AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) has risen from the ashes. Now called AIM Phoenix, the popular messaging application from the late 90s and early 2000s is back.

Is there anything like AOL chat rooms?

AOL Instant Messenger, IRC, and other similar chat services dont really exist much anymore despite the spike in data-driven messaging services. However, there are still some excellent chat room experiences out there if you know where to find them. There are a ton of messenger apps that allow for group chats.

Is AOL mail going away?

But the iconic America Online brand, the gateway to the web in its early days, is officially no more. The brand will be phased out in Verizons $5 billion fire sale of its media assets, consisting of AOL and Yahoo, to Apollo Global Management, announced Monday.