I normally use the inbuilt IM app signed in to facebook and skype and the Pidgin to MSN and Yahoo. On top, web pages which I open as many as I need without closing another reaching 6+ pages or with other apps sometimes as the maximum. To add, shortcutd has made the experience even better and to finish it up, I think the dashboard with the view of the open apps is the best thing that happened to the mobile phone.