I set up a Yahoo instant message account, but mostly use AOL instant messaging when I must IM.
I hate, loathe and despise IM'ing. For many reasons, but here are a few:
1. it takes away what I love most about email versus phones - the "in my time and convenience" factor. It's - well, INSTANT.
2. There is a weird lag time, like on a satellite phone. You think but are not sure the other person is going to answer - you wait - they don't - so you start to type an answer and bing, they write something else.
3. It is very conducive to saying rash things if you are having any level of heated discussion on an IM. Emails are bad enough for this - at least you have the luxury of reviewing them before hitting send.
However, IM'ing is a good way to quickly get an answer to very simple and very basic stuff. I don't enjoy it for conversations online, though. My daughter, on the other hand, lives by it. I suppose it keeps the phone bill down!
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