Their firms blocked access to America Online's AOL Instant Messenger and competing services. They were worried about viruses and other security threats, and that the content couldn't be monitored and ...

Instant messaging is booming. Almost everywhere you look, people are typing messages to friends and work colleagues at a frantic pace. These are not e-mails but rather short messages that often travel ...

America Online Inc. said it’s close to releasing an interoperable version of its instant messenging and ICQ real-time chat services. The Dulles, Va.-based Internet service provider filed a status ...

One of the internet's oldest instant messaging services, ICQ, is closing down. Credit: Costfoto/NurPhoto via Getty Images One of the oldest, still-running online platforms is finally closing its doors ...

Oct 8 (Reuters) - Russia's communications regulator has blocked instant messaging platform Discord for violating Russian law, the TASS news agency reported on Tuesday, making the San Francisco-based ...

Many people were surprised to hear recently that ICQ -- the once-popular instant messaging (IM) client -- will shut down on June 26. I suspect more people were surprised to hear that ICQ (supposedly ...

WASHINGTON — Sure, instant messaging is fast and efficient. For many teenagers, it’s also a great way to avoid those OMG moments — that’s ‘‘omigod’’ — of mortifying face-to-face confrontations. More ...

The generation of teens that's grown up with instant messaging, online chat and social networking sites might not be quite as cavalier about privacy as it seems. Consider, while the majority of teens ...

WASHINGTON — Sure, instant messaging is fast and efficient. For many teenagers, it’s also a great way to avoid those OMG moments — that’s ‘‘omigod’’ — of mortifying face-to-face confrontations. More ...

WASHINGTON — Sure, instant messaging is fast and efficient. For many teenagers, it’s also a great way to avoid those OMG moments — that’s “omigod” — of mortifying face-to-face confrontations. More ...