8. An information handling system comprising: one or more processors; a memory accessible by at least one of the processors; a nonvolatile storage area accessible by at least one of the processors; a set of instructions stored in the memory and executed by at least one of the processors in order to perform actions of: selecting an instant messaging message that includes one or more words in a text area, wherein the selected instant messaging message is a communication with a first instant messaging participant, wherein the first instant messaging participant is associated with a first instant messaging participant identifier; selecting an instant messaging group, wherein the selected instant messaging group comprises a plurality of group members, each group member associated with one of a plurality of instant messaging participant identifiers, and wherein the instant messaging group is associated with one or more keywords, and wherein the instant messaging participant identifiers and the keywords are stored in an instant messaging group data store in a nonvolatile data area; determining whether the first instant messaging participant is a member of the selected instant messaging group; in response to determining that the first instant messaging participant is not a member of the selected instant messaging group, performing the following: identifying a count of the one or more words included in the selected instant messaging message that match the one or more keywords that are associated with the selected instant messaging group; in response to the identifying, determining that the count exceeds a predetermined threshold; and in response to the determining, adding the first instant messaging participant to the selected instant messaging group, wherein the adding comprises adding the first instant messaging participant identifier to a list of instant messaging participant identifiers associated with the selected instant messaging group, the list stored in the instant messaging group data store.
8. An information handling system comprising: one or more processors; a memory accessible by at least one of the processors; a nonvolatile storage area accessible by at least one of the processors; a set of instructions stored in the memory and executed by at least one of the processors in order to perform actions of: selecting an instant messaging message that includes one or more words in a text area, wherein the selected instant messaging message is a communication with a first instant messaging participant, wherein the first instant messaging participant is associated with a first instant messaging participant identifier; selecting an instant messaging group, wherein the selected instant messaging group comprises a plurality of group members, each group member associated with one of a plurality of instant messaging participant identifiers, and wherein the instant messaging group is associated with one or more keywords, and wherein the instant messaging participant identifiers and the keywords are stored in an instant messaging group data store in a nonvolatile data area; determining whether the first instant messaging participant is a member of the selected instant messaging group; in response to determining that the first instant messaging participant is not a member of the selected instant messaging group, performing the following: identifying a count of the one or more words included in the selected instant messaging message that match the one or more keywords that are associated with the selected instant messaging group; in response to the identifying, determining that the count exceeds a predetermined threshold; and in response to the determining, adding the first instant messaging participant to the selected instant messaging group, wherein the adding comprises adding the first instant messaging participant identifier to a list of instant messaging participant identifiers associated with the selected instant messaging group, the list stored in the instant messaging group data store. 12. The information handling system of claim 8 wherein the instant messaging message is selected from a plurality of archived instant messaging messages, wherein the archived instant messaging messages were previously communicated during a past instant messaging session.