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2. Instant messaging - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Instant_messaging

   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. ICQ - Wikipedia

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   Website. 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]

4. AIM (software) - Wikipedia

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   Proprietary. Website. my .screenname .aol .com. 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 ...

5. Telegram (software) - Wikipedia

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   Telegram Messenger, commonly known as Telegram, is a cloud-based, cross-platform, encrypted instant messaging (IM) service. It was originally launched for iOS on 14 August 2013 and Android in October 2013. It allows users to exchange messages, share media and files, and hold private and group voice or video calls as well as public livestreams.

6. WeChat - Wikipedia

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   WeChat or Weixin in Chinese ( Chinese: 微信; pinyin: Wēixìn ( listen ⓘ); lit. 'micro-message') [a] is a Chinese instant messaging, social media, and mobile payment app developed by Tencent. First released in 2011, it became the world's largest standalone mobile app in 2018 [4] [5] with over 1 billion monthly active users.

7. iMessage - Wikipedia

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   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.

8. WhatsApp - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WhatsApp

   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.

9. Trillian (software) - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trillian_(software)

   Trillian is a proprietary multiprotocol instant messaging application created by Cerulean Studios. It is currently available for Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, Android, iOS, BlackBerry OS, and the Web.