16. The program product of claim 14 , wherein the method further comprises: the processor assigning a keyword to one of the plurality of topics; the processor determining whether each of the plurality of instant messaging statements contains the keyword; and the processor, when an instant messaging statement contains the keyword, associating the instant messaging statement with a topic associated with the keyword.
16. The program product of claim 14 , wherein the method further comprises: the processor assigning a keyword to one of the plurality of topics; the processor determining whether each of the plurality of instant messaging statements contains the keyword; and the processor, when an instant messaging statement contains the keyword, associating the instant messaging statement with a topic associated with the keyword. 17. The program product of claim 16 wherein a chat participant does not have to assign one of the topics to each of the plurality of instant messaging statements.