instant messaging - Revision history

Woozle: rephrasing of overview

2008-05-20T22:21:21Z

rephrasing of overview

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	[[category:computer terminology]]"'''Instant messaging'''", or "IM", refers to electronic communication wherein short text messages are sent with a very short delay (usually 1 second or less) between the sending and the receipt. ~~(This delay is usually called the "lag time".)~~ It most commonly refers to the various IM services such as [[AIM]], Yahoo!, MSN, and [[ICQ]], but can also refer to [[IRC]].		[[category:computer terminology]]"'''Instant messaging'''", or "IM", refers to electronic communication wherein short text messages are sent and received in "[[realtime]]" (i.e. with a very short delay or "lag time" – usually 1 second or less – between the sending and the receipt). It most commonly refers to the various IM services such as [[AIM]], Yahoo!, MSN, and [[ICQ]], but can also refer to [[IRC]].

	Text-paging on a [[cell phone]] (especially if the recipient is equipped to send back a text message in reply) is also sometimes referred to as IM, but the lag time for such messaging is usually rather longer (seconds to minutes).		Text-paging on a [[cell phone]] (especially if the recipient is equipped to send back a text message in reply) is also sometimes referred to as IM, but the lag time for such messaging is usually rather longer (seconds to minutes).

Woozle: news: IM teen renaissance

2008-05-20T22:19:40Z

news: IM teen renaissance

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	Text-paging on a [[cell phone]] (especially if the recipient is equipped to send back a text message in reply) is also sometimes referred to as IM, but the lag time for such messaging is usually rather longer (seconds to minutes).		Text-paging on a [[cell phone]] (especially if the recipient is equipped to send back a text message in reply) is also sometimes referred to as IM, but the lag time for such messaging is usually rather longer (seconds to minutes).
	==Reference==		==Links==
			===Reference===
	* {{wikipedia}}		* {{wikipedia}}
			===News===
			* '''2008-05-15''' [http://technology.newscientist.com/article/mg19826566.600-instant-messaging-a-linguistic-renaissance-for-teens.html Instant messaging 'a linguistic renaissance' for teens]: "In a paper to be published in the spring 2008 issue of [[American Speech]], the researchers argue that far from ruining teenagers' ability to communicate, IM lets teenagers show off what they can do with language."

Woozle: catg: computer terminology

2007-05-13T13:51:30Z

catg: computer terminology

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	"'''Instant messaging'''", or "IM", refers to electronic communication wherein short text messages are sent with a very short delay (usually 1 second or less) between the sending and the receipt. (This delay is usually called the "lag time".) It most commonly refers to the various IM services such as [[AIM]], Yahoo!, MSN, and [[ICQ]], but can also refer to [[IRC]].		[[category:computer terminology]]"'''Instant messaging'''", or "IM", refers to electronic communication wherein short text messages are sent with a very short delay (usually 1 second or less) between the sending and the receipt. (This delay is usually called the "lag time".) It most commonly refers to the various IM services such as [[AIM]], Yahoo!, MSN, and [[ICQ]], but can also refer to [[IRC]].

	Text-paging on a [[cell phone]] (especially if the recipient is equipped to send back a text message in reply) is also sometimes referred to as IM, but the lag time for such messaging is usually rather longer (seconds to minutes).		Text-paging on a [[cell phone]] (especially if the recipient is equipped to send back a text message in reply) is also sometimes referred to as IM, but the lag time for such messaging is usually rather longer (seconds to minutes).
	==Reference==		==Reference==
	* {{wikipedia}}		* {{wikipedia}}

Woozle: reference: wikipedia

2007-05-13T13:50:40Z

reference: wikipedia

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	Text-paging on a [[cell phone]] (especially if the recipient is equipped to send back a text message in reply) is also sometimes referred to as IM, but the lag time for such messaging is usually rather longer (seconds to minutes).		Text-paging on a [[cell phone]] (especially if the recipient is equipped to send back a text message in reply) is also sometimes referred to as IM, but the lag time for such messaging is usually rather longer (seconds to minutes).
			==Reference==
			* {{wikipedia}}

Woozle: post-move cleanup

2007-04-28T00:17:37Z

post-move cleanup

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	[[Instant ~~Messaging]] (often abbreviated~~ IM) refers to ~~elecronic~~ communication wherein short text messages are sent with a very short delay (usually 1 second or less) between the sending and the receipt (~~often~~ called "lag time"). It most commonly refers to the various IM services such as [[AIM]], Yahoo!, MSN, and ICQ, but can also refer to [[IRC]].		"'''Instant messaging'''", or "IM", refers to electronic communication wherein short text messages are sent with a very short delay (usually 1 second or less) between the sending and the receipt. (This delay is usually called the "lag time".) It most commonly refers to the various IM services such as [[AIM]], Yahoo!, MSN, and [[ICQ]], but can also refer to [[IRC]].

	Text-paging on a cell phone (especially if the recipient is equipped to send back a text message in reply) is also sometimes referred to as IM, but the lag time for such messaging is usually rather longer (seconds to minutes).		Text-paging on a [[cell phone]] (especially if the recipient is equipped to send back a text message in reply) is also sometimes referred to as IM, but the lag time for such messaging is usually rather longer (seconds to minutes).

Woozle: Instant Messaging moved to instant messaging: capitalization standards

2007-04-28T00:15:07Z

Instant Messaging moved to instant messaging: capitalization standards

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Woozle at 13:49, 31 December 2005

2005-12-31T13:49:08Z

New page

[[Instant Messaging]] (often abbreviated IM) refers to elecronic communication wherein short text messages are sent with a very short delay (usually 1 second or less) between the sending and the receipt (often called "lag time"). It most commonly refers to the various IM services such as [[AIM]], Yahoo!, MSN, and ICQ, but can also refer to [[IRC]].

Text-paging on a cell phone (especially if the recipient is equipped to send back a text message in reply) is also sometimes referred to as IM, but the lag time for such messaging is usually rather longer (seconds to minutes).