instant messenger

[tiffany34990]

hey cd community

just wanted to ask a ? to y'all and get u'r opinions--the great ? is--what do u all think about instant messenger affecting the world of communication--pros and cons about instant messenger--

plz put u'r comments-- i know we use it a lot between buddies and friends--but like what about the business world


thanks


happy trails

-tiff

[Ryan Dognaux]

Someone I know once said that instant messaging is "the most bloodless form of communication" and I agree 100%. Now with that said, I use it a lot. It's just convienient, maybe almost too much, I find myself on my computer a lot talking to people and doing other things at the same time.

Anyone else find themselves almost addicted to AIM? Maybe I need to get out of the house more...

[Dorienne]

Pros:
1) Mass communication within minutes
2) Easier to contact
3) Less time to discuss plans and easier to get things done

Cons:
1) Addictive
2) Could lose connection on your service
3) Viruses (maybe)

[Astronouth7303]

Originally Posted by RoboGirl007

3) Viruses (maybe)

Viruses? I have yet to be able to Direct Connect with anyone, or send them a file. Not that trillian lacks the capability; it just doesn't work

[Jeff Rodriguez]

Pros:
Well, its instant.

Cons:
People now write like this:
http://foxweb.marist.edu/users/kbnty/unbelievable.php

[Jillian B.]

Hmm... interesting question.

I will agree that the English language has been butchered by some, er, most. However, I really think there are some pros to instant messaging. For me personally, I am entirely way more sociable than I think I ever was capable of. Instant messaging allows you to say something, sometimes even experiment with saying something, without having to worry about your facial expressions, body language, tone of voice, etc. I guess you could say, if you are someone who was terribly shy, and petrified of voicing an opinion or asking a question, instant messaging has been a wonderful thing. In addition, the fact that I can speak to every person in a group of six in a project at once in a chat room makes things very easy.

Another pro is the fact that I can type at nearly 70 - 120 wpm, depending on the situation, and yes, that is in non-abbreviated, grammatically correct English. That speed has certainly helped my schoolwork.

On the con side, I don't think we people specifically are suffering too much from IM. We were little kids without IM, and if you are like me, may not have gotten IM until junior high school. So, I'm proficient at spelling. I can speak in nearly proper english. However, people like my little brother, who on average reads one chapter book a month, watches 7 to 10 hours of television a day, and feels more comfortable on IM than in person, he will suffer.

You know someone is to dependent on IM, when instead of laughing, they say LOL. Sadly, I hear this all the time. I'm sure others do too.

So is IM good or bad? Depends on the situation. There is a balance.

~ Jill

[Yan Wang]

Instant messaging has led to people randomly saying L-O-L out loud when they meant to make the following noise: HAHAHAHAHA.

That is not good.

It's easy, and really convient. You can talk and make plans with everyone at once instead of having to call lots of people.

On the downside, it leads to horrible grammar. In my case, that tends to come in the form of over-use of "..."...

To keep that steady stream of thought thing going.

Hmmmm...overall I'd say it's helpful, though.

[evulish]

Originally Posted by ellenchisa

In my case, that tends to come in the form of over-use of "..."...

Oh man.. I have the same problem. I can very easily switch from proper writing to a paper.. to quick writing for IRC or IM (or semi-formal like forums). And for anyone that uses a Mac, use Adium (adiumx.com).. it's so much better than iChat.

[tiffany34990]

thanks u'all

great to hear everyone's opinions on things

enjoy the summer


-tiff

[Dorienne]

Originally Posted by Astronouth7303

Viruses? I have yet to be able to Direct Connect with anyone, or send them a file. Not that trillian lacks the capability; it just doesn't work

well, trillian doesn't DC. and besides that fact, downloading AIM could bring a virus into your computer. Anything you download could have a virus in it. Ya never know.
and hence when i said "maybe". :-D
--d0ri

[Ashley Weed]

Originally Posted by Astronouth7303

Viruses? I have yet to be able to Direct Connect with anyone, or send them a file. Not that trillian lacks the capability; it just doesn't work

The key is, you have to connect with other Trillian users. You will find that you are not able to connect AIM - Trillian, for example - just Trillian - Trillian. I am hoping when Y! beta is released in its newest version it will hold such capabilities.

[Ryan M.]

Originally Posted by Ashley Weed

The key is, you have to connect with other Trillian users. You will find that you are not able to connect AIM - Trillian, for example - just Trillian - Trillian. I am hoping when Y! beta is released in its newest version it will hold such capabilities.

I can connect just fine to plain AIM users...


--EDIT--
For direct connect, you mean...? I see.

--EDIT--
And I overused elipses before I got IM...

[Spammy Badame]

okay tiffany, here you go.....



pros:
I can talk to my boyfriend (how's that?)

sorry, that has absolutely nothing to do with the business world, but still, it's a good pro!!!


cons:
it's get's people to type like you just did, with the letters... invu4uraqt hehehe, sorry, had to do that!

[Barry Bonzack]

I was talking with one of my friends while walking down the hallway at school, she was telling me about how her dad deleted their AOL account without letting her know about it first. "Dad, you should have let me know so I could save my buddy list first. You just deleted my social life!"

I congratulated her for saying the absolutely most nerdy thing I have ever heard, and continued by telling her I've been to state science fair and am on the robotics team.

communication with friends when you otherwise wouldn't is good. My con would be after last summer, I got back to english class and actually wrote a handwritten paper full of punctuation, capitolization, and other gramatical errors. Ack.




...oh, and what Spammy said is always good too. ;-)