Many instant messaging users spend time instant messaging (IM) from their cellphones, according to the second annual AP-AOL Instant Messaging Trends Survey, reports Cellular News.
The survey, which examined IM trends and usage habits among 1 246 IM users, revealed that 25% of respondents send instant messages from their cellphones, including one in three teens.
Cellphones with full keyboards have made it easier to send mobile instant messages.
Phoenix cites texting driver
More than six weeks after the Phoenix City Council made it illegal to text message while driving, the police department has cited its first offender, reports Arizona Republic.
"It is the only citation that has been issued since the city code went into effect," Phoenix police detective Stacie Derge said.
Phoenix is one of the first cities in the nation to introduce a ban on sending and reading text messages while driving. City officials said they adopted the ordinance to reduce and prevent traffic collisions caused by drivers who are distracted by texting.
Meebo uses open platform
Meebo, a Web start-up that aggregates IM services onto one site, is on a drive to revolutionise the medium using outside applications, says San Francisco Chronicle.
Last month, it introduced an open platform with new voice and video services, and it has just introduced about 20 video games that can be shared among Meebo members.
This has been available to some extent on IM services like Windows Live Messenger and Google Talk, but with the open platform approach, Meebo is looking to marry collaboration with real-time communication, creating the potential for a whole menu of synchronous interaction.
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