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Re:The Last Message Sent on AIM by cmonagle on Monday March 01, 2021 @08:08AM (#26302385)
It's worth noting that AIM did make several attempts to integrate social media features, admittedly a bit late (the same year Facebook launched Chat).

https://mashable.com/2008/05/19/aim-bebo-integration/

Re:The Last Message Sent on AIM by thesuitonym on Monday March 01, 2021 @09:34AM (#26303101)
I believe AIM tried this more than once, and every time it was laughed out of the room. Nobody wanted it.