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. Software ...

In a world of nonstop busyness, instant messaging is easier, faster and simpler than other types of communication. Now that it’s shown its worth, companies are rushing to make a good thing even better ...

COMMENTARY-- Face it: It's unreasonable to expect Miss Manners to rule on the finer points of our technological lifestyle, such as the niceties of instant messaging. Thankfully, TalkBack readers are ...

Under my bed, I have a box stuffed with high school memories, including a bright orange binder, labeled “Warning, this is not school-related.” Inside, there are pages and pages of deeply meaningful ...

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 ...

Brits sent 1.6 billion fewer texts over the past year amid the rise of instant messaging services, according to new data.

The popularity of instant messaging has grown exponentially in the past decade, but the communication platform’s immediacy presents users with endless opportunities to come off the wrong way. These ...

In this article we are going to list the 15 most popular instant messaging apps. Click to skip ahead and jump to the 5 most popular instant messaging apps. I am sure many of the people who are reading ...

Now that we are glued to screens even more than we were before you can’t help but think about the power of technology every day, especially when it comes to communicating with our colleagues, friends, ...

Chat is almost as old as the internet itself. But this year, investors and big tech companies alike treated workplace messaging as the next big thing. Slack announced a $250 million investment in ...

Google has launched an instant-messaging program that allows text chat and computer-to-computer voice connections, a move that highlights the search giant's increasing competition with Yahoo, ...

The use of instant messaging technology has grown from its early days as a casual method to keep in touch with friends and family. Today, instant messaging offers multiple benefits from a business ...