Google and AOL have restored the interoperability between their instant messaging networks. The issue was temporarily suspended due to a spam flood originating in AOL’s AIM that affected Gmail Chat and Google Talk users. The New York Times reported that about 40 AOL employees have gotten pink slips, among them many AIM staffers. In the past week, there have been several published reports that AOL is planning layoffs, and that the AIM team will be particularly hard hit by the staff reduction. AIM generates about $50 million in annual revenue and costs about half as much to operate, the Times reported.”]
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