2. Instant messaging (IM)
Instant messaging (IM) is a form of communication over the Internet,
that offers quick transmission of text-based messages from sender to
receiver. instant messaging basically offers real-time direct written
language-based online chat. The user's text is conveyed over a network,
such as the Internet. It may address point-to-point communications as
well as multicast communications from one sender to many receivers.
More advanced instant messaging allows enhanced modes of
communication, such as live voice or video calling, video chat .
Examples:
Face book
Twitter
instant messaging
E-mail
chat rooms
4. Face book
Facebook the name of a social networking
websites (SNS) that connects people with friends and
others who work, study and live around them. People
use Facebook to keep in touch with friends, post
photos, share links and exchange other information.
Facebook users can see only the profiles of confirmed
friends and the people in their networks.
5. Twitter
Twitter a free social messaging tool that lets people
stay connected through brief text message updates up
to 140 characters in length. Twitter is based on you
answering the question "What are you doing?" You
then post thoughts, observations, and goings-on
during the day. Your update is posted on your Twitter
profile page through SMS text messaging, the Twitter
Web site, instant messaging, e-mail, or through other
social applications and sites, such as Face book
6. Chat room
Chat room a virtual room where a chat session takes
place. Technically, a chat room is really a channel, but
the term room is used to promote the chat metaphor.
7. E-mail
E-mail Short for electronic mail, the transmission of
messages over communications networks. The
messages can be notes entered from the keyboard or
electronic files stored on disk. send electronic mail
anywhere in the world. Companies that are fully
computerized make extensive use of e-mail because it
is fast, flexible, and reliable.
9. SMS
Short Message Service (SMS) is a text messaging service
component of phone, web, or mobile communication SMS
is the most widely used data application in the world, with
3.6 billion active users, or 78% of all mobile phone
subscribers. SMS is the user activity itself in many parts of
the world. SMS is also being used as a form of direct
marketing known as SMS marketing.
10. Activity
Search some others IM software's which are being used on Internet / Which are
you using at your home .