Ichat msn webcam mic

hey im wondering how to chat instant message style using my webcam and mic
im new to the mac world
any help would be great

For MSN.
Try Mercury http://www.mercury.to/
Or aMSN http://amsn.sourceforge.net/
Both do video but no audio.
Tony

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