Pidgin - Instant Messenger

Pidgin (formerly Gaim) is a multi-protocol messenger client from Sourceforge.net. This is a great replacement for AOL Instant Messenger. You keep your AIM username and buddy lists. Sure the AIM software is free, but this has no ads and no annoyances. You can even use it for Yahoo! Messenger, ICQ, MSN, IRC, Jabber... Compare to trillian, aim, aol, openride, im