Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey developed Bitchat, a privacy-focused messaging app that works offline via Bluetooth without ...

You might bristle if you've been "left on read." But experts suggest that says more about you than the friend who turned on ...

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A new wave of instant messaging at the office is changing communication, and some older workers are scrambling to keep up. Instant messaging at work has expanded rapidly in the past three years ...

NEW YORK - Technology giants AOL Time Warner, Microsoft and Yahoo are squaring off for a major new turf war over users of sophisticated new instant messaging services, which hundreds of millions ...

The hey-and-wait instant-message phenomenon -- also dubbed "hey hanging" -- is when someone messages you the one-word message with no other context.

AOL Time Warner Inc. has launched an expanded instant-messaging service, offering consumers a set of Web features that promote many of the company's vast media holdings while positioning the ...

(MoneyWatch) Uninvited instant message (or "IM") interruptions are like emails you just can't ignore. The little ping and the way it pops up in front of whatever you're doing make it an extremely ...

Researchers at the American Psychological Association's annual convention shared findings on the positive and negative effects of technology on developing and utilizing academic skills.

Workers are struggling to cope with a “seemingly infinite workday,” involving an increasing load of meetings scheduled at 8 p.m. or later and a near-constant stream of interruptions ...

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