Popular social media shuts down after 20 years

The iconic Yahoo messenger is all set to shut down operations today (July 17) after being in service for over 20 years. 

Users will have about six months to preserve history while being shipped to an alternative platform, Squirrel. 

In a statement on their website, Yahoo said that Messenger was going away because "as the communications landscape continues to change over, we're focusing on building and introducing new, exciting communications tools that better fit consumer needs."