http://www.itworld.com/taxonomy/term/961/all xx http://www.itworld.com/personal-tech/80991/apple-unresponsive-iphone-im-app-developers Sometimes radio silence is a good thing. For example, say you're planning on defecting to the U.S. with an experimental military submarine--that would be an occasion where loose lips might literally sink ships. However, somebody might want to let Apple know that the Cold War is over and that not communicating with developers is not an appropriate reason to stay mum. http://www.itworld.com/personal-tech/80991/apple-unresponsive-iphone-im-app-developers#comments Development Personal tech Software Opinion Apple instant messaging iPhone apps Sat, 17 Oct 2009 21:46:13 -0400 ITworld staff 80991 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/tech-amp-society/75480/8-ways-modern-technology-could-help-mad-men From Facebook and Twitter to smartphones and VPNs, a look at how modern technology would have saved Sterling Cooper countless headaches. http://www.itworld.com/tech-amp-society/75480/8-ways-modern-technology-could-help-mad-men#comments Tech & society Feature BlackBerry instant messaging Microsoft Word slideshow Twitter VPN Mon, 24 Aug 2009 17:19:12 -0400 ITworld staff 75480 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/internet/69145/should-facebook-twitter-follow-im-providers-and-block-access-us-enemies Facebook and Twitter should join instant messaging (IM) services and block access to U.S.-sanctioned countries in order to avoid running afoul of the government's trade embargoes, say legal experts. http://www.itworld.com/internet/69145/should-facebook-twitter-follow-im-providers-and-block-access-us-enemies#comments Government Internet News Facebook instant messaging social media Twitter Thu, 11 Jun 2009 11:58:46 -0400 ITworld staff 69145 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/unified-communications/68130/microsoft-hp-expand-unified-communications-push Microsoft and HP have expanded their partnership to develop and sell a common platform for delivering voice, video and messaging services to office workers. http://www.itworld.com/unified-communications/68130/microsoft-hp-expand-unified-communications-push#comments Unified communications News HP instant messaging Microsoft Microsoft Exchange Tue, 19 May 2009 09:53:24 -0400 ITworld staff 68130 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/personal-tech/67487/yahoo-messenger-iphone Yahoo Messenger is one of the more popular chat clients, boasting millions upon millions of users. Connecting and communicating with those multitudes gets a wee bit easier with the free Yahoo Messenger mobile app for the iPhone and iPod touch. A pleasant interface and the promise of future enhancements by Yahoo makes this an ideal mobile app for Yahoo Messenger users. http://www.itworld.com/personal-tech/67487/yahoo-messenger-iphone#comments Personal tech Product review instant messaging iPhone iPhone apps yahoo messenger Tue, 05 May 2009 21:31:18 -0400 ITworld staff 67487 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/internet/67209/20-years-aol-annoyances-and-foul-ups Over the years AOL found a remarkable number of ways to drive both loyal customers and random bystanders bonkers, shooting itself in its corporate foot again and again through everything from monumental technical glitches to willful strategic decisions. Herewith, a 20th-anniversary retrospective. http://www.itworld.com/internet/67209/20-years-aol-annoyances-and-foul-ups#comments Internet Opinion AOL instant messaging Time Warner Wed, 29 Apr 2009 15:41:39 -0400 ITworld staff 67209 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/security/66361/password-stealers-sit-popular-download-sites You might already know that it's easy for the bad guys to buy malware kits and ready-made digital nasties on black market Web sites. But some tools are even easier to pick up, such as a blatant IM password stealer available on a major download site. http://www.itworld.com/security/66361/password-stealers-sit-popular-download-sites#comments Security Opinion download instant messaging Mon, 13 Apr 2009 21:04:08 -0400 ITworld staff 66361 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/software/64969/clever-free-ways-connect-phone-and-web Looking to improve how you communicate? Check out these six great options in free e-mail and phone services. http://www.itworld.com/software/64969/clever-free-ways-connect-phone-and-web#comments Internet Software Tip free software instant messaging voip Tue, 24 Mar 2009 16:10:08 -0400 ITworld staff 64969 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/software/61756/8-free-apps-cross-im-chats These 8 free chat apps -- which can be described as cross-platform or multiprotocol IM apps -- support more than one instant messaging network. Instead of having the AIM and Yahoo Messenger chat programs running on your computer at the same time, you can use just one application to access your accounts from these two IM networks. http://www.itworld.com/software/61756/8-free-apps-cross-im-chats#comments Software Feature instant messaging Fri, 30 Jan 2009 11:20:17 -0500 ITworld staff 61756 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/internet/59915/ditch-your-im-software-chat-your-browser-instead So long, AIM. Farewell, Yahoo Instant Messenger. See you in hell, Windows Live Messenger. Though I still love to chat on your networks, I don't love your bloated, intrusive, still-non-cross-platform-after-all-these-years software. Enter Meebo, a browser-based solution that lets you access 9 different chat networks without installing so much as a plug-in. http://www.itworld.com/internet/59915/ditch-your-im-software-chat-your-browser-instead#comments Internet Opinion instant messaging Tue, 30 Dec 2008 10:31:31 -0500 ITworld staff 59915 at http://www.itworld.com