Yahoo! Messenger

Pros: Watching pathetic people argue about something they actually deem relevant.
Cons: By being there to witness these people, you risk being lumped in with their pathetic tribe.

If you have nothing better to do than sit at your computer, praying for your little life to be validated by the "bing" of yahoo messenger telling you that you have mail, or telling you that one of your other lifeless buddies is now online ready...

Pros: Great Family Fun! Actually will help you out from time to time.
Cons: Haven't found one yet.

Yahoo has impressed me with this one. Yahoo messenger is probably the greatest thing that I have come across to date that is computer related. The key is to involve your family and friends right away so you are not alone in the yahoo messenger world....

Pros: Easy to use, free, low on system resources
Cons: To much traffic

Yahoo! Messenger is the newer version of Yahoo! Pager. the added features are that of Yahoo! Voice Chat. The best part about this software is that you can upload all your bookmarks and view them when ever you want. Yahoo! messenger instantly informs you...

Pros: Free, fast, and reliable
Cons: Requires download and installation for full version

Amidst the feud between AOL and MSN messaging services, Yahoo consistently shines with superior performance on many levels. There are two versions available. The "full" version is downloaded and installed on your PC. The "lite"...

Pros: voice chat, buddy list, file swapping
Cons: boot, and limitations

This is a nifty peice of software with voice chat and other file swapping capabilities. However everytime I download it I get booted more frequently. Im not sure why but it happens.

Also the voice chat through the pager is good but did u...

Pros: have more status to choose from
Cons: program problems

At first I thought Messenger would work just as good as Yahoo Pager and now I wish I had never do the change over from them one to Messenger. When starting up, it has a mind of it's own and with the exception on some nice additions, it has been nothing...

Pros: Very much improved
Cons: None really

This is instant messenging program with great features. I love how you can leave a message for someone to read at a later time instead of writing them an e-mail. Similar to the other instant messengers, but also has a chat room called a conference room...

Pros: Easy to USE!
Cons: None

I have had Yahoo Messenger now for close to a month and the nicest thing about it is that when my friends log onto the web my messenger shows they are on and I can send them a note.
No more waiting for a email , no more waiting for a snail to...

Pros: free extension of yahoo
Cons: no history of IMs

i recently installed the yahoo! messenger on my computer after i found out that some of my friends were using it instead of ICQ. i have been a long time ICQ member, and so the thought of using another instant messaging program seemed awful. why make me...

Pros: Easy to operate
Cons: has some glitches

Yahoo! Messenger, formally called Yahoo! Pager, is a pager like no other. It features real time voice chat, that lets you chat with friends and relatives from all over. This can be put to good use by saving on long distance calls! The only things you...

Pros: Lots and Lots
Cons: Very, very few

Does it get any easier then this?! I found out about Yahoo shortly after we bought a computer and signed right up. I use it quite often and find very few problems.

The IMs are so quick and easy to use. This may sound silly but I love the...

Pros: Easy to use, large amount of option
Cons: popup windows in case of someone sending you a message

With the years of development Yahoo Messenger, formerly Yahoo Pager, seems to be some of the best software on the market you can get (except for ICQ, of course). Yahoo keeps coming up with new ideas for their tool, and lately I've been quite impressed...

Pros: FREE!! able to have a voice chat
Cons: lags alot, mic sticks

I though I was dreaming when I got a message from a friend that also has Yahoo Messenger. I was just surfing and all of a sudden there is this message to have a chat. I go to the chat, and then I hear his voice. I did not know that Yahoo offered this...

Pros: free, user-friendly, easy to set up, voice chat is so cool
Cons: none

Yahoo (voice) chat is the greatest (FREE!!!) way to keep in touch that's available on the web. It's so easy to go to their website, download the program, register and voila - you can type or TALK to your friends in real-time chatting.

The...

Pros: Free, user-friendly, customizable, Voice-Chat
Cons: Can't send a message to a user that is offline

Undoubtedly one of the most useful and widely desired mediums on the internet, is chat and messaging programs/software. With a virtual plethora of them to choose from, it gets kind of difficult sometimes to really tell which one is the cream of the crop....