I’ve mostly switched instant messaging services. I still have AIM, and Y!M, and other accounts, but the only one which I use with any frequency is Google Talk. There are a couple of reasons for this, but the main one is that I spend most of my time on my work desk. I used to have two, but the other was left behind when I began working mostly from $HOME. For this desk, there are company policies which restrict the installation of third-party software, including instant messaging clients. While I had gaim installed for use with something I’d set up internally, some time ago, gaim broke, so it was no longer available for use during off-hours. But Google Talk works from the Google Mail page. So there you have it.
This has led the people with whom I keep in touch to wonder where I am. I’m still here, but disconnected.