The fact that the company formerly known as America Online will discontinue its Dial-up service next month has prompted two kinds of reactions on the internet that it pioneered. First: Wait, AOL ...

Online chat applications will continue, but one of its first forms will be dead on Dec. 15, 2017. AOL wrote Friday on its AOL Instant Messenger page that after 20 years of running, AIM will shut down.

The fact that the company formerly known as America Online will discontinue its Dial-up service next month has prompted two kinds of reactions on the internet that it pioneered. But there's a reaction ...