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September 12, 2012 01:24 am GMT
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OMG LOL: Twitter Account Tweets Your Old AIM Away Messages
You know the %N trick?
You must be so smart.
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Remember AOL Instant Messenger?
If you were chatting online in the late 1990s and early 2000s, of course you do.
Remember what you set as your away messages? Think hard, AIMers.
New Twitter parody account YourAwayMessages remembers them all, and is sharing them with the world.
The service was an entire generation's introduction to conversing with others instantaneously on the Internet. In a way, the service acted as one of the first mainstream social networks.
SEE ALSO: AIM: AOL Instant Messenger Isnt Dead Yet
What is your favorite memory from AIM? Share your story in the comments.
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