Instant messaging
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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))
Features
Here are the most common features
- Instant messages
- Contact List management
- Web Links sharing
- Files transmission
- Audio conferencing
- Chat rooms.
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