AOL Instant Messenger is an instant messaging and presence computer program which uses the proprietary OSCAR instant messaging protocol and the TOC protocol to allow registered users to communicate in real time.
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aol instant messenger is an instant messaging and presence computer program which uses the proprietary oscar instant messaging protocol and the toc protocol to allow registered users to communicate in real time.historyaol instant messenger was released by america online (aol) in may 1997. standalone official aim client software includes advertisements and is available for microsoft windows, windows mobile, mac os, mac os x, android, ios, blackberry os. the software, maintained by aol, inc., at one time had the largest share of the instant messaging market in north america, especially in the united states (with 52% of the total reported as of 2006). this does not include other instant messaging software related to or developed by aol, such as icq and ichat.downfallas of june 2011, one reported market share had collapsed to 0.73%. however, this number only reflects installed im applications, and not active users.protocolthe standard protocol that aim clients use to communicate is called open system for communication in realtime (oscar). most aolproduced versions of aim and popular third party aim clients use this protocol. however, aol also created a simpler protocol called toc that lacks many of oscar's features but is sometimes used for clients that only require basic chat functionality. the toc/toc2 protocol specifications were made available by aol, while oscar is a closed protocol that third parties have had to reverseengineer.
LINE is a Japanese proprietary application for instant messaging on smartphones and PCs. Line users exchange text messages, graphics, video and audio media, make free VoIP calls, and hold free audio or video conferences.
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