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    The End of Instant Messaging (As We Know It)
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    According to product manager Peter Deng, some 75 million people—a little more than 60% of active users—have tried out the toolbar. "We had messaging, we had wall-to-wall [posting], and we thought having that private conversation was necessary ... It enables a channel of constant communication between you and your friends." Full Article at Business Week
    We had messaging, we had wall-to-wall [posting], and we thought having that private conversation was necessary ... It enables a channel of constant communication between you and your friends.
    SOURCE: Business Week 12 months ago
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  1. Activity [in AIM] is going down because of all the different sites available ... So we're working on making AIM more social and viral.
    – David Liu SOURCE: Business Week 12 months ago

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