A chat archive is an archive of transcripts from online chat and instant messaging conversations.

Published by Harry N. Abrams, Inc. in 2005, it is the sequel to ttyl, and is also written entirely in the style of instant messaging conversation.

Most instant messaging conversations are one-to-one, but it also possible to include several people in a group discussion - and to carry on multiple sessions with several people at once.

Manning had entered into a prolonged instant messaging conversation with Lamo, whom he trusted and asked for advice.

Other Israeli bloggers have noted instant messaging conversations with their Lebanese counterparts in Beirut even as Israeli bombs fell on the city.

And they sit together and have instant messaging conversations with friends.

In 2004, it gained attention for being the first novel written entirely in the style of instant messaging conversation.

The butler lie is described as lies that politely initiate and terminate instant messaging conversations.

Several "instant messaging" conversations followed, the court papers said.

If they can take it a step further and make Twitter conversations feel more like instant messaging conversations, it could be a real win for users.