Get Your Gaim On:
A Comparison of Instant Messengers

Executive Summary

Over the last few years, instant messaging has revolutionized internet communication, and its increasing utilization has resulted in a plethora of instant messaging software being created. Our research has been done to present a comparison of the open source Gaim instant messaging software to that of the popular messengers AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) and MSN Messenger. We will evaluate each program's features and give comparisons among the three. By doing so, we will provide evidence that Gaim is a viable alternative to both AIM and MSN Messenger.

Introduction

Since the first instant messenger program was introduced in 1996, instant messaging has become one of the most popular applications used on the internet. In fact, over 10 billion instant messages are being exchanged every day, involving close to one in two web users in developed countries in North America, Europe, and Asia ("IM-Evolving......

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Title: Gaim Review
Approximate Word Count: 4989
Approximate Pages: 20 (250 words per double-spaced page)

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