IM from SL website

[Connie Beck]

I know I used to be able to do it but can't figure out how to do it now.  Is there now a way to IM someone who's in world when I'm logged into the SL website?  And if so, how?

[Sylvia Tamalyn]

I don't know of any way to do it from the website. If you have your preferences set so that IMs come to your email, you can reply to the email and send an IM back that way (be sure to remove the copy of the IM that you are replying to from your reply). 

[valerie Inshan]

I am with Sylvia. You cannot send an IM from the website to someone in world. However, assuming this person reads these fora, you can send a personal message (PM) on his/her forum profle page.

[Cinnamon Lohner]

Along with the two good answers you've already gotten, there is also the somewhat awkward notification system associated with the web-based profiles at my.secondlife.com.  To be honest, I'm not sure how useful those are but it is a way to send a message to someone when all you know is their SL avatar and you can't get inworld.

--Cinn

[Peewee Musytari]

I use an "Offline Pager" to send a message to anyone inworld from email.