7 Aug
2006
7 Aug
'06
11:05 p.m.
At 11:21 PM -0400 8/7/06, Patrick Finnegan wrote:
Hey! some of us "youth" use IM because
it's a lot less annoying than having to
use a phone (and data packets are cheaper anyhow). I'm on AIM whenever I'm
in front of a computer, because it's about the only way to reliably get a
hold of me.
We use IM heavily at work. I'm of the opinion that it actually
decreases productivity. Some people are starting to turn it, email
and the phones off as the only way to get work done. There is such a
thing as being to available.
Zane
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