YM was not only a tool for communication but also a medium that replaced the old-fashioned phone telebabad, exchange of love letters, and even allowed collaborative activities. Acquaintances evolved into friendships, and for the lucky ones like myself, some friendships developed into romantic relationships. The best way to extend the social relationships we had in campus then was through nightly one-on-one or group YM conversations. It was a period where Facebook, smartphones, and apps did not exist or were in their infancy stages. The Instant Messenger (IM) client/application had its heyday in the late 1990’s to mid-2000’s, a period that, for me, bridged high school and college days. For Filipinos of a certain age, reading recent news bits of the good-ol’ Yahoo! Messenger (YM) ceasing its operations felt like the death of a dear, childhood friend.
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