do you still use instant messengers

[snoorkel]

Do you still use instant messengers like AIM and MSN and ICQ(??????) regularly to chat with people.

I talk to a few boyagers via AIM, and use msn/google talk for "buesiness." but alotta people I see, aren't usin messengers any more

[Samus Aran]

Barely. I'm on MSN to talk to some people from other forums or old friends, and every once in a while I'll get on AIM if I need to get ahold of a boyager.

But I can mostly just chat with boyagers right here, so I don't really bother much.

[Kalahari Inkantation]

almost never

i used to use them frequently almost exclusively to talk to david about silly things, but about a year ago i started having (more than likely completely unsubstantiated) feelings of paranoia and uninstalled them

I sincerely miss our chats, however.

[??????]

i use facebook IM or emails (lol at however the latter happened but it did)

[ncba93ivyase]

but about a year ago i started having (more than likely completely unsubstantiated) feelings of paranoia and uninstalled them

wat

what would make you scared

[Kalahari Inkantation]

High school peers with my contact information.

i could have blocked them but i would have felt bad, even though blocking is indistinguishable from just not signing in to the person on the other side

i suppose i could create a new screenname though

[Samus Aran]

i should have created another aim screen name ages ago but i'm just that lazy

[strongbad]

nah, which is weird after years of aim/msnm use

i only use facebook messenger and steam from now on
i don't really talk to any boyagers that i'm not friends with already on facebook so it's whatever

[bluaki]

IM remains my favorite method for one-on-one communication and I doubt that'll change.

but I haven't been using it much lately because apparently most others don't feel the same way. Additionally, Google Talk (XMPP) is my favorite IM protocol and even fewer people use that.

IRC is similar but more focused on group chats and I continue to use it very much

By the way, both Steam chat and Facebook chat are IM systems. Facebook chat in particular is simply XMPP and is supported by out-of-browser clients like Pidgin. Steam's protocol, however, is secret/locked such that no other programs can use it.

[strongbad]

By the way, both Steam chat and Facebook chat are IM systems. Facebook chat in particular is simply XMPP and is supported by out-of-browser clients like Pidgin. Steam's protocol, however, is secret/locked such that no other programs can use it.

I guess I knew that, since i used to use facebook IM through pidgin
although now i just use facebook's page because i'm lazy

[Hiro]

I used facebook chat almost constantly, but other than that no. I'll get on aim every once in a while to talk with lawlz if I know he's online, but that's about it.

[The Hand That Fisted Everyone]

I talk to a few boyagers on Steam, though I'm really awkward at instant messaging and I hate it.

[YPrrrr]

Nope, I used to be on pretty frequently but now I pretty much just use facebook chat since it doesn't suck complete balls anymore. I used to be on AIM every day, but now I'll only go on if I get a request from a Boyager. The only times I've ever really used MSN were for girls

[piano moths]

i don't use aim or msn at all anymore though i used to. i talk to people on fb chat when i'm really bored/they talk to me/I lock myself out of my boyah account and need YPRs help

[applesauce]

I use facebook chat pretty regularly. Probably a 2-5 conversations a day. Steam, Skype, and Google Talk probably one conversation a day on average across all three. The only time I sign into AIM is when I need to talk to you about something, Snorkel.