1. A method comprising: recognizing, via a computing device, at least a portion of an instant message entered into an instant messaging window on a first client computer as an inline search query, wherein the search query is communicated to a second client computer for display inline in an instant messaging window on the second client computer, wherein said recognizing comprises identifying a character string in the instant message as a search trigger; and causing, via the computing device, visible display of at least one search result inline in the instant messaging window on the first client computer and inline in the instant messaging window on the second client computer, the at least one search result from a search based on the search query.