Instant Messages
« Previous EntriesFoundations of Instant Messaging
Thursday, March 11th, 2010Download this PowerPoint file
This 19-slide presentation covers the foundations of instant messaging.
Instant Messaging Online
Wednesday, March 10th, 2010Download this PDF file
Instant messasing, or “IM,” is one of the simplest forms of synchronous online communications available. IM has become firmly entrenched in the lives of the younger generation. As a result, IM usage is expanding into both higher education and the workplace.
I.M. Generation Is Changing the Way Business Talks
Thursday, January 21st, 2010INSTANT messaging has come of age. No longer the province of chatty teenagers, it is now part and parcel of advanced communications networks at many corporations. And as instant messaging takes hold, companies are benefiting from new productivity gains and improvements in customer response time.
“I almost never get e-mail from my Sun colleagues,” said Tim [...]
Instant Messaging — A New Language?
Friday, December 18th, 2009Instant messaging — a new language?
OMG! LOL. TTYL. For many adults over the age of 30, the former groupings of letters would seem incoherent, but for a newer generation of technologically-savvy young adults it can say a lot.
“Instant messaging, or IM, is not just bad grammar or a bunch of mistakes,” says [...]
RU Kidding? Research Finds That Chatspeak Has No Impact On Children’s Spelling Ability
Thursday, October 29th, 2009This will probably comes as a bit of a shock to UR system, but findings from a group of University of Alberta researchers show that language commonly used in instant messaging has no effect on your child’s spelling abilities. If anything, says study author Connie Varnhagen, using language variations commonly used in instant messaging and [...]
Study Finds Instant Messaging Helps Productivity
Monday, October 19th, 2009The results of a recently published study of workers’ instant messaging (IM) use shows that IM can actually improve workplace productivity. This contradicts a widely held belief that IM in the workplace is a hindrance to productivity.
IM is often perceived as an interruption, and as such, “it can significantly hinder productivity by disrupting thought [...]
Instant Messaging: A New Language
Friday, July 10th, 2009For many adults over the age of 30, the former groupings of letters would seem incoherent, but for a newer generation of technologically-savvy young adults it can say a lot.
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E-Mail and Instant Messaging Face Compliance Challenges
Wednesday, July 8th, 2009In the financial workplace, e-mail and instant messaging (IM) are becoming essential enterprise tools. Once the province of teens chatting with their friends, instant messaging is now relied on by brokerage firms and other financial companies to maintain contact with clients.
An ever-increasing number of government regulations and industry-specific rules make compliance with secure-messaging criteria [...]
Instant Messaging Trends and Practices
Thursday, June 25th, 2009Download this PowerPoint file
This 34-slide, nicely illustrated presentation covers the trends and practices of instant messaging.
Teens Reach Linguistic Peak in Online Chat
Wednesday, June 24th, 2009LOL, OMG and TTYL: parents and teachers worry that teenagers’ use of these and other forms of online shorthand is harming their language skills. Perhaps they will take comfort from a study suggesting that instant messaging (IM) actually represents “an expansive new linguistic renaissance”.
Sali Tagliamonte and Derek Denis at the University of Toronto, Canada, say [...]
