I didn't have much luck with Meeboing Me, but was able to successfully chat with a co-worker. Of course our chat went something like this:
Me: hey, I'm chatting with you
Her: cool
Me: look I've changed the color of my font
Her: me too and look I'm typing it with my fav font
Me: cool man i see why people give up on the caps and use lol's
Well, you probably get the picture. First chats are always about as edifying as that, but having practiced a little bit now I can definitely see the benefits of connecting with co-workers or the public using the easy Meebo interface. Madison might use it as a way for the lone reference worker in a branch to get additional assistance for tough questions if the staff at other locations were online in Meebo. For the public it's got a couple of benefits, the first would be the easy access to staff if we started using it. The second could be to use Meebo to cover their chat if they're not able to get into Yahoo or AOL from the public machines (which are usually a mixed bag in terms of the updates).
Good opener for semester 2 and thanks to the Sloganizer for my blog post title.
2 comments:
hooray sloganizer. idk what to think of this pans. I prolly need a text dictionary. u r a qt, afn, pinky.
Hi Veronica.
I agree with your comments about IM. For the most part, I like IM. I log on everyday at work but I don't receive IMs everyday. I like being available - but knowing that it won't overwhelm me. I also use it as an indicator of where I am - I try and update it if I leave my office or am in a meeting. I don't always, but I try.
It can also be distracting - so I don't log in when I'm working on something that needs my undivided attention (kind of like turning off the phone).
Keep on playing!
Jean
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