A once-popular but now extinct "buddy" on America Online's Instant Messenger that freely answered questions on movie times, weather and stocks is poised to make a comeback next month--but at a price.

The real-time, text-based conversation experience known as “instant messaging” seems brand-new. But, believe it or not, I first experienced “IM” way back in 1985. At the time I was working for the ...

Instant messaging (IM) -- whether companies view it as a worker productivity booster or a security threat -- is a popular communication application that many workers use, with or without permission, ...

Do you want to use Signal on your PC? The Signal instant messaging app is known as a great alternative to WhatsApp and Telegram, and stands out for its focus on taking care of users' privacy. In this ...

About 20 years ago, I started driving co-workers within listening distance crazy with constant chirps of “Uh oh!” emanating from my laptop. It was all coming from a nifty little program I’d discovered ...

The inclusion of video in an instant messaging (IM) system, turning it into a video call. For example, in 2003, Apple introduced its iSight video camera for use with its iChat instant messaging. See ...

You can do a lot of things on Session Messenger on Windows PC. The following are the basic things you need to know to use the Session messenger. Create a Session account Send a message to a Session ...

Yahoo Inc. said it will begin to charge for phone calls made over the Internet through its Yahoo Messenger instant communications tool. The Santa Clara, Calif.-based company offers its Yahoo Messenger ...

A recent report from Burton Group, "Instant Messaging: It's Not Just Idle Chatter," has highlighted the necessity of creating policies to govern the use of instant messaging (IM) within a company.