Instant Messaging

Wow these text messages reign, don't they? Instant messages are a form of a real time communication amongst two or more people through typed text, most often on a cell phone or on internet.
What does HMU Mean
Acronyms are an interesting way of cutting down long words into a shorter, and an easier way of mentioning them. So what does HMU mean anyway? What does it have to do with Facebook?

Smiley Face Symbols
If you want to learn the new language of smiley face symbols or emoticons, you have landed on the right page. Here I provide an emoticon dictionary of sorts with smiley face symbols and meanings.

Best Away Messages
You are not offline or idle, you are simply away and you plan to return to chatting in some time. What do you do? Simple! Convey that to your online friends through an away message. Here are some of the best away messages you could make your own. Keep reading...

Nothing Says Sarcasm Like a SarcMark
Everyone who uses e-mail, writes letters, or reads anything online knows what punctuation marks to use so people will know the feeling behind the words. But what if they’re feeling sarcastic?

Abbreviations For Texting: IM, Chat, and SMS Slang
Some of the common terms, abbreviations, slang and symbols used in instant messaging, chat rooms, and also by users of the Short Message Service on mobile phones...

How Does Instant Messaging Work
Instant messaging applications are very popular these days, with users receiving real time messages as soon as they are sent. Read on to know more about instant messaging.

Dangers of Instant Messaging
Instant messaging is generally referred to as chatting or IM in internet slang. Have you ever wondered about whether there are any dangers of instant messaging? Read on to know more.

Benefits of Corporate Business Instant Messaging
The world has become a small global village, and the Internet is the superhighway that connects every house in this fist-sized world today. Apart from being a portal for information, entertainment and education, the Internet plays another very integral role – that of a communication device.

Corporate Instant Messaging Threats
Although Instant Messaging applications at offices are a convenient tool, it poses several threats. Read on to know more...

Email Etiquette - Instant Messaging Etiquette
Emails and instant messaging services are fashionable. There is a code of conduct to be followed even with these services. Here is information about email and instant messaging etiquette.

OMG, Students’ Internet Lexicon Creeps into School Writing
A new study released last week shows that secondary school students’ writing reflects the modern age with occasional slips into "e-speak."