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Instant Messaging

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Instant messaging is a popular way for people to stay connected with one another. Instant messaging has many different functions that allow users to text, video, call, play games and more. Many instant messaging services are free for the user to download, making them a highly valuable communication tool. Some of the most popular instant messaging services on the internet include AIM, Facebook Chat, Windows Live Messenger and Skype. There are instant messaging services available for mobile phones too.


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  • FB logo Facebook Chat
  • texting on Blackberry Mobile Messengers
  • skype_logo Skype
  • windows-live-messenger_logo Windows Live Messenger

Instant Messaging: A Brief History

Instant Messaging is an extremely popular communication tool. Instant messaging on the Internet was first available in the late 1980s through Quantum Link online services.

Internet-wide GUI based messaging clients became popular in the 1990s.

Jabber was introduced in 2000, which utilized open source application and open standards based protocol.

Social networking providers began to offer instant messaging capabilities in 2010.

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