Instant Messaging, or �I-M� as it�s now called, has gone mainstream both at home and in the workplace, with more than seven billion instant messages being sent each day, but a new survey of Instant messaging trends from A-O-L reveals just how widespread instant messaging has become.  Fully 90 percent of teens and young adults say they send I-Ms, and I-M use in the workplace and on mobile phones and P-D-A�s is growing rapidly.  New York, Miami and Chicago are the three most active cities for instant messaging.  Christopher Smith of A-O-L:

�Instant Messaging is one of the fastest growing applications online, in part, because it�s free.  Anybody can do it anytime, anywhere.  About 30 percent of Americans send as many if not more Instant Messages than email.�

Hot trends revealed in this year�s survey include photo sharing, having multiple I-M screen names and �away� messaging, which enables I-M users to let friends and co-workers know that they�re are away from their computer, where they�ve gone and when they�ll be back.  

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