I used instant messaging a lot more when I was younger, but it's still handy now, especially when chatting with my brother or with friends I've met on message boards or elsewhere online. Group chat (and even group video conversations!) are excellent for collaboration. Being able to transfer files much more quickly than ever before is also a huge plus. Even Evernote, the note-storage and sharing program, has a messenger built in to allow for collaboration between business associates or friends.
Personally, I prefer Pidgin, which is more of an aggregation client than anything else. It allows me to connect to IRC chats, AIM, Facebook, and many other types of IM networks all through a single client. This allows me to maintain friends I've acquired through various programs who use different types of communication, but without needing to download a ton of different programs myself.
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