May 13, 2005 10:46 AM PDT

AOL exec on IM: 'Popular culture'

In an interview with CNET News.com on the eve of the AOL Instant Messenger Mail launch this week, Chamath Palihapitiya, vice president and general manager of AOL Instant Messenger and ICQ, talked of AIM as a communication portal with tools for everything from short message service to blogging and now e-mail.

"IM is so promising because it's the doorway for all the other forms of communication," he said. "People don't give us credit for this, but AIM is really part of popular culture--it's something we should all celebrate." Click here for the full interview.

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Pop culture,,,. ?????
Maybe for the 'newbies' and 'aol-ers'. But all the serious internet
users I know have long ago abandoned the garbage pile called AOL.
And AIM isn't even considered - too many other and better options.
Even ICQ has faded into the background. Try Skype for a modern
approach - it's IM and free phone calls too.
Posted by Earl Benser (4342 comments )
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Pop culture,,,. ?????
Maybe for the 'newbies' and 'aol-ers'. But all the serious internet
users I know have long ago abandoned the garbage pile called AOL.
And AIM isn't even considered - too many other and better options.
Even ICQ has faded into the background. Try Skype for a modern
approach - it's IM and free phone calls too.
Posted by Earl Benser (4342 comments )
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Ignorant Culture.
People who think aim IS im, are the people who have extremely spyware infested computers.

And AIM isnt heling with its own little spys running amuck the mess.
Posted by wazzledoozle (288 comments )
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I don't use IM
Organise your life, don't use IM - and avoid another security risk.
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Ignorant Culture.
People who think aim IS im, are the people who have extremely spyware infested computers.

And AIM isnt heling with its own little spys running amuck the mess.
Posted by wazzledoozle (288 comments )
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I don't use IM
Organise your life, don't use IM - and avoid another security risk.
Posted by (409 comments )
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