Chapter 4
iPhone Messaging and Social Networking
Your iPhone is not only a powerful phone but also a messaging heavyweight. It supports text and multimedia messaging out of the box, can do AIM-style instant messaging and Internet chats with third-party apps, and can even be used for voice and video chats. Social networking services have expanded exponentially over the past few years, and the iPhone has been at the forefront of this explosion. In this chapter, you'll discover a lot of creative ways to talk to the world with your iPhone.
A Variety of Chats
Messaging allows you to communicate instantly with colleagues and friends. It brings people closer together without relying on the immediacy of a phone call. Instant messaging is asynchronous; ...
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