King County Councilmembers Reagan Dunn and Rod Dembowski introduced an ordinance Thursday to end the county’s practice of automatically deleting instant messaging sent between county employees. The ...

Today a huge portion of communication comes in the form of instant messages and texting. Unfortunately, both have been called ineffective forms of communication due to the lack of conveyed emotions.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Zak Doffman writes about security, surveillance and privacy. Updated on Dec. 3 with advice on other encrypted messaging platforms ...

Imagine a workplace where your team juggles between emails, instant messages, and external SMS platforms just to stay connected. It’s not only inefficient but also prone to miscommunication and delays ...

Yahoo adds the ability to send text messages to cellphones directly from e-mail. — -- Yahoo Mail thinks there's more to life than just sending e-mail. It has also tweaked the interface to make it ...

According to the results of a study by Solutions Research Group, American sports fans don't just watch. The study found that among viewers 12-34 in age, 72% were talking with someone via phone, e-mail ...

Verizon subscribers who have been using the company’s Message+ texting app are now being forced to switch to an alternative, following the service’s discontinuation on Monday. The app is the latest ...

I'm guilty of breaking texting etiquette. I thought my usual dose of smiley emojis and instant replies made me a model texter—until a friend recently called me out for repeatedly skimming over his ...