Mary: hi, Tom, this is Mary. Im a friend of Jims.

汤姆，我是玛丽，吉姆的朋友。

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Gamers could use IM to contact a friend directly and ask, but that required a lot of effort on the part of the user.

玩家可以用即时通讯软件直接联系一个朋友并询问他，但是这需要玩家付出大量努力。

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IMing a friend: If changing an im status seems too impersonal, then just im your friends the link. You can then have a fun chat about the blog post.

向朋友发送IM信息：如果更改IM状态影响不大，那就直接将链接通过IM发送给朋友，还可以聊聊博文。

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It's typing your friend and send them or drop them a song and, you know, through IM or however you do it, whatever blog you might read especially for this kind of music, it's everything.

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