AIM was the original social network, with status updates, messaging, profiles, ubiquitous usage within social groups, chat rooms, etc. Plus it was widely used f

AIM was the original social network, with status updates, messaging, profiles, ubiquitous usage within social groups, chat rooms, etc. Plus it was widely used for in-office communication. AIM was Facebook, and Slack, and more. It's sort of amazing that AOL blew what they had.