A method of displaying an instant message conversation on an electronic wireless device, the instant message conversation comprising a plurality of instant messages sequentially exchanged between the electronic wireless device and a second electronic device , the method comprising: communicating a first instant message at a first time between the electronic wireless device and the second electronic device; displaying at least a portion of the first instant message on a display of the electronic wireless device within a context of the instant message conversation; displaying a time stamp indicative of a time for the first message on the display of the electronic wireless device within the context of the instant message conversation in association with and adjacent to the first instant message; communicating a second instant message at a second time between the electronic wireless device and the second electronic device, the second instant message being a sequential next message in the instant messaging conversation after the first message; displaying at least a portion of the second instant message on the display of the electronic wireless device within the context of the instant message conversation; wherein displaying at least a portion of the second instant message further includes deleting the time stamp indicative of the time for the first message and displaying a time stamp indicative of a time for the second message on the display of the electronic wireless device within the context of the instant message conversation in association with and adjacent to the second instant message, wherein the time stamp indicative of the time for the first message is a stamp indicating a relative passage of time elapsed since the communication of the first instant message, and wherein the time stamp indicative of the time for the second instant message is a stamp indicating a relative passage of time elapsed since the communication of the second message. communicating a first instant message at a first time between the electronic wireless device and the second electronic device; displaying at least a portion of the first instant message on a display of the electronic wireless device within a context of the instant message conversation; displaying a time stamp indicative of a time for the first message on the display of the electronic wireless device within the context of the instant message conversation in association with and adjacent to the first instant message; communicating a second instant message at a second time between the electronic wireless device and the second electronic device, the second instant message being a sequential next message in the instant messaging conversation after the first message; displaying at least a portion of the second instant message on the display of the electronic wireless device within the context of the instant message conversation; wherein displaying at least a portion of the second instant message further includes deleting the time stamp indicative of the time for the first message and displaying a time stamp indicative of a time for the second message on the display of the electronic wireless device within the context of the instant message conversation in association with and adjacent to the second instant message, wherein the time stamp indicative of the time for the first message is a stamp indicating a relative passage of time elapsed since the communication of the first instant message, and wherein the time stamp indicative of the time for the second instant message is a stamp indicating a relative passage of time elapsed since the communication of the second message. <EOS>