Web Revival

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A movement focused on capturing the creativity and openness of the early Internet.

We aren't here to watch Big Web burn (we have plenty of communities for that) but to find positive ways we can make the Small Web better.

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RetroAIM (github.com)

submitted 1 day ago by Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world to c/webrevival@lemm.ee

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I just heard about RetroAIM. Which is a way to use AIM (AOL Instant Messanger) in the modern day, running your own servers.

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[–] princessnorah@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 1 day ago

SMS is older than AIM by four years. Before 3G, and before phones like the iPhone and Android devices, using internet on a mobile was clunky and awful anyway. SMS and XMPP did not really directly compete.