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* {{quotation | Instant messaging allows you to maintain a list of people that you wish to interact with. You can send messages to any of the people in your list, often called a buddy list or contact list, as long as that person is online. Sending a message opens up a small window where you and your friend can type in messages that both of you can see}} - ([http://www.howstuffworks.com/instant-messaging.htm How Instant Messaging Works] retrieved 13:40, 27 May 2006 (MEST)) | * {{quotation | Instant messaging allows you to maintain a list of people that you wish to interact with. You can send messages to any of the people in your list, often called a buddy list or contact list, as long as that person is online. Sending a message opens up a small window where you and your friend can type in messages that both of you can see}} - ([http://www.howstuffworks.com/instant-messaging.htm How Instant Messaging Works] retrieved 13:40, 27 May 2006 (MEST)) | ||
* {{quotation | Instant messaging requires the use of a client program that hooks up an instant messaging service and differs from e-mail in that conversations are then able to happen in realtime. Most services offer a presence information feature, indicating whether people on one's list of contacts are currently online and available to chat. This may be called a contact list. }} [[Wikipedia:Instant messaging]]. | |||
== Features == | == Features and benefits == | ||
Here are the most common features | |||
Here are the most common features: | |||
* Instant messages | * Instant messages | ||
* Contact List management | * Contact List management | ||
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* Audio conferencing | * Audio conferencing | ||
* Chat rooms. | * Chat rooms. | ||
Benefits: | |||
* In contrast to e-mails or phone, the parties know whether the peer is available (users can set to online or offline status if they wish). | |||
* People are not forced to reply immediately to incoming messages. | |||
* There is a trace. Instant messages typically get logged in a local message history | |||
* It is easy to exchange links (compared to a phone call). | |||
== Standards and systems == | |||
=== Standards === | |||
* Although there are proposals for standardization, these are not widely implemented | |||
* However, some clients like the the open source [[Wikipedia:Gaim]] allow to communicate with different "universes". | |||
=== Types === | |||
* Internet Relay Chat (IRC) like systems (the original, 1996) | |||
* Typical modern systems like AIM, MSN, Yahoo that offer many features (including voice and video chat). | |||
* Small IM blocks integrated into portals like [[LMS]]s and [[C3MS]] (web based, no special client needed). | |||
=== Popular systems === | |||
* AIM (America online) | |||
* MSN Messenger (Microsoft) | |||
* Yahoo Messenger | |||
* ICQ ("I seek you") | |||
See the [[Wikipedia: Instant messaging]] article for more | |||
== Instant messaging in education == | == Instant messaging in education == | ||
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Jeff Tyson, How Stuff Works, [http://www.howstuffworks.com/instant-messaging.htm How Instant Messaging Works] | Jeff Tyson, How Stuff Works, [http://www.howstuffworks.com/instant-messaging.htm How Instant Messaging Works] | ||
[[Category: Technologies]] | [[Category: Technologies]] | ||
Revision as of 15:12, 27 May 2006
Instant messaging is a form of text-based real-time communication on the Internet
- “Instant messaging allows you to maintain a list of people that you wish to interact with. You can send messages to any of the people in your list, often called a buddy list or contact list, as long as that person is online. Sending a message opens up a small window where you and your friend can type in messages that both of you can see” - (How Instant Messaging Works retrieved 13:40, 27 May 2006 (MEST))
- “Instant messaging requires the use of a client program that hooks up an instant messaging service and differs from e-mail in that conversations are then able to happen in realtime. Most services offer a presence information feature, indicating whether people on one's list of contacts are currently online and available to chat. This may be called a contact list.” Wikipedia:Instant messaging.
Features and benefits
Here are the most common features:
- Instant messages
- Contact List management
- Web Links sharing
- Files transmission
- Audio conferencing
- Chat rooms.
Benefits:
- In contrast to e-mails or phone, the parties know whether the peer is available (users can set to online or offline status if they wish).
- People are not forced to reply immediately to incoming messages.
- There is a trace. Instant messages typically get logged in a local message history
- It is easy to exchange links (compared to a phone call).
Standards and systems
Standards
- Although there are proposals for standardization, these are not widely implemented
- However, some clients like the the open source Wikipedia:Gaim allow to communicate with different "universes".
Types
- Internet Relay Chat (IRC) like systems (the original, 1996)
- Typical modern systems like AIM, MSN, Yahoo that offer many features (including voice and video chat).
- Small IM blocks integrated into portals like LMSs and C3MS (web based, no special client needed).
Popular systems
- AIM (America online)
- MSN Messenger (Microsoft)
- Yahoo Messenger
- ICQ ("I seek you")
See the Wikipedia: Instant messaging article for more
Instant messaging in education
- on-demand formal tutoring
- peer-to-peer informal tutoring
- on-line discussions (chats and specials educational chats are better for that)
Links
Jeff Tyson, How Stuff Works, How Instant Messaging Works