1. A method for enabling a user logged in to an Instant Message (IM) network to utilize the IM infrastructure to access network resources, said IM infrastructure comprising a buddy list displayed to the user and an instant messaging server; said method comprising the steps of: mapping at least one menu element of a graphical user interface (GUI) of at least one of the network resources to an IM identity; displaying the IM identity as an entry on the buddy list; and, permitting the user access to said at least one network resource via said at least one menu element of the GUI by IM communication with the displayed IM identity through the IM infrastructure.