yes it can be used like that but there are some instant messaging that you do not need to enter in a chat room to be able to use. Like Yahoo Messenger. you just need to have the Yahoo ID of a person and you can use the instant messenger. even in Facebook there's a feature where in you can instant message a friend that is online at the moment you are online.
Yes, Gmail has instant messaging, aka, Google Chat. You can only IM with someone who is on your contacts, and has Gmail.
IM stands for instant message. There are a lot of instant messaging services online including Yahoo Instant Messenger and Google chat.
The G-mail chat function is fairly reliable, but it certainly isn't the best instant-messaging client out there. I recommend Skype, because not only does it support instant messaging, but also voice and video chat.
you dont have to download it. just go to chat rooms
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Instant messaging (IM) is a type of online chat which offers real-time text.
A popular program that features an instant messaging feature is Facebook. You can chat with any of your friends on Facebook who are online with this feature. Gmail also offers a popular instant messaging program called G Chat.
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Basically IMing (Instant Messaging). Otherwise, you could Message, Comment etc.
So people can chat online make friends and talk to family
instant messaging