Instant messaging is a great tool for people to chat with their friends and family. IM program uses peer-to-peer networking over the internet allowing people to send messages instantly to people on their friends list. It not only allowing people to send text message but also voice chat and video conferencing. The most different thing between instant messaging and text messaging is that instant messaging does not charge any fees while using text messaging, your telecommunications company may charge fees from you.When you are using instant messaging you need to connect the internet. Once you connect the internet,you can enjoy to sending real-time message to your friends.
Advantages of using instant messaging
1) Free
2) Able to create a private chat room
3) Great to chat with long-distances relatives and friends
4) Enable to send picture, voice chat and video conferencing.
However is still have some risk of using instant messaging,
1) Instant messaging allows stranger to adding you be a friend / you can add them be your friend so as to chat with them
2) Secure problem.
