Instant Messenger | Facebook Chat

I regularly use Facebook chat as a way of communication, even to speak to someone who could just be downstairs in my house. I use this because it is a quick and simple way of contacting someone without having to leave the comfort of my bed. Also this is used worldwide to speak to a variety of people about a variety of topics and only you and the receiver of the messages can look at the messages, meaning it is safe and secure way of communication as technology expands. There are many others like this for example, twitter's direct messaging and Msn/Hotmail.