Editing 94: Profile Creation Flowchart
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β | {{w|AIM_(software)|AIM}} (short for AOL Instant Messenger, now defunct) | + | {{w|AIM_(software)|AIM}} (short for AOL Instant Messenger, now defunct) offered its users profile pages to share info about themselves or their friends. Randall notes that these pages fall into one of three categories: |
*People without friends or significant others who linked to their {{w|LiveJournal}} (a blogging service popular in the early 2000s); | *People without friends or significant others who linked to their {{w|LiveJournal}} (a blogging service popular in the early 2000s); | ||
*People with friends and significant others who would celebrate their relationship all over their page; | *People with friends and significant others who would celebrate their relationship all over their page; | ||
*People with friends who would fill their profile with inside jokes only their friends could understand. | *People with friends who would fill their profile with inside jokes only their friends could understand. | ||
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Both AIM and LiveJournal were known for their teenage user base, as shown by the title text's fictional AIM screen name. | Both AIM and LiveJournal were known for their teenage user base, as shown by the title text's fictional AIM screen name. |