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If you remember these 6 instant messaging apps, you’re officially old

These days, we take internet-based chatting for granted. We're spoiled by a massive (and admittedly fragmented) ecosystem of direct messaging (DM) services on our phones and PCs, ranging from WhatsApp ...
AOL

5 Instant Messaging Apps Only Millennials Will Remember

If you were born anywhere between 1981 and 1996, you might remember an internet that's vastly different from the one we use today. Along with experiencing a smorgasbord of '80s and '90s nostalgia, ...
Network World

Instant messaging service Wire open-sources its server code

This is a good time for open-source communication systems. The decentralized, free software, Twitter-esque social network Mastodon seems to be doing rather well. And now Wire, the end-to-end encrypted ...
Houston Chronicle

Yahoo adds video feature to instant messaging

SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Yahoo! Inc. is adding video capabilities to its instant messaging service as it tries to avoid being left in the dust by America Online and Microsoft. Instant messaging is one of ...