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Originally the term "instant messaging" was distinguished from "text messaging" by being run on a computer network instead of a cellular/mobile network, being able to write longer messages, real-time communication, presence ("status"), and being free (only cost of access instead of per SMS message sent). [2] [3] [4] Instant messaging was ...
He authored many innovations and patents: an instant messaging system, a highly scalable email system, ad servers, TCP/IP enabled browsers, among many others. Barry Appelman and his former colleagues from T.J. Watson, Matt Korn and Mike Connors who also came to AOL, were crucial to taking AOL from a distant third position in online services to ...
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). [7] This does not include other instant messaging software related to or developed by AOL, such as ICQ and iChat. AIM version 4.7 (released 2001)
It acquires MapQuest for $1.1 billion in December. 2000 : America Online merges with Time Warner. While the "marriage" didn't last, it was biggest corporate merger in history at the time.
Decade Description 1970s–1980s The PLATO system (developed at the University of Illinois and subsequently commercially marketed by Control Data Corporation) offers early forms of social media with Notes, PLATO's message-forum application; TERM-talk, its instant-messaging feature; Talkomatic, perhaps the first online chat room; News Report, a crowd-sourced online newspaper, and blog; and ...
1.3.5 Instant messaging. ... Download as PDF; Printable version ... the 19th century when the telephone was invented and the 20th century when broadcasting began to ...
May 1997 – AOL launches AOL Instant Messenger with file transfer capabilities. [16] August 1997 – Hotline is announced at MacWorld, [17] and allows chat, forums, and file transfers. It becomes popular among Mac users. September 1997 – Windows Media Player 6.1 includes support for mp3 playback for the first time.
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