Instant messaging for the workplace: I've been tasked with exploring instant messaging options for a large department within a much larger business. [more inside]
posted by SweetTeaAndABiscuit on Aug 29, 2009 - 24 answers

My boyfriend Skype-IMed his mother a very dirty greeting that was meant for me. It still shows the circling icon that I think happens when you try to send a user a message when the user does not have Skype running at the time. Is there any way to delete this before she gets it? He's freaking out, as you would too, if I told you what he just told his mother.
posted by anthropomorphic on Jun 30, 2009 - 12 answers

Need help finding a quick and easy instant messaging (IM) program. [more inside]
posted by mr. creosote on Jan 1, 2008 - 21 answers

What happened to character-by-character chat? I miss the intimacy, subtle nuances of meaning, and most of all the ability to interrupt one another and complete one another's sentences that was inherent in old-school unix 'talk'. How can I replicate this nowadays? [more inside]
posted by dmd on May 21, 2007 - 21 answers

I'm looking for an article I read online a few years ago. It mentioned how many emails, instant messages and phone calls it takes to equal one in-the-flesh date, such as "it takes one email conversation or 1 hour of instant messaging to equal one date". Help me find it!!!
posted by damnjezebel on Apr 24, 2007 - 4 answers

Which instant message system and client to use for my extended family? [more inside]
posted by anadem on Nov 25, 2006 - 17 answers

Why can't I access certain things on New Orleans City-Wide WiFi? [more inside]
posted by radioamy on Jul 19, 2006 - 7 answers

Is there an IM client that will allow voice chat from behind a firewall? I can change my settings but the person I'm trying to talk to is sitting behind a Linksys router with default firewall settings and is unwilling to let me change them.
posted by Krrrlson on Nov 22, 2004 - 6 answers