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Aug. 20 -- Although instant messaging is often associated with teen-agers chatting online, corporations are increasingly looking toward the tool as a way to boost worker productivity. Around 18.3 ...
Real-time stock quotes may soon be available on request through popular Internet chat programs under a deal this week that offers the latest sign of instant messaging's growing maturity.
N E W   Y O R K, July 29 -- These days, information technology has about as much buzz as a beehive in winter — except enterprise instant messaging. The noise from that corner of corporate ...
So instant messaging in my - and my generation's point of view - hasn't gone out fashion, it has merely changed its meaning and definition.
Not so well-received: Though Tumblr claims its users have been wanting instant messaging for a while now, some reacted with disapproval on Tumblr's Facebook announcement of the new feature.
Instant messaging on your network can be a productivity tool, but also a security hazard, legal minefield, and threat to worker productivity.
AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) has risen from the ashes. Now called AIM Phoenix, the popular messaging application from the late 90s and early 2000s is back. But this time it's not run by America Online.
What does text messaging vs. instant messaging actually mean? Find out inside PCMag's comprehensive tech and computer-related encyclopedia.
ICQ, a once-popular instant messaging service, announced on Friday via its website that it would be shutting down next month. "ICQ will stop working from June 26," reads a message on ICQ.com.
Does Gmail want to be an instant messaging client? Last month the popular webmail app shipped an emoji reactions bar in the mobile app, where a single tap would send a new email with your emoji ...