The iconic instant messaging service will shut down in December after two decades
                                
                                
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                                    AOL announced Friday it will be shutting down its trailblazing instant messaging service AIM on Dec. 15, the  Verge  reports. According to  TechCrunch , AOL Instant Messenger became its own standalone app separate from the AOL desktop in 1997. It would go on to become many people's first experience with...