What technology do VKontakte messages use now?

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Is it really just sending a request once a second to the server via ajax?

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Is it really just sending a request once a second to the server via ajax?

Yes, it almost is, an asynchronous request with long polling . The client sends a request, the server "keeps it on the line" until something happens (Or the timeout expires) and gives a response.