Instant messaging could be the dial tone of the future?

The title statement is in fact true. As human technologies advance we innovate new and bury old. Such is the case with phones, phones are becoming less relevant and cell phones mostly function now for texting, IMing, tweeting, facebooking.... Instant messaging is the dial tone of the future because sooner than later we will make the transition from audible communication to visual communication. In a faster paced world that is the only path forward; people will continue to find new communication horizons. Fashions come and go and so does technology a perfect example of this is the Blackberry. The Blackberry had its prime time, but is now becoming less relevant to world increasingly dominated by iPhones and Androids.