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2. Instant messaging - Wikipedia

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   Overview. Instant messaging is a set of communication technologies used for text-based communication between two ( private messaging) or more (chat room) participants over the Internet or other types of networks (see also LAN messenger ). [6] IM chats happen in real-time.

3. Comparison of user features of messaging platforms - Wikipedia

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   SMS ( short message service) is a text messaging service component of most telephone, Internet, and mobile device systems. It uses standardized communication protocols to enable mobile devices to exchange short text messages. An intermediary service can facilitate a text-to-voice conversion to be sent to landlines.

4. Telegram (software) - Wikipedia

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   Telegram is the most popular instant messaging application in parts of Europe, Asia, and Africa. [16] [17] As of 2024, registration to Telegram requires a smartphone . As of March 2024, [update] Telegram has more than 900 million monthly active users, [18] with India leading in the number of users. [19]

5. WhatsApp - Wikipedia

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   WhatsApp (officially WhatsApp Messenger) is an instant messaging (IM) and voice-over-IP (VoIP) service owned by technology conglomerate Meta. It allows users to send text , voice messages and video messages, [15] make voice and video calls, and share images, documents, user locations, and other content.

6. Milestones: A look back at AOL's 35 year history as an ...

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   2017: AOL officially shutters its Instant Messenger platform after a 20-year run. It also announces the inception of Oath, Verizon's new digital umbrella, bringing AOL, Yahoo, HuffPost, Engadget ...

7. Comparison of cross-platform instant messaging clients

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   Messaging services can operate around different models, based on security and accessibility considerations. A mobile-focused, phone number-based model operates on the concept of primary and secondary devices. Examples of such messaging services include: WhatsApp, Viber, Line, WeChat, Signal, etc. The primary device is a mobile phone and is ...

8. ICQ - Wikipedia

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   icq .com. ICQ New is a cross-platform instant messaging (IM) and VoIP client. The name ICQ derives from the English phrase "I Seek You". [1] Originally developed by the Israeli company Mirabilis in 1996, the client was bought by AOL in 1998, and then by Mail.Ru Group (now VK) in 2010. [2]

9. Viber - Wikipedia

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   The Viber messenger is very popular in Greece, Eastern Europe, Russia, the Middle East, and some Asian markets. [58] India was the largest market for Viber as of December 2014 with 33 million registered users, the fifth most popular instant messenger in the country.