AIM Pages

AIM Pages was a free website released in May 2006 by AOL in replacement of AIMSpace.[1] Anyone who had an AIM Screenname and was at least 16 years of age could create their own web page and share it with buddies from their AIM Buddy list.

Layout

AIM Pages included links to the email and Instant Message of the owner, along with a section listing the owners "buddies", which included AIM Screennames. It was possible to create modules in a Module T microformat[2] Video hosting sites like Netflix and YouTube could be added to ones AIM Page, as well as other sites like Amazon.com It was also possible to insert HTML code.

The main focus of AIM Pages was the integration of external modules, like those listed above, into the AOL Instant Messenger experience[3]

Discontinuation

As of late 2007, AIM Pages had been discontinued.[2]

Links to AIM Pages are now being redirected to AOL Lifestream,[3] AOL's new site aimed at collecting external modules in one place, independent of AOL Instant Messenger buddies.[4]

References
  1. Cashmore, Pete. "AIM Pages". Mashable. Retrieved 24 September 2012.
  2. AOL Instant Messenger#AIM Pages
  3. MacManus, Richard. "AIM Pages - AOL Breaking Down the Walled Garden". Archived from the original on 2012-05-19. Retrieved 24 September 2012.
  4. "AOL Lifestream". Archived from the original on 23 September 2012. Retrieved 24 September 2012.
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