i very seldom hear anyone say IM or IMing or similar, but in ye olde days that was a whole thing with AIM, MSN, etc

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i very seldom hear anyone say IM or IMing or similar, but in ye olde days that was a whole thing with AIM, MSN, etc
i think it's just the instant part became ubiquitous -- I've been calling them 'messaging apps' for at least 7 years
do the kids these days say "pm" for private message or is that one a little too old/middle-age? maybe only the kids on minecraft or MMOs but not instagram?