Emoticons  While chatting with friends, some one might send you an amusing story or joke, your reaction might be to giggle, laugh, snigger or just raise your eyebrows. How do you respond? LOL (laugh out loud) or ROTFL (rolling on the floor laughing) but this does not paint the picture you really want.  With most instant messaging systems you can send your friends a graphic icon to show them how you are feeling. These graphics are called "emoticons." Visual Instant Messaging (VIM) Not only can you send messages using instant messaging systems, but you can also send images.  Simply connect with your buddy and sending images back and forth is easy. VideoChat A VideoChat is another feature shows moving video of your buddy while using AIM.