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Instant messaging is a form of real-time communication between two or more people based on typed text. The text is conveyed via computers connected over a network such as the Internet.
Overview
Instant messaging requires the use of a client program that hooks up an instant messaging service and differs from e-mail in that conversations are then able to happen in realtime. Most services offer a presence information feature, indicating whether people on one's list of contacts are currently online and available to chat. This may be called a contact list. In early instant messaging programs, each letter appeared as it was typed, and when letters were deleted to correct typos this was also seen in real time. This made it more like a telephone conversation than exchanging letters. In modern instant messaging programs, the other party in the conversation generally only sees each line of text right after a new line is started. Most instant messaging applications also include the ability to set a status message, roughly analogous to the message on a telephone answering machine.
Popular instant messaging services on the public Internet include Qnext, Windows Live Messenger, AOL Instant Messenger, Yahoo! Messenger, Skype, Google Talk, .NET Messenger Service, Jabber, QQ, Excite/Pal iChat and ICQ. These services owe many ideas to an older (and still popular) online chat medium known as Internet Relay Chat (IRC).
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I despise Instant Messaging. AIM got an update & forced a browser restart for a toolbar addon. If I wanted CONVERSATION, I'd use a phone.
billyfens (Bill Fenstermaker) Wed, 04 Nov 2009 13:52:06 -0000
I despise Instant Messaging. AIM got an update & forced a browser restart for a toolbar addon. If I wanted CONVERSATION, I'd use a phone.
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hal_twit (Sergey Katsubo) Wed, 04 Nov 2009 13:32:03 -0000
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I'm not certain how I feel about our new instant messaging program at work. A little much, perhaps?
mustangallie (Alicia Baker) Wed, 04 Nov 2009 13:23:27 -0000
I'm not certain how I feel about our new instant messaging program at work. A little much, perhaps?
My blackberry is a headache and a half, if it wasn't for the instant messaging I'd think about investing into an iphone!
nikkyloves (Nikky) Wed, 04 Nov 2009 12:38:17 -0000
My blackberry is a headache and a half, if it wasn't for the instant messaging I'd think about investing into an iphone!
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BusCommHeadline (BusCommHeadlines) Wed, 04 Nov 2009 12:37:34 -0000
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Hi , do we realy need an email these days with everybody wanting instant gratification messaging.
supritpal (Suprit Pal Singh) Wed, 04 Nov 2009 12:06:42 -0000
Hi , do we realy need an email these days with everybody wanting instant gratification messaging.
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Jephyr Instant Messaging System - Protocol specification for client-server instant messaging with a Java implementation.
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OnlineCall - Instant messaging service that supports video and voice conversations.
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Outlook LAN Messenger - Low Cost LAN Instant Messenger for communication within Office. Software
includes Text, Group & Voice Chat, Remote Desktop, Share MS Outlook Calendar,
email. Offline messaging, Reminder. Works within LAN & Subnet.
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Outlook LAN Messenger - Low Cost LAN Instant Messenger for communication within Office. Software
includes Text, Group & Voice Chat, Remote Desktop, Share MS Outlook Calendar,
email. Offline messaging, Reminder. Works within LAN & Subnet.
Meta Description: [ Outlook LAN Messenger is an interoffice Instant Messaging Software. Download this Corporate Instant Messenger and try for free ]
PresenceWorks - Tool for integrating instant messaging client capabilities into business software.
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