Chanpory discusses Seven Instant Messaging SINS which really makes my mind tick. Points like don’t make yourself available 24/7 and do not expect a response are pretty good. I would like to add The 8th one Do Not Add multiple instances of your... (posted on 10 Nov 2007 by Technospot.Net)
Goodbye Messenger for Mac. Did anyone really use you? Well, there’s like iChat and Adium, which are much better, and support multiple logins of AIM, Gtalk, MSN, and Jabber. Microsoft has decided to abandon Messenger for Mac in an attempt to go for an... (posted on 6 Nov 2007 by Appletell)
Meebo added a much awaited new feature “File Transfer” to its IM service. Yahoo IM, Gtalk and others have this feature but it is only possible to transfer files between the users of the same IM, with meebo IM you can transfer files between other IM... (posted on 11 Sep 2007 by Technology Bites)
The incredibly popular AIM/Y!/MSN/gTalk/ICQ/Jabber chat web app Meebo is now sporting an iPhone-enhanced interface. Just visit Meebo on your iPhone to start using it. Since Apple’s iPhone doesn’t (yet) ship with an iChat-like application, instant... (posted on 16 Aug 2007 by PaulStamatiou.com)
You chat via something like Microsoft Messenger, or Skype.You talk about stuff, then you go.You don't say goodbye.You come back on-line, you see a friend and you ask a question, followed with: “Hi, BTW!”This happened for the umpteenth time on Thursday... (posted on 11 Aug 2007 by Blah, Blah! Technology)
Over the years many different chat clients have come into play.  AOL has their AIM client.  Yahoo has their own chat c.lient.  As does MSN.  Each service not only introduces their own proprietary protocol, but offers a client to use with it. Not to... (posted on 30 Jul 2007 by Beyond The BIts)
Theres been a significant increase in PDF spam in the past few weeks but spammers aren't stopping there. Now we're getting reports of Excel spam and IM spam floods (posted on 25 Jul 2007 by Realtime Messaging and Web Security)

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