AOL AIM To Shut Down; 4 Apps That Could Replace It By: Benzinga via Benzinga October 06, 2017 at 15:22 PM EDT After 20 years, Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE: VZ) is officially shutting down AOL Instant Messenger. AIM was one of the first ... Read More >> Related Stocks: Aimia Inc Bio-Techne Corp Microsoft Twitter, Inc. Verizon Communications