IM seems to be gaining popularity in the workplace, albeit slowly. Phones and email can be time wasters, too, if you think about it. It all depends on whether the company allows it and how their employees leverage it.
IM at work fills a small but comfortable niche between phone conversations (more personal interaction) and email messages (less personal, more formal...well, formal as far as email goes). Used correctly, IM can boost productivity when it comes to sending quick messages where you don't want to be constantly ringing someone, and you don't want to bother with composing an email.
I think it makes sense to include an IM system as a feature for corporate customers.
In Chico (about 80 miles north of Sacramento) there was a death due to water poisoning in a fraternity hazing incident a couple of years ago. It was all over the news. You'd think people in the area would be aware of water poisoning, especially a radio station.
But it's kind of fun watching all that useless eyecandy swooshing by so fast that I can't read it, while imagining that I'm Jack Bauer. Best of all, if my boss comes by, it looks like I'm actually working!
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IM seems to be gaining popularity in the workplace, albeit slowly. Phones and email can be time wasters, too, if you think about it. It all depends on whether the company allows it and how their employees leverage it.
IM at work fills a small but comfortable niche between phone conversations (more personal interaction) and email messages (less personal, more formal...well, formal as far as email goes). Used correctly, IM can boost productivity when it comes to sending quick messages where you don't want to be constantly ringing someone, and you don't want to bother with composing an email.
I think it makes sense to include an IM system as a feature for corporate customers.
I've got ELECTRONS on my HARD DRIVE!
By the time global warming gets really bad, I'll be kicking back in my condo on the moon.
In Chico (about 80 miles north of Sacramento) there was a death due to water poisoning in a fraternity hazing incident a couple of years ago. It was all over the news. You'd think people in the area would be aware of water poisoning, especially a radio station.
But it's kind of fun watching all that useless eyecandy swooshing by so fast that I can't read it, while imagining that I'm Jack Bauer. Best of all, if my boss comes by, it looks like I'm actually working!