I spent some time today IM-ing with Ms. Allana at the NLC (Hi Allana!). I had no idea GoogleTalk existed -- is there anything Google isn't involved in?
To me, IM is the precursor to texting. Same type of thing -- short messages with abbreviations to communicate in sound bytes rather than in paragraphs. I think this is great when sending an entire e-mail will take too long or isn't necessary. The drawback is the other person has to be online. This is not true with e-mail or texting.
I don't use IM in my personal life, texting is much more convenient. I can see using IM at work with a group of people stuck in various offices. It is probably a good option for people contacting the library with questions, but I think text is an even better option because the customer isn't tied to a computer.
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Hi Jodene! *waves*
This is appropo of nothing, but the cat jumping out at you last night when we left the building had me laughing all the way home.
Me to Deanne!
oops - I mean me TOO.
Hey I heard that cat story! Last night when we left to go home it was mewing somewhere off in the corner. I think it's getting prepared for Halloween.
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