20 years ago, two things hit the internet that changed our lives. One, Slashdot, inspired a generation of news aggregation sites, and is still with us today. The other, AOL Instant Messenger, also inspired a generation of communications software, but is sadly no longer with us as of this week.

Watch the full episode at http://twit.tv/twit/635

Host: Leo Laporte

Guests: Mikah Sargent, Christina Warren, and Ben Parr

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