Protecting our privacy
The original article discusses the habit of accepting unknown contacts in instant messengers, particularly Windows Live Messenger. It also considers the popularity of exchanging backgrounds, photographs and other files, and the privacy risks of sharing with people you do not know.
Read article in EnglishPeople, rather than computers
Instant messengers offer a convenient way to communicate with friends, relatives and colleagues. As messaging services spread, some applications began combining access to several networks in one client. This archived article looks at that change.
Read article in EnglishAdding features to Messenger
Messenger Plus! was an extension that added features to Windows Live Messenger. The historical article explains that the extension was installed on the computer and integrated with Messenger whenever it was used.
Read article in EnglishMore Messenger Plus! features
This article describes Messenger Plus!, the Windows Live Messenger extension created by Patchou in 2002. Its features included locking the application, custom status messages and grouping conversations into tabs. These instructions refer to the software of that period.
Read article in EnglishOpen-source instant messaging
Communicating online became an everyday activity, changing how people kept in touch and adapted their routines. This archived article introduces open-source approaches to instant messaging in that context.
Read article in EnglishPidgin: several messaging networks in one client
The word pidgin describes a simplified language used by groups that do not share a common language. The article uses that comparison to introduce Pidgin, a client that brings different messaging networks together.
Read article in EnglishInstantbird: free instant messaging
Multi-protocol messengers were designed to combine several messaging services in one application. This historical introduction to Instantbird describes communicating with contacts on MSN Messenger, Google Talk, Yahoo and AOL IM from a single program. It does not claim those old networks still operate.
Read article in EnglishWindows Live Messenger 9.1
The article introduces Windows Live Messenger as one of Microsoft's most popular consumer applications and discusses version 9.1. It belongs to the history of that messaging service, rather than a current download recommendation.
Read article in EnglishWork ethics in the Web 2.0 era
This article considers the Internet, Web 2.0 and changing ways of working. It discusses online content creation and independent work as possible sources of income during the economic conditions of the time.
The original article is unavailable.How to use MSN Messenger
This historical beginner's guide explains how MSN Messenger was used. It began by directing users to obtain the application and create a Hotmail account. Those setup steps describe the service of that period and should not be followed as current installation instructions.
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Use the setup manual, the server and Kad guide or the current download page.