Comments on: Instant Messaging — Your Take?

By: Ryan

Ryan — Thu, 21 Sep 2006 14:01:23 +0000

I mostly use IM to keep in touch with distant friends. While at work, use of IM is usually restricted only to work related conversations.

By: jhon

jhon — Sat, 27 May 2006 17:45:35 +0000

very nice messenger

By: jhon

jhon — Sat, 27 May 2006 17:41:43 +0000

love is life

By: jhon

jhon — Sat, 27 May 2006 17:36:31 +0000

nice to meet u

By: Diana Goreham

Diana Goreham — Mon, 13 Feb 2006 17:38:45 +0000

Can you please get rid of, or tell me what to do. This buddy thing is on my e-mails, is in with my favourites etc. lIST of areas where I can look on up something quickly. Would also give me a lot more room on the toolbar.

This PC is for work not play. Do not have the time for muck around with this kid’s site.

DIANA GOREHAM

By: Jay Electronica

Jay Electronica — Mon, 26 Dec 2005 23:34:01 +0000

I use IM all of the time. I’m in a long distance relationship so my girlfriend and i use it alot. Whenever i’m online i leave it open, and am usually chatting with someone who is aiding me with some sort of coding problem that i’ve run into.

I actually wish that more of my friends and family used some sort of IM client. This way, it would be much easier to communicate seeing as i dont always have the time or energy for the telephone.

By: Rachel C

Rachel C — Wed, 30 Nov 2005 02:44:22 +0000

I’m about to write up a paper regarding my IM study I did with students using IM for educational purposes (tutoring, help support services etc).

By: Jean

Jean — Thu, 24 Nov 2005 19:04:30 +0000

I’ve only really started using IM this week, believe it or not. And not really as if I planned it – it just happened. All the conversations have been business related and way more efective and productive than email.

By: Matt

Matt — Tue, 22 Nov 2005 08:25:54 +0000

I chose IM names that let me colleagues know to keep it brief and professional (e.g. “ImWorking”).

By: Holly

Holly — Sat, 19 Nov 2005 03:49:20 +0000

I use it infrequently.. 95 percent of the time it’s family memebers, most often my husband, to check in with him while he’s at work, see how he’s doing, send love notes, that sort of thing. He’s always busy at work (programmer/analyst) so I keep it short. Two of my three adult children have moved out, and I occasionally talk to them. FWIW I really dislike talking to people via IM that I don’t know IRL (in real life), and I keep the IM programs on 24/7 (DSL) but I also keep my status as invisible 24/7. The people who matter know that.

The other five percent of the time, I’m talking to my long distance lover who lives about 400 miles away. Sometimes it’s naughty, sometimes it’s mundane. And yes, before anyone gets in an uproar, I’m polyamorous and my husband of ten years certainly knows about my sweetie of 24 years. Deal. IM keeps me sane and happy. :)