http://im.about.com/ Get the latest headlines from the About.com Instant Messaging GuideSite. http://z.about.com/f/lg/s10.gif http://www.about.com/ 118 20 en-us 2008-10-04T00:00:29Z Sat, 04 Oct 2008 00:00:29 +0000 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://im.about.com/b/?p=130 In celebration of National Coming Out Day 2008, gay and lesbian IM users can dress their IM windows in a rainbow of beautiful colors with these fun and fab IM... http://im.about.com/b/?p=130 Fri, 10 Oct 2008 14:23:42 +0000 2008-10-10T14:23:42Z http://im.about.com/b/?p=129 Unless you are blessed to have an overactive mind, some days it can be difficult to come up with clever status and away messages for your IM and social networking... http://im.about.com/b/?p=129 Sat, 04 Oct 2008 00:00:29 +0000 2008-10-04T00:00:29Z http://im.about.com/b/?p=128 Prosecutors in Ottawa, CAN., said the IMs of two men may reveal their responsibility for crimes committed in an alleged credit and debit card fraud ring, the Ottawa Citizen reports. The... http://im.about.com/b/?p=128 Fri, 03 Oct 2008 00:00:04 +0000 2008-10-03T00:00:04Z http://im.about.com/b/?p=127 For those who say IM is dead, I beg them to consider the recent moves by two major tech players to garner an edge on the IM market. This week, Nokia... http://im.about.com/b/?p=127 Thu, 02 Oct 2008 00:58:41 +0000 2008-10-02T00:58:41Z http://im.about.com/b/?p=126 When AIM announced the release of its Mac 1.0 beta, conventional wisdom across the IM industry was “why?” Indeed, this is the question posed throughout the blogosphere and in the... http://im.about.com/b/?p=126 Wed, 01 Oct 2008 11:41:37 +0000 2008-10-01T11:41:37Z http://im.about.com/b/?p=125 Running on less RAM and offering a number of great new features, the brand new Digsby client update (also known as 'Build 32' by Team Digsby) takes the year's most... http://im.about.com/b/?p=125 Tue, 30 Sep 2008 00:00:15 +0000 2008-09-30T00:00:15Z http://im.about.com/b/?p=124 In this Reader’s Mailbag query, Brandon addresses several options for website and blog owners who are interested in harnessing the power of IM for their sites: Brandon, is there anyway to... http://im.about.com/b/?p=124 Mon, 29 Sep 2008 12:14:48 +0000 2008-09-29T12:14:48Z http://im.about.com/b/?p=123 As investigators in Florida continue to pursue leads on the whereabouts of Caylee Anthony, a child missing from Orlando since June 16, investigators said Friday claims made by the girl's... http://im.about.com/b/?p=123 Sat, 27 Sep 2008 01:00:37 +0000 2008-09-27T01:00:37Z http://im.about.com/b/?p=122 After initial testing of the Windows Live Messenger 9.0 beta, I've received a number of queries as to what I thought about the newest version of Microsoft's IM client; 'What... http://im.about.com/b/?p=122 Fri, 26 Sep 2008 14:04:43 +0000 2008-09-26T14:04:43Z http://im.about.com/b/?p=121 While planning for an upcoming trip to New York City, I was excited to find (finally!) a portable IM client that harnesses the power of Trillian in one little package.... http://im.about.com/b/?p=121 Thu, 18 Sep 2008 12:38:34 +0000 2008-09-18T12:38:34Z