That’s the power of instant messaging, which has become such a vital part of our everyday lives that we rarely stop to think about it. There is much less published research on private social ...

Exchanging text messages in real time between two or more people logged into an instant messaging (IM ... THIS DEFINITION IS FOR PERSONAL USE ONLY. All other reproduction requires permission.

whereas instant messaging employs the Internet. Text messages are typically limited to 160 characters, but instant messages can be longer. THIS DEFINITION IS FOR PERSONAL USE ONLY. All other ...