In the early days of the internet, online conversations were an event. The technology was novel, and it was suddenly possible to socialize with a whole bunch of friends at a distance, all at once. No ...

Facebook Chat is a wonderful little service opening you up to the incessant, sub-literate, real-time blatherings of the wide array of superficial acquaintances you’ve coalesced over the many years: ...

Tired of having to keep that browser tab open to Facebook just so you can keep chatting with your friends? It only takes five Quick Steps to integrate iChat with Facebook’s web-chat client and because ...

AIM is the first major instant messaging service to take advantage of Facebook Chat's new API/interface. According to a post by David Reiss on Facebook's blog, 2 billion chat messages are sent on the ...

PALO ALTO, California (Reuters) - Facebook said on Tuesday it is introducing new privacy controls that give users of the fast-growing social-network site the ability to preserve social distinctions ...

Samuel Conibear has been an Android obsessive since the first HTC Desire was released back in 2010. When he wasn't playing with custom ROMs, he was enjoying a successful career helping businesses grow ...

Ever wish you could ask your favorite chef a question? Tonight, you can: Rocky Mountain PBS will host a live Facebook chat with several PBS chefs. The event will be moderated by chef Christy Rost, who ...

For years, Meta (then Facebook) wanted to unify Facebook Messenger, WhatsApp, and Instagram. It began implementing that plan by allowing Instagram users to talk to Facebook Messenger users three years ...

Upset that you won’t be able to know the joys of your friends’ floating, disembodied heads on your screen, iPhone users? Fret no more, because while you won’t be getting the entire Facebook Home ...

The company has launched beta versions of macOS and Windows desktop apps for the business version of Messenger, adding screen-sharing capabilities. Facebook has rolled out Windows and Mac desktop apps ...