How Americans Use Instant Messaging. Acknowledgements. Part 1. Introduction: The basics of instant messaging. Part 2. Patterns of IM use: What IM users do online. Part 3. The IM gap: How different ...

This talk makes a great introduction, by counterexample, ... The lag on an instant message is far lower compared to SMS or Email so commands are received very close to real-time.

IBM Gets The Message--Instantly 07.23.02 Fewer e-mails, fewer in-person meetings. Sounds great, doesn't it? Lands' End's Instant Business 07.22.02 The clothing giant uses its IM system to quickly ...

You probably think of instant messenger (IM) as an informal communications channel mainly used by teenagers - and you would be correct to do so. But despite limitations, a growing number of B2B ...

NOT EVERYONE was as upbeat on instant messaging as Coursey. While IM has insinuated itself into many of your everyday computing habits, there are times when contact isn't always welcome. "With IM ...

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Aug. 20 -- Although instant messaging is often associated with teen-agers chatting online, corporations are increasingly looking toward the tool as a way to boost worker productivity. Around 18.3 ...

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