While most instant messenger programs allow users to perform the most basic task of sending text-based messages to others online, each one is a little bit different from the next.
From features like voice and video chat to file sharing to integration allowing messages to be sent to cell phones, finding the right instant messenger can be difficult without comparing them beforehand.
This guide is designed to help introduce and familiarize new and veteran users to the most current instant messenger releases; from herein, readers can help choose a messenger, learn what is new with their favorite IM or compare programs side-by-side.
