It has been several years since instant messaging worked its way from teens' rooms to boardrooms. What started as an easy and hip way for youngsters to communicate with their peers has turned into an ...

My former supervisor and I used to rely on instant messaging as a critical application to get our jobs done. As Web site managers, we could run through the site code together in one window and in ...

Smoking cessation long-term rates were not improved using a mobile instant messaging-supported exercise intervention vs brief cessation advice.

Before the days of iMessage, WhatsApp, and RCS texting, instant messaging (IM'ing) ruled the roost - here are six iconic clients that defined the era.

Dec. 9 -- HottiEKelly248 [10:25 PM]: HeY is that you ImARealSweetheart? rEmember me? I'm kelly, we talked a few nights ago and I just wanted to get to know you more. Recently, we created a brand-new ...

UPDATE (February 18, 2026): Google is working to fix one of the main annoyances of Google Messages. Read more about it at the end of the article. Summary: Google Messages is a messaging service from ...

Consider this scenario: You have your whole staff assembled for a planning meeting. People have their laptops and Blackberries to take notes and respond to urgent e-mails. Two employees in the back of ...

Many people were surprised to hear recently that ICQ -- the once-popular instant messaging (IM) client -- will shut down on June 26. I suspect more people were surprised to hear that ICQ (supposedly ...