IM-ming Puts Family at One's Fingertip!

I’ve used instant messaging for quite a while actually. I can’t even remember when I started. I use it quite a bit at work – we have our own internal Internet Relay Chat. As bad as this sounds, I really like using it because I can simply see if one of my co-workers is online and ask them a quick question. Without having to go to the other side of the building, or a different floor to ask them a question. It puts people at the click of a button. I also use Gmail’s chat feature a lot. Most of my family members have Gmail so that is what we use to communicate during the day when we don’t have time to talk on the phone. I feel like IM makes things a lot easier than say email. You get instant responses unlike email.  It can be hard to understand the flow of a conversation though – especially if there are multiple users in a chatroom or something. But other than that, I really enjoy IM-ming with friends and family!