Does Gmail want to be an instant messaging client? Last month the popular webmail app shipped an emoji reactions bar in the mobile app, where a single tap would send a new email with your emoji ...

I get a lot of questions on how to perform various tasks from a Linux shell/terminal. In the interest of making a simple cheat sheet—something I can point people to that will help them get rolling ...

Consider this scenario: You have your whole staff assembled for a planning meeting. People have their laptops and Blackberries to take notes and respond to urgent e-mails. Two employees in the back of ...

Is your day a nonstop cycle of email, instant messaging and other text-based communication? New research from FIU Business shows that if you’re looking to stay sharp throughout the day, you might want ...

Watch out, WhatsApp (and Facebook): Photo messaging app Snapchat is now offering video calls and instant messaging. The new features, collectively called Chat, let users swipe the name of one of their ...

AOL Chairman Steve Case and crew are stalling the advancements needed for instant messaging to reach its full potential. If AOL doesn't wake up, and fast, by truly opening up interoperability between ...

Expertise from Forbes Councils members, operated under license. Opinions expressed are those of the author. The way we communicate has evolved significantly over the past few decades. From traditional ...

We’ve all heard it before: “Remote work is the new normal.” Virtual meetings have become common place across the business landscape and an increasing number of employees are opting for pajamas over ...

Long before writer Jeremy Gordon covered music and pop culture for the New York Times and The Outline, he was an elementary schooler who logged onto AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) for the very first time ...

As 50 billion instant messages are set to be dispatched, 21 billion text messages are expected to be sent - a rapid lift from 2012, when 11 instant messages were sent for every 10 texts, the firm said ...