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"Conversation. What is it? A Mystery! It's the art of never seeming bored, of touching everything with interest, of pleasing with trifles, of being fascinating with nothing at all. How do we define this lively darting about with words, of hitting them back and forth, this sort of brief smile of ideas which should be conversation?" ~ Guy de Maupassant ~

 Wednesday, May 28, 2003
Instant Messaging in Business

Here's one more piece on IM being a slow starter in the business environment - how long before it catches on ? This new generation 'culture of use' is calling.

"Use of Instant Messaging in Business (via Headshift)

More good linkage from iWire: IM in Business, which adds some context to three recent articles about the use of Instant Messaging in a business context:

"The other intriguing thing that occurs is how long it has taken for articles like this to appear. With 20 million american kids using IM everyday, it has taken a three or four years for business to wonder whether this might be useful or dangerous. This doesn't bode well for other types of social software first used outside of businesses."


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