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

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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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it is supposed to be (possibly) a replacement for email and instant messaging. Have invited some people to use, only way to get it at the mo
philboden (Phil Boden) Sun, 13 Dec 2009 18:24:53 -0000
it is supposed to be (possibly) a replacement for email and instant messaging. Have invited some people to use, only way to get it at the mo
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AnimeFreak121 (Joey Molloy) Sun, 13 Dec 2009 18:21:02 -0000
@CloboTheHobo REJOYCE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! THE I-pod& the Instant Messaging merge^^ Beautiful things await xD
Instant messaging my friends got home from church two hours ago.
chrisc98 (Chris Cianciolo) Sun, 13 Dec 2009 17:56:55 -0000
Instant messaging my friends got home from church two hours ago.
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