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A Beginner's Guide to Google Plus for iPhone, iPod Touch

Wed, 22 Feb 2012 18:12:29 +0000

If you've never heard of Google Plus, you are seriously missing out on some great social network opportunities, especially if you are an iPhone or iPod Touch user.

As Google's answer to Facebook, the social network boasts easy-to-use profiles and navigation, in addition to a more private environment to share what's going on with some or all of your friends at once.

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Vote Now: 2012 Readers' Choice Awards for Best IM Clients

Wed, 22 Feb 2012 01:20:28 +0000

The 2012 About.com Readers' Choice Awards for Best IM Clients measures our readers' favorite instant messengers for the desktop computer, mobile device and beyond. After a month-long nominations period, the finalists have been chosen and now, you can vote for your favorite instant messaging clients and services in these 11 categories, including:

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AIM App Download for iPhone, iPod Touch Devices

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:34:05 +0000

All the fun of AIM does not have the end when you step away from your desk. If you are a iPhone or iPod Touch user, the AIM app for these devices gives you the power to enjoy on-the-go instant messaging, plus a bevy of other great features.

Today, Instant Messaging contributor Jordan Craft shows us how to get a free download of the newly re-designed AIM for iPhone and iPod Touch. In just a few minutes, you can be on your way to messaging friends from AIM, Facebook Chat and Google Talk all in one easy-to-use app.

Plus, the AIM app also features group chat, photo and location sharing, plus social networking integration with Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. How cool is that?

Grab your iPhone or iPod and get started now by reading the new tutorial.

Read the Tutorial: Download AIM for iPhone, iPod Touch

See also - Download AIM for Android
See also - AIM TXT for Older Cell Phones

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Download ICQ Messenger App for iPhone, iPod Touch

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 22:11:51 +0000

Instant Messaging contributor Jordan Craft is back today presenting us with an illustrated, step-by-step tutorial on how to get our own ICQ Messenger download for iPhone and iPod Touch users.

For the ICQ user on the go, the ICQ Messenger app offers a lot more than just IM, but access to your Google Talk and Facebook Chat friends for chat, social networks and more.

Plus, ICQ Messenger users can also sync contacts and make calls, send SMS text messages and emails directly from the app.

Get started today--check out Jordan's new tutorial and get your free ICQ app download for iPhone and iPod now.

Read the Tutorial: Download ICQ Messenger

See also - Download ICQ App for Android
See also - Learn More About ICQ

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Download Facebook Messenger for iPhone and iPod Touch

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 22:57:47 +0000

Today, Instant Messaging contributor Jordan Craft tells us how to download Facebook Messenger in her new tutorial for iPhone and iPod Touch users.

Unlike the Facebook app for mobile users, Facebook Messenger is significant in that it is only an IM app and does not provide access to your Wall, newsfeed and other popular features from the social networking site.

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Should Colleges Use Netspeak?

Wed, 25 Jan 2012 18:40:35 +0000

This afternoon, I seem to have gotten into a little spat with an alma mater of mine, Lone Star College System, and its use of shorthand and Internet acronyms--also known as netspeak--on its Facebook page.

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Nominate Your Favorite IMs for the 2012 Readers' Choice Awards

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 13:49:07 +0000

The 2012 About.com Readers' Choice Awards honors the year's best in technology, education and more. For the fifth year, the site that started it all--About.com's Instant Messaging--is asking readers to submit their nominations for the Best IM Clients of 2012.

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AIM Programs: 11 Different Ways to Chat and Connect with Friends

Thu, 12 Jan 2012 00:27:43 +0000

One IM client, 11 different platforms and access to millions of friends from your PC to your favorite mobile device. What more could you want?

For users of AIM (AOL Instant Messenger), it becomes easy to forget all the different means of connecting. Not only can you use AIM programs for Windows and Mac computers to keep in touch with friends, family and colleagues, you can also take your buddy list with you using your favorite tablets and mobile devices on the go.

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Top IM Tips of 2011

Mon, 09 Jan 2012 22:26:59 +0000

While we are well into 2012, good advice is never out of style!

In 2011, we covered a myriad of important topics for instant messaging users, and today I thought I'd re-post a number of the top IM tips we dished out here on About.com. Read on to discover a bevy of help on our most wanted advice:

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What is Invisible Mode?

Thu, 29 Dec 2011 22:00:45 +0000

Have you ever wished you could become invisible? You can, actually... on your instant messenger, that is.

As part of your availability settings standard on most IM clients, the invisible mode is a nifty little feature which can allow you to avoid those annoying contacts (you know who I'm talking about!) while engaging in a chat with the people you care about most.

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