IM means "instant messaging". We use it to chat with people in 'real time' (but not necessarily 'real space'). I have used IM in the past with my 20something children and my brother. I have found it useful since I usually rise at 0500, and not many people enjoy being called at that hour. When I log on, I can see who else may be up for whatever reason, and we can chat. It means that I can know that someone is actually in a good place to talk right now. When you telephone someone, you never know if you're interrupting something important.
The one thing that surprised me about the way IM is set up through my google account is that it's not very intuitive, I didn't think. Perhaps that will improve in time. Probably in a little time at the rate technology is changing around us.
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