messaging">text messaging</a> and later, <a href="/wiki/Social_networking_service" title="Social networking service">social networking</a> websites and apps for instant messaging, in particular, <a href="/wiki/Facebook_Messenger" class="mw-redirect" title="Facebook Messenger">Facebook Messenger</a>, which was released as a standalone application the same year. AOL made a partnership to integrate AIM messaging in Google Talk, and had a feature for AIM users to send SMS messages directly from AIM to any number, as well as for SMS users to send an IM to any AIM user.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>As of June 2011, one source reported AOL Instant Messenger market share had collapsed to 0.73%.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, this number only reflected installed IM applications, and not active users. The engineers responsible for AIM claimed that they were unable to convince AOL management that free was the future.<sup id="cite_ref-mashable_2-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-mashable-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On March 3, 2012, AOL ended employment of AIM's development staff while leaving it active and with help support still provided.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On October 6, 2017, it was announced that the AIM service would be discontinued on December 15;<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-retirement_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-retirement-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> however, a non-profit development team known as Wildman Productions started up a server for older versions of AOL Instant Messenger, known as AIM Phoenix.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="The_"Running_Man""><span id="The_.22Running_Man.22"></span>The "Running Man"</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=AIM_(software)&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: The "Running Man""><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Farm-Fresh_aol_messenger.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9e/Farm-Fresh_aol_messenger.png" decoding="async" width="32" height="32" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="32" data-file-height="32" /></a><figcaption>The "Running Man"</figcaption></figure> <p>The AIM mascot was designed by JoRoan Lazaro and was implemented in the first release in 1997. This was a yellow <a href="/wiki/Stick_figure" title="Stick figure">stickman</a>-like figure, often called the "Running Man". The mascot appeared on all AIM logos and most wordmarks, and always appeared at the top of the <a href="/wiki/Contact_list" title="Contact list">buddy list</a>. AIM's popularity in the late 1990s and the 2000s led to the “Running Man” becoming a familiar brand on the Internet. After over 14 years, the iconic logo disappeared as part of the AIM rebranding in 2011. However, in August 2013, the "Running Man" returned.<sup id="cite_ref-theatlantic.com_23-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-theatlantic.com-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It was used for other AOL services like AOL Top Speed and is still featured in a theme on <a href="/wiki/AOL_Mail" title="AOL Mail">AOL Mail</a>. </p><p>In 2014, a <i><a href="/wiki/Complex_(magazine)" class="mw-redirect" title="Complex (magazine)">Complex</a></i> editor called it a "symbol of America".<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In April 2015, the Running Man was officially featured in the <a href="/wiki/London_Marathon" title="London Marathon">Virgin London Marathon</a>, dressed by a person for the AOL-partnered <a href="/wiki/WE_Charity" title="WE Charity">Free The Children</a> charity.<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Protocol">Protocol</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=AIM_(software)&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Protocol"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The standard protocol that AIM clients used to communicate is called <a href="/wiki/OSCAR_protocol" title="OSCAR protocol">Open System for CommunicAtion in Realtime</a> (OSCAR). Most AOL-produced versions of AIM and popular third party AIM clients use this protocol. However, AOL also created a simpler protocol called <a href="/wiki/TOC_protocol" title="TOC protocol">TOC</a> that lacks many of OSCAR's features, but was sometimes used for clients that only require basic chat functionality. The TOC/TOC2 protocol specifications were made available by AOL, while OSCAR is a closed protocol that third parties had to reverse-engineer. </p><p>In January 2008, AOL introduced experimental <a href="/wiki/XMPP" title="XMPP">Extensible Messaging and Presence Protocol</a> (XMPP) support for AIM,<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> allowing AIM users to communicate using the standardized, open-source XMPP. However, in March 2008, this service was discontinued.<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In May 2011, AOL started offering limited XMPP support.<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On March 1, 2017, AOL announced (via XMPP-login-time messages<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>) that the AOL XMPP gateway would be desupported, effective March 28, 2017. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Privacy">Privacy</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=AIM_(software)&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Privacy"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>For privacy regulations, AIM had strict age restrictions. AIM accounts are available only for people over the age of 13; children younger than that were not permitted access to AIM.<sup id="cite_ref-6_Facts_About_AIM's_Privacy_Policy_30-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6_Facts_About_AIM's_Privacy_Policy-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Under the AIM Privacy Policy, AOL had no rights to read or monitor any private communications between users. The profile of the user had no privacy.<sup id="cite_ref-6_Facts_About_AIM's_Privacy_Policy_30-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6_Facts_About_AIM's_Privacy_Policy-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In November 2002, AOL targeted the corporate industry with Enterprise AIM Services (EAS), a higher security version of AIM.<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>If public content was accessed, it could be used for online, print or broadcast advertising, etc. This was outlined in the policy and terms of service: "... you grant AOL, its parent, affiliates, subsidiaries, assigns, agents and licensees the irrevocable, perpetual, worldwide right to reproduce, display, perform, distribute, adapt and promote this Content in any medium". This allowed anything users posted to be used without a separate request for permission.<sup id="cite_ref-6_Facts_About_AIM's_Privacy_Policy_30-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6_Facts_About_AIM's_Privacy_Policy-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>AIM's security was called into question. AOL stated that it had taken great pains to ensure that personal information will not be accessed by unauthorized members, but that it cannot guarantee that it will not happen.<sup id="cite_ref-6_Facts_About_AIM's_Privacy_Policy_30-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6_Facts_About_AIM's_Privacy_Policy-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>AIM was different from other clients, such as <a href="/wiki/Yahoo!_Messenger" class="mw-redirect" title="Yahoo! Messenger">Yahoo! Messenger</a>, in that it did not require approval from users to be added to other users' buddy lists. As a result, it was possible for users to keep other unsuspecting users on their buddy list to see when they were online, read their status and away messages, and read their profiles. There was also a Web API to display one's status and away message as a widget on one's webpage.<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Though one could block a user from communicating with them and seeing their status, this did not prevent that user from creating a new account that would not automatically be blocked and therefore able to track their status. A more conservative privacy option was to select a menu feature that only allowed communication with users on one's buddy list; however, this option also created the side-effect of blocking all users who were not on one's buddy list. Users could also choose to be invisible to all. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Chat_robots">Chat robots</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=AIM_(software)&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Chat robots"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>AOL and various other companies supplied robots (bots) on AIM that could receive messages and send a response based on the bot's purpose. For example, bots could help with studying, like StudyBuddy. Some were made to relate to children and teenagers, like <a href="/wiki/Spleak" title="Spleak">Spleak</a>. </p><p>Others gave advice. The more useful chat bots had features like the ability to play games, get sport scores, weather forecasts or financial stock information. Users were able to talk to automated chat bots that could respond to natural human language. They were primarily put into place as a marketing strategy and for unique advertising options. It was used by advertisers to market products or build better consumer relations.<sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Before the inclusions of such bots, the other bots DoorManBot and AIMOffline provided features that were provided by AOL for those who needed it. ZolaOnAOL and ZoeOnAOL were short-lived bots that ultimately retired their features in favor of <a href="/wiki/SmarterChild" title="SmarterChild">SmarterChild</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="URI_scheme">URI scheme</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=AIM_(software)&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: URI scheme"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>AOL Instant Messenger's installation process automatically installed an extra <a href="/wiki/Uniform_Resource_Identifier" title="Uniform Resource Identifier">URI scheme</a> ("protocol") handler into some Web browsers, so URIs beginning with <code>aim:</code> could open a new AIM window with specified parameters. This was similar in function to the <code>mailto:</code> URI scheme, which created a new e-mail message using the system's default mail program. For instance, a webpage might have included a link like the following in its HTML source to open a window for sending a message to the AIM user <i>notarealuser</i>: </p> <pre><a href="aim:goim?screenname=notarealuser">Send Message</a> </pre> <p>To specify a message body, the <code>message</code> parameter was used, so the link location would have looked like this: </p> <pre>aim:goim?screenname=notarealuser&message=This+is+my+message </pre> <p>To specify an away message, the message parameter was used, so the link location would have looked like this: </p> <pre>aim:goaway?message=Hello,+my+name+is+Bill </pre> <p>When placing this inside a URL link, an AIM user could click on the URL link and the away message "Hello, my name is Bill" would instantly become their away message. </p><p>To add a buddy, the addbuddy message was used, with the "screenname" parameter </p> <pre>aim:addbuddy?screenname=notarealuser </pre> <p>This type of link was commonly found on forum profiles to easily add contacts. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Vulnerabilities">Vulnerabilities</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=AIM_(software)&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Vulnerabilities"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>AIM had security weaknesses that have enabled <a href="/wiki/Exploit_(computer_security)" title="Exploit (computer security)">exploits</a> to be created that used third-party software to perform malicious acts on users' computers.<sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Although most were relatively harmless, such as being kicked off the AIM service, others performed potentially dangerous actions, such as sending <a href="/wiki/Computer_virus" title="Computer virus">viruses</a>. Some of these exploits relied on <a href="/wiki/Social_engineering_(security)" title="Social engineering (security)">social engineering</a> to spread by automatically sending instant messages that contained a <a href="/wiki/URL" title="URL">Uniform Resource Locator</a> (URL) accompanied by text suggesting the receiving user click on it, an action which leads to infection, <i>i.e.</i>, a <a href="/wiki/Trojan_horse_(computing)" title="Trojan horse (computing)">trojan horse</a>. These messages could easily be mistaken as coming from a friend and contain a link to a Web address that installed software on the user's computer to restart the cycle.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (March 2024)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Extra_features">Extra features</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=AIM_(software)&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Extra features"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="iPhone_application">iPhone application</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=AIM_(software)&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: iPhone application"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On March 6, 2008, during <a href="/wiki/Apple_Inc." title="Apple Inc.">Apple Inc.</a>'s <a href="/wiki/IOS_SDK" title="IOS SDK">iPhone SDK</a> event, AOL announced that they would be releasing an AIM application for <a href="/wiki/IPhone" title="IPhone">iPhone</a> and <a href="/wiki/IPod_Touch" title="IPod Touch">iPod Touch</a> users. The application was available for free from the App Store, but the company also provided a paid version, which displayed no advertisements. Both were available from the <a href="/wiki/App_Store_(iOS)" class="mw-redirect" title="App Store (iOS)">App Store</a>. The AIM client for <a href="/wiki/IPhone" title="IPhone">iPhone</a> and <a href="/wiki/IPod_Touch" title="IPod Touch">iPod Touch</a> supported standard AIM accounts, as well as <a href="/wiki/MobileMe" title="MobileMe">MobileMe</a> accounts. There was also an express version of AIM accessible through the <a href="/wiki/Safari_(web_browser)" title="Safari (web browser)">Safari</a> browser on the iPhone and iPod Touch.<sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2011, AOL launched an overhaul of their Instant Messaging service. Included in the update was a brand new <a href="/wiki/IOS" title="IOS">iOS</a> application for iPhone and <a href="/wiki/IPod_Touch" title="IPod Touch">iPod Touch</a> that incorporated all the latest features. A brand new icon was used for the application, featuring the new cursive logo for AIM. The user-interface was entirely redone for the features including: a new buddy list, group messaging, in-line photos and videos, as well as improved file-sharing.<sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Version 5.0.5, updated in March 2012, it supported more social stream features, much like Facebook and Twitter, as well as the ability to send voice messages up to 60 seconds long.<sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="iPad_application">iPad application</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=AIM_(software)&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: iPad application"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On April 3, 2010, Apple released the <a href="/wiki/IPad_(1st_generation)" title="IPad (1st generation)">first generation iPad</a>. Along with this newly released device AOL released the AIM application for iPad. It was built entirely from scratch for <a href="/wiki/IOS_version_history#iOS_4" title="IOS version history">the new version of iOS</a> with a specialized user-interface for the device. It supported geolocation, <a href="/wiki/Facebook" title="Facebook">Facebook</a> status updates and chat, <a href="/wiki/Myspace" title="Myspace">Myspace</a>, <a href="/wiki/Twitter" title="Twitter">Twitter</a>, <a href="/wiki/YouTube" title="YouTube">YouTube</a>, <a href="/wiki/Foursquare_City_Guide" title="Foursquare City Guide">Foursquare</a>, and many other social networking platforms.<sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="AIM_Express">AIM Express</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=AIM_(software)&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: AIM Express"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>AIM Express ran in a pop-up browser window. It was intended for use by people who are unwilling or unable to install a standalone application or those at computers that lack the AIM application. AIM Express supported many of the standard features included in the stand-alone client, but did not provide advanced features like file transfer, audio chat, video conferencing, or buddy info. It was implemented in <a href="/wiki/Adobe_Flash" title="Adobe Flash">Adobe Flash</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It was an upgrade to the prior AOL Quick Buddy, which was later available for older systems that cannot handle Express before being discontinued. Express and Quick Buddy were similar to <a href="/wiki/Windows_Live_Messenger#MSN_Web_Messenger" class="mw-redirect" title="Windows Live Messenger">MSN Web Messenger</a> and <a href="/wiki/Yahoo!_Messenger#Web_Messenger" class="mw-redirect" title="Yahoo! Messenger">Yahoo! Web Messenger</a>. This web version evolved into AIM.com's web-based messenger. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="AIM_Pages">AIM Pages</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=AIM_(software)&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: AIM Pages"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><b>AIM Pages</b> was a free website released in May 2006 by <a href="/wiki/AOL" title="AOL">AOL</a> in replacement of AIMSpace.<sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Anyone who had an <a href="/wiki/AOL_Instant_Messenger" class="mw-redirect" title="AOL Instant Messenger">AIM</a> <a href="/wiki/User_(computing)" title="User (computing)">user name</a> and was at least 16 years of age could create their own <a href="/wiki/Web_page" title="Web page">web page</a> (to display an online, dynamic profile) and share it with buddies from their AIM Buddy list. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Layout">Layout</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=AIM_(software)&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Layout"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>AIM Pages included links to the <a href="/wiki/Email" title="Email">email</a> and Instant Message of the owner, along with a section listing the owners "buddies", which included AIM <a href="/wiki/User_(computing)" title="User (computing)">user names</a>. It was possible to create modules in a Module T <a href="/wiki/Microformat" title="Microformat">microformat</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-wikipedia1_41-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-wikipedia1-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Video hosting sites like <a href="/wiki/Netflix" title="Netflix">Netflix</a> and <a href="/wiki/YouTube" title="YouTube">YouTube</a> could be added to ones AIM Page, as well as other sites like <a href="/wiki/Amazon.com" class="mw-redirect" title="Amazon.com">Amazon.com</a>. It was also possible to insert <a href="/wiki/HTML" title="HTML">HTML code</a>. </p><p>The main focus of AIM Pages was the integration of external modules, like those listed above, into the AOL Instant Messenger experience.<sup id="cite_ref-macmanus1_42-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-macmanus1-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Discontinuation">Discontinuation</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=AIM_(software)&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Discontinuation"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>By late 2007, AIM Pages were discontinued.<sup id="cite_ref-wikipedia1_41-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-wikipedia1-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> After AIM Pages shutdown, links to AIM Pages were redirected to <a href="/wiki/AOL_Lifestream" class="mw-redirect" title="AOL Lifestream">AOL Lifestream</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-macmanus1_42-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-macmanus1-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> AOL's new site aimed at collecting external modules in one place, independent of AIM buddies.<sup id="cite_ref-43" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> AOL Lifestream was shut down February 24, 2017.<sup id="cite_ref-44" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="AIM_for_Mac">AIM for Mac</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=AIM_(software)&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: AIM for Mac"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>AOL released an all-new AIM for the <a href="/wiki/Mac_(computer)" title="Mac (computer)">Mac</a> on September 29, 2008, and the final build on December 15, 2008. The redesigned AIM for Mac is a full <a href="/wiki/Universal_binary" title="Universal binary">universal binary</a> <a href="/wiki/Cocoa_(API)" title="Cocoa (API)">Cocoa API</a> application that supports both Tiger and Leopard — <a href="/wiki/MacOS" title="MacOS">Mac OS X</a> 10.4.8 (and above) or Mac OS X 10.5.3 (and above). On October 1, 2009, AOL released AIM 2.0 for Mac. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="AIM_real-time_IM">AIM real-time IM</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=AIM_(software)&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: AIM real-time IM"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>This feature was available for AIM 7 and allowed for a user to see what the other is typing as it is being done. It was developed and built with assistance from Trace Research and Development Centre at <a href="/wiki/University_of_Wisconsin%E2%80%93Madison" title="University of Wisconsin–Madison">University of Wisconsin–Madison</a> and <a href="/wiki/Gallaudet_University" title="Gallaudet University">Gallaudet University</a>. The application provides visually impaired users the ability to convert messages from text (words) to speech.<sup id="cite_ref-What_is_Real-Time_IM_45-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-What_is_Real-Time_IM-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> For the application to work users must have AIM 6.8 or higher, as it is not compatible with older versions of AIM software, AIM for Mac or iChat.<sup id="cite_ref-What_is_Real-Time_IM_45-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-What_is_Real-Time_IM-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="AIM_to_mobile_(messaging_to_phone_numbers)"><span id="AIM_to_mobile_.28messaging_to_phone_numbers.29"></span>AIM to mobile (messaging to phone numbers)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=AIM_(software)&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: AIM to mobile (messaging to phone numbers)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>This feature allows text messaging to a phone number (<a href="/wiki/Message#Increasing_competition" title="Message">text messaging is less functional</a> than instant messaging).<sup id="cite_ref-46" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Discontinued_features">Discontinued features</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=AIM_(software)&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: Discontinued features"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="AIM_Phoneline">AIM Phoneline</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=AIM_(software)&action=edit&section=20" title="Edit section: AIM Phoneline"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><b>AIM Phoneline</b> was a <a href="/wiki/Voice_over_IP" title="Voice over IP">Voice over IP</a> PC-PC, PC-Phone and Phone-to-PC service<sup id="cite_ref-47" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-48" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-49" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> provided via the AIM application. It was also known to work with Apple's iChat Client. The service was officially closed to its customers on January 13, 2009. The closing of the free service caused the number associated with the service to be disabled and not transferable for a different service.<sup id="cite_ref-50" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> AIM Phoneline website was recommending users switch to a new service named <a href="/wiki/AIM_Call_Out" class="mw-redirect" title="AIM Call Out">AIM Call Out</a>, also discontinued now.<sup id="cite_ref-51" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-51"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Launched on May 16, 2006, AIM Phoneline provided users the ability to have several local numbers, allowing AIM users to receive free incoming calls.<sup id="cite_ref-52" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-52"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The service allowed users to make calls to landlines and mobile devices through the use of a computer. The service, however, was only free for receiving and AOL charged users $14.95 a month for an unlimited calling plan.<sup id="cite_ref-pcworld.com_53-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pcworld.com-53"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In order to use AIM Phoneline users had to install the latest free version of AIM Triton software and needed a good set of headphones with a boom microphone. It could take several days after a user signed up before it started working.<sup id="cite_ref-pcworld.com_53-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pcworld.com-53"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="AIM_Call_Out">AIM Call Out</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=AIM_(software)&action=edit&section=21" title="Edit section: AIM Call Out"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>AIM Call Out is a discontinued Voice over IP PC-PC, PC-Phone and Phone-to-PC service provided by AOL via its AIM application that replaced the defunct AIM Phoneline service in November 2007.<sup id="cite_ref-54" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-54"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>54<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It did not depend on the AIM client and could be used with only an AIM screenname via the WebConnect feature or a dedicated SIP device. The AIM Call Out service was shut down on March 25, 2009.<sup id="cite_ref-55" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-55"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Security">Security</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=AIM_(software)&action=edit&section=22" title="Edit section: Security"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On November 4, 2014, AIM scored one out of seven points on the <a href="/wiki/Electronic_Frontier_Foundation" title="Electronic Frontier Foundation">Electronic Frontier Foundation</a>'s secure messaging scorecard. AIM received a point for encryption during transit, but lost points because communications are not encrypted with a key to which the provider has no access, <i>i.e.</i>, the communications are not <a href="/wiki/End-to-end_encryption" title="End-to-end encryption">end-to-end encrypted</a>, users can't verify contacts' identities, past messages are not secure if the encryption keys are stolen, (<i>i.e.</i>, the service does not provide <a href="/wiki/Forward_secrecy" title="Forward secrecy">forward secrecy</a>), the code is not open to independent review, (<i>i.e.</i>, the code is not <a href="/wiki/Open-source_software" title="Open-source software">open-source</a>), the security design is not properly documented, and there has not been a recent independent security audit.<sup id="cite_ref-secure-messaging-scorecard_56-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-secure-messaging-scorecard-56"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>56<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-57" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-57"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>57<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/BlackBerry_Messenger" class="mw-redirect" title="BlackBerry Messenger">BlackBerry Messenger (BBM)</a>, <a href="/wiki/EBuddy" title="EBuddy">Ebuddy XMS</a>, <a href="/wiki/Hushmail" title="Hushmail">Hushmail</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kik_Messenger" title="Kik Messenger">Kik Messenger</a>, <a href="/wiki/Skype" title="Skype">Skype</a>, <a href="/wiki/Viber" title="Viber">Viber</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Yahoo!_Messenger" class="mw-redirect" title="Yahoo! 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Messenger</a> also scored one out of seven points.<sup id="cite_ref-secure-messaging-scorecard_56-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-secure-messaging-scorecard-56"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>56<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=AIM_(software)&action=edit&section=23" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Comparison_of_cross-platform_instant_messaging_clients" title="Comparison of cross-platform instant messaging clients">Comparison of cross-platform instant messaging clients</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_defunct_instant_messaging_platforms" title="List of defunct instant messaging platforms">List of defunct instant messaging platforms</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=AIM_(software)&action=edit&section=24" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist reflist-columns references-column-width" style="column-width: 30em;"> <ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20210907080237/https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna5404762">"Away messages keep users in touch"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/NBC_News" title="NBC News">NBC News</a></i>. 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Messenger</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WeChat" title="WeChat">WeChat</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WhatsApp" title="WhatsApp">WhatsApp</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wickr" title="Wickr">Wickr</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Windows_Messenger_service" title="Windows Messenger service">Windows Messenger service</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_World%27s_Online_Festival" title="The World's Online Festival">WOLF</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Zoom_Video_Communications" class="mw-redirect" title="Zoom Video Communications">Zoom</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Zulip" title="Zulip">Zulip</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Clients<br />(<a href="/wiki/Comparison_of_cross-platform_instant_messaging_clients" title="Comparison of cross-platform instant messaging clients">comparison</a>)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Single protocol</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Baidu" title="Baidu">Baidu Hi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/BBM_Enterprise" title="BBM Enterprise">BBM Enterprise</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Briar_(software)" title="Briar (software)">Briar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Element_(software)" title="Element (software)">Element</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/FaceTime" title="FaceTime">FaceTime</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gadu-Gadu" title="Gadu-Gadu">Gadu-Gadu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/GroupMe" title="GroupMe">GroupMe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/HCL_Sametime" title="HCL Sametime">HCL Sametime</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/IMVU" title="IMVU">IMVU</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jami_(software)" title="Jami (software)">Jami</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jongla" title="Jongla">Jongla</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Linphone" title="Linphone">Linphone</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Messenger_(software)" title="Messenger (software)">Messenger</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tencent_QQ" title="Tencent QQ">QQ</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Retroshare" title="Retroshare">Retroshare</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ricochet_(software)" title="Ricochet (software)">Ricochet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Session_(software)" title="Session (software)">Session</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Signal_(software)" title="Signal (software)">Signal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Skype" title="Skype">Skype</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Telegram_(software)" title="Telegram (software)">Telegram</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tox_(protocol)" title="Tox (protocol)">Tox</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WeChat" title="WeChat">WeChat</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WhatsApp" title="WhatsApp">WhatsApp</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wickr" title="Wickr">Wickr</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wire_(software)" title="Wire (software)">Wire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_World%27s_Online_Festival" title="The World's Online Festival">WOLF</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Multi-protocol</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Adium" title="Adium">Adium</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ayttm" title="Ayttm">Ayttm</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Beeper_(application)" title="Beeper (application)">Beeper</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/BitlBee" title="BitlBee">BitlBee</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Centericq" title="Centericq">Centericq</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/EBuddy" title="EBuddy">eBuddy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jitsi" title="Jitsi">Jitsi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kopete" title="Kopete">Kopete</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Messages_(Apple)" title="Messages (Apple)">Messages</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Miranda_NG" title="Miranda NG">Miranda NG</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nimbuzz" title="Nimbuzz">Nimbuzz</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pidgin_(software)" title="Pidgin (software)">Pidgin</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Finch_(software)" title="Finch (software)">Finch</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Quiet_Internet_Pager" title="Quiet Internet Pager">QIP 2010</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Skype_for_Business" title="Skype for Business">Skype for Business</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KDE_Telepathy" title="KDE Telepathy">Telepathy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mozilla_Thunderbird" title="Mozilla Thunderbird">Thunderbird</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Trillian_(software)" title="Trillian (software)">Trillian</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/XMPP" title="XMPP">XMPP (Jabber)</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/ChatSecure" title="ChatSecure">ChatSecure</a></li> <li><a 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