Chat and Instant Messaging

Instant Messaging

The Internet has revolutionized the way we communicate.
Instant Messaging  is a form of communicatipn over the internet, which offers messages being seen from sender to receiver making it into a conversatioon. Instant Messaging is also known as (IM) for short terms.
With IM, you can keep a list of people you interact with. You can IM with anyone on your buddy list or contact list as long as that person is online. You type messages to each other into a small window that shows up on both of your screens.

This is an example of instant messaging there are many types of them. i.e. blackberry messenger(BBM), imessaging (for iphones) and whatsapp.

CHAT

 Online chat may refer to any kind of communication over the Internet. Like for example in websites like Facebook, has Facebook chat were you can chat online and transmitt messages from one user to another, or sites like Tuenti and Messenger. messages et sent straight away from the sender to the reciever if both have internet conection and instantly done. Its very similar to IM.

The adavantages of using instant messaging and chat is that you can have and develope a conversation really quickly over the internet with anyone you want that is conected to the interent. But there is a big disadvantage about this is if you can too attached and addicted to this, it can be unhealthy because you will spend the whole day in your house anfd not go out and get some fresh air.