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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. iMessage - Wikipedia

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   iMessage. iMessage is an instant messaging service developed by Apple Inc. and launched in 2011. iMessage functions exclusively on Apple platforms – including macOS, iOS, iPadOS, and watchOS – as part of Apple's approach to inter-device integration, which has been described by media outlets as a means of achieving vendor lock-in. [1] [2] [3 ...

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. Comparison of user features of messaging platforms - Wikipedia

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   Instant messaging has since seen a revival in popularity in the form of "messaging apps" (usually on mobile devices) which by 2014 had more users than social networks. As of 2010, social networking providers often offer IM abilities. Facebook Chat is a form of instant messaging, and Twitter can be thought of as a Web 2.0 instant messaging system.

6. Comparison of cross-platform instant messaging clients

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   A multi-device, device-agnostic model is designed for accessibility on multiple devices, regardless of desktop or mobile. Examples of such messaging services include: Skype , Facebook Messenger , Google Hangouts (subsequently Google Chat ), Telegram , ICQ , Element , Slack , Discord , etc. Users have more options as usernames or email addresses ...

7. AIM (software) - Wikipedia

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   AIM ( AOL Instant Messenger, sometimes stylized as aim) was an instant messaging and presence computer program created by AOL, which used the proprietary OSCAR instant messaging protocol and the TOC protocol to allow registered users to communicate in real time. AIM was popular by the late 1990s, in United States and other countries, and was ...