Join The Opt-In Program For The Facebook Messenger Beta Android App
Facebook is looking for beta testers to squash the bugs and road test the latest beta versions of Facebook Messenger for Android before they are released to the general public.
Windows Phone Users Can Now Install Facebook Messenger
Windows Phone users are now being rewarded for their patience, with Facebook Messenger now available for the platform. It's very Windows Phone-ish - lots of white and blue.
IMO Goes After Skype and Google Hangouts With Video and Audio Chatting
IMO just launched a newly designed interface, adding both video and voice calling functionality to its former IM platform. On top of this, it looks like a cross between Google Plus and Facebook.
Instagram Jumps Into The Mobile Messaging Market With Instagram Direct
Instagram has just started a chat-like feature called Instagram Direct, allowing users to share photos directly and have conversations about them.
Hangouts Extension For Chrome Brings Conversations To Your Desktop
Use Hangouts outside the browser. An overlooked Chrome extension from Google lets you chat without opening Gmail or Google+.
Facebook Revamping Messenger for Android, Integrates SMS
Facebook has launched a new version of its Messenger for Android, which also works with text messaging and comes with a whole new look.
Twitter Now Lets Any Follower DM You & Allows Scheduled Tweets For Ads
Twitter is quietly experimenting a new feature which lets anyone send you a DM, whether you are following them or not.
BitTorrent Chat Seeks To Bring Free P2P, Secure, User-Owned Instant Messaging
The makers of BitTorrent are looking to roll out a new instant messaging app that protects your privacy using the same infrastructure as the file-sharing network.
AIM Blast: Group Messaging for AOL Instant Messenger
I don't think you or I need to look at any official statistics to come to the conclusion that AOL Instant Messenger has been on a bit of a slope for the past few years. Skype, the messaging client of this decade, does everything that AIM can do, and usually even better. One of the nicest features available to Skype is the ability to create group conversations. I've come to realize that many users of AIM never knew that a similar feature has existed on AIM for years. That feature is AIM Blast.
Add The World's Largest Social Network & Online Game To Pidgin
With MSN (or Windows Live Messenger) being recently laid to rest and Skype not offering a protocol for us all to connect through, it's safe to say that all-purpose messengers like Pidgin are slowly falling out of favor. Nevertheless, it's still my all-time favorite and - although it's ancient - I am still a firm believer in AIM as a messenger. I still use it and many of my friends still use it. Text-based IMing is all I really care for and AIM gets the job done.
Neat Facebook Chat Hacks to Keep You Enjoying IM via Facebook [Weekly Facebook Tips]
Facebook chat is one of those things that's fantastic when everything is going well, yet very annoying when something's not right. Sadly, most people don't have the time to navigate all of the options and set their preferences just so. There's also a number of useful tricks you can do with Facebook chat messages that many people just don't realise is possible.