AOL introduced millions to the internet and the online experience. Almost three decades ago, it released an app that's impact is still felt today.

Before the days of iMessage, WhatsApp, and RCS texting, instant messaging (IM'ing) ruled the roost - here are six iconic clients that defined the era.

AOL announced Friday that it is discontinuing its pioneering Instant Messenger chat platform after 20 years of service. “AIM tapped into new digital technologies and ignited a cultural shift, but the ...

If you were a user of the World Wide Web between the late 1990s and early 2000s, there’s a good chance you used AOL Instant Messenger, otherwise known as AIM. From picking out a username that was ...

A once-popular but now extinct "buddy" on America Online's Instant Messenger that freely answered questions on movie times, weather and stocks is poised to make a comeback next month--but at a price.

Now that we are glued to screens even more than we were before you can’t help but think about the power of technology every day, especially when it comes to communicating with our colleagues, friends, ...

Meta’s Messenger has a new logo set in Facebook blue. The instant messaging app dropped the multicolor gradient used in its previous logo for a solid blue that matches the shade used by Meta’s ...