A status message is a function of some instant messaging applications whereby a user may post a message that appears automatically to other users if they attempt to make contact. A status message ...

The feature, being tested in Taiwan and Australia to start, is reminiscent of the old away messages made popular by AOL Instant Messenger. Sidebar Status messages can be accompanied by a tiny ...

In the late 1990s and early 2000s, before Facebook created the world’s first billion-person social network, many of us stayed in touch through instant messaging.

Considering the huge popularity of SMS, wireless instant messaging (with added essential characteristics that give users an opportunity to manage the "message overload)," certainly looks promising.

Facebook-owned messaging app WhatsApp has started using Status updates— its version of Snapchat Stories or Twitter Fleets— to push messages to users about its “commitment to your privacy.” ...

What are WhatsApp status updates? Meta continues to improve its WhatsApp instant messaging by regularly adding new features. After having made possible the creation of avatars or the sending of ...

In the 25 Years Since Its Launch, AOL Instant Messenger Has Never Been ‘Away’ While some aspects of AIM seem like relics of a different version of the internet, others remain deeply embedded ...

An Apple patent application published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office on Thursday shows a system in which a caller can check another user's iPhone's status, that is whether a user is ...