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Chat Rooms: Free Audio Video Instant Messaging

Being able to talk to your friends and family has never been easier thanks to the Internet and instant messaging. You can keep in touch with loved ones that live thousands of miles away without ever picking up the phone. Today you can even use audio and video to communicate, and it doesnt cost you a dime.

Keep in Touch for Free Using Instant Messaging
You can talk to friends and family with the instant messaging services that come with your internet provider or you can use an independent service which you can download separately. Newer messenger services are capable of communicating with people on other platforms. If you dont want to open a window for AIM and MSN you can just open your independent service.

Pay services like AOL and MSN have included instant messaging services, but you can download them even if you are not a member. They are easy to use, but lack a lot of the multimedia functions some newer instant messengers have. ICQ and Yahoo! Messenger also suffer a bit from a lack of multimedia functionality.

New services are quite often free, which is great for people already paying for internet connectivity. You only need to register with their service to provide a screenname and password. Then you are free to join their audio and video communities and discuss everything from sports to home furnishing. There are even occasional guest speakers who are experts in their field that go online to talk to enthusiasts directly.