InternetNews.com
September 19, 2005
By Ray Everett-Church

I am an avid user of Instant Messaging (IM), using it to keep in touch with business colleagues, friends, and family around the world.

Because I have friends scattered among the three major services -- AOL Instant Messenger (AIM), MSN Messenger, and Yahoo! Messenger -- I have accounts on all three. But AOL's history of intrusive and annoying advertising practices has ensured that I won't touch the AIM client software.

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