Comments on: Giving Up on Instant Messaging http://www.elsua.net/2005/11/11/giving-up-on-instant-messagin/ A blog about Knowledge Management, Communities, Collaboration, Learning, Social Computing and Work/Life Balance Sat, 20 Mar 2010 13:55:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: E L S U A ~ A KM Blog by Luis Suarez » Blog Archive » Meebo Extension for Flock http://www.elsua.net/2005/11/11/giving-up-on-instant-messagin/comment-page-1/#comment-426771 E L S U A ~ A KM Blog by Luis Suarez » Blog Archive » Meebo Extension for Flock Wed, 09 Apr 2008 03:08:30 +0000 http://www.elsua.net/2005/11/11/giving-up-on-instant-messagin/#comment-426771 [...] I couldn’t help it. I just couldn’t. On a time where I was almost on the verge of giving up on Instant Messaging altogether here comes a really nifty productivity tip that I couldn’t ignore. On the contrary. Some time ago you would remember how I have weblogged about one particular offering in the Instant Messaging space called Meebo.In fact, you may have noticed how, so far, it is one of the most read weblog posts here in elsua. Well, as I have continued to like the service more and more by the day, specially when I am away from my own computer travelling or working in whatever other remote environment, Meebo has increasingly become one of the tools that I have been making use of in order to keep in touch with those folks. So, as I said, it looks like I may not be giving up on Instant Messaging that quickly after all. [...] [...] I couldn’t help it. I just couldn’t. On a time where I was almost on the verge of giving up on Instant Messaging altogether here comes a really nifty productivity tip that I couldn’t ignore. On the contrary. Some time ago you would remember how I have weblogged about one particular offering in the Instant Messaging space called Meebo.In fact, you may have noticed how, so far, it is one of the most read weblog posts here in elsua. Well, as I have continued to like the service more and more by the day, specially when I am away from my own computer travelling or working in whatever other remote environment, Meebo has increasingly become one of the tools that I have been making use of in order to keep in touch with those folks. So, as I said, it looks like I may not be giving up on Instant Messaging that quickly after all. [...]

]]> By: E L S U A ~ A KM Blog » Blog Archive » IBM Warms to Social Networking - Probably About Time, Right? http://www.elsua.net/2005/11/11/giving-up-on-instant-messagin/comment-page-1/#comment-19774 E L S U A ~ A KM Blog » Blog Archive » IBM Warms to Social Networking - Probably About Time, Right? Thu, 05 Oct 2006 01:00:35 +0000 http://www.elsua.net/2005/11/11/giving-up-on-instant-messagin/#comment-19774 [...] In the past I have been talking multiple times about Dogear, IBM’s own social bookmarking tool, but the other interesting thing from that quote is the fact that Mike just mentioned one of the main tools, along with Notesbuddy, that is part of the code base for the already available Sametime 7.5, the next Sametime version IBM is launching out there in the market. Yes, that is right IBM Community Tools. There are tons of materials already available about this next version of Sametime and as time goes by I will be sharing some of the most interesting but just to give you a teaser, Sametime 7.5 has been the only IM client that has been able to drag me back into the Instant Messaging world, even more so after I gave up on it a few months back! That is just how powerful it is. But more on that in upcoming weblog posts. Let’s move on. [...] [...] In the past I have been talking multiple times about Dogear, IBM’s own social bookmarking tool, but the other interesting thing from that quote is the fact that Mike just mentioned one of the main tools, along with Notesbuddy, that is part of the code base for the already available Sametime 7.5, the next Sametime version IBM is launching out there in the market. Yes, that is right IBM Community Tools. There are tons of materials already available about this next version of Sametime and as time goes by I will be sharing some of the most interesting but just to give you a teaser, Sametime 7.5 has been the only IM client that has been able to drag me back into the Instant Messaging world, even more so after I gave up on it a few months back! That is just how powerful it is. But more on that in upcoming weblog posts. Let’s move on. [...]

]]> By: E L S U A . N E T » Blog Archive » Meebo - Taking Instant Messaging with You wherever You May Go http://www.elsua.net/2005/11/11/giving-up-on-instant-messagin/comment-page-1/#comment-157 E L S U A . N E T » Blog Archive » Meebo - Taking Instant Messaging with You wherever You May Go Wed, 28 Dec 2005 20:47:18 +0000 http://www.elsua.net/2005/11/11/giving-up-on-instant-messagin/#comment-157 [...] Although some time ago I mentioned how I was finding out how more and more I was starting to give up on Instant Messaging and begun to move towards other more powerful real-time collaboration tools that would include both Instant Messaging and VoIP capabilities, amongst other features, there are times where I would still need to make use of IM vs. VoIP related tools like Skype, specially when I am in a hurry. Instances like while on the road travelling or while working in a different workplace than my usual workplace are clear examples why I would still need to have access to my online contacts and eventually I may still need to get in touch with my colleagues and friends through some more traditional methods, like good old Instant Messaging. [...] [...] Although some time ago I mentioned how I was finding out how more and more I was starting to give up on Instant Messaging and begun to move towards other more powerful real-time collaboration tools that would include both Instant Messaging and VoIP capabilities, amongst other features, there are times where I would still need to make use of IM vs. VoIP related tools like Skype, specially when I am in a hurry. Instances like while on the road travelling or while working in a different workplace than my usual workplace are clear examples why I would still need to have access to my online contacts and eventually I may still need to get in touch with my colleagues and friends through some more traditional methods, like good old Instant Messaging. [...]

]]> By: Luis Suarez http://www.elsua.net/2005/11/11/giving-up-on-instant-messagin/comment-page-1/#comment-100 Luis Suarez Thu, 01 Dec 2005 10:28:03 +0000 http://www.elsua.net/2005/11/11/giving-up-on-instant-messagin/#comment-100 Thanks a lot, Cesar, for the pingback ! I must say that after having read your weblog post and, specially, Rocky's, I am not surprised about what happened. These days it is very difficult to find an IM client that may not have been hacked in the past and given the fact that <a href="http://www.icq.com" rel="nofollow">ICQ</a> has been in market for so long I am just not surprised at all. I, too, have got a very low number, I probably got it about 7 years ago, but it has probably been months since last time I tried to log in and it would not be too strange if I could no longer access it. Either way, and pretty much like Rocky I guess I have been looking for something else than just IM and the combination of VoIP and IM tools seem to be the good match now. At least, so far and since I got started using those VoIP / IM tools I have yet to encounter the first security exposure. I know they might come at some point but so far so good. Let's see for how long. Again, thanks for the pingback ! Thanks a lot, Cesar, for the pingback ! I must say that after having read your weblog post and, specially, Rocky’s, I am not surprised about what happened. These days it is very difficult to find an IM client that may not have been hacked in the past and given the fact that ICQ has been in market for so long I am just not surprised at all. I, too, have got a very low number, I probably got it about 7 years ago, but it has probably been months since last time I tried to log in and it would not be too strange if I could no longer access it. Either way, and pretty much like Rocky I guess I have been looking for something else than just IM and the combination of VoIP and IM tools seem to be the good match now. At least, so far and since I got started using those VoIP / IM tools I have yet to encounter the first security exposure. I know they might come at some point but so far so good. Let’s see for how long. Again, thanks for the pingback !

]]> By: Ktn - I never trusted in ICQ : November : 2005 http://www.elsua.net/2005/11/11/giving-up-on-instant-messagin/comment-page-1/#comment-99 Ktn - I never trusted in ICQ : November : 2005 Thu, 01 Dec 2005 05:39:34 +0000 http://www.elsua.net/2005/11/11/giving-up-on-instant-messagin/#comment-99 [...] For sure there are better and newer choices than the “old” IM tools, so you may start to try one of those. [...] [...] For sure there are better and newer choices than the “old” IM tools, so you may start to try one of those. [...]

]]> By: Luis Suarez http://www.elsua.net/2005/11/11/giving-up-on-instant-messagin/comment-page-1/#comment-79 Luis Suarez Mon, 14 Nov 2005 19:55:49 +0000 http://www.elsua.net/2005/11/11/giving-up-on-instant-messagin/#comment-79 Thanks a lot, Alec, for the pingback and for dropping by over at my weblog <a href="http://www.elsua.net" rel="nofollow">elsua</a>. Indeed, I can certainly relate to what you have mentioned above. In fact, I, too, have been trying <a href="http://www.elsua.net/2005/10/18/competition-is-a-good-thing-is-it-not-continued/" rel="nofollow">Gizmo Project</a> for a couple of months now and although at the beginning my experiences with it were very good things have become a bit strange since it takes quite some time to log me in, whenever it can, because in most cases if I try to connect five times four of those it would fail with an error message. (<i>Quick Update</i>: while I was trying to comment on your weblog post I launched Gizmo Project again, it auto-updated itself and it allowed me to log in straight through again !) I have been keeping up to date with the new releases but the problems seem to be persistent, so in the end I decided to move to other, more robust tools in my case, like the ones I mentioned over in my weblog. And so far I haven't encountered a single problem. Maybe it is the time again to give another try to Gizmo Project. Hopefully, this time around it will work as it is supposed to. And as such it would be added to my current list of VoIP tools. Thanks a lot, Alec, for the pingback and for dropping by over at my weblog elsua. Indeed, I can certainly relate to what you have mentioned above. In fact, I, too, have been trying Gizmo Project for a couple of months now and although at the beginning my experiences with it were very good things have become a bit strange since it takes quite some time to log me in, whenever it can, because in most cases if I try to connect five times four of those it would fail with an error message. (Quick Update: while I was trying to comment on your weblog post I launched Gizmo Project again, it auto-updated itself and it allowed me to log in straight through again !)

I have been keeping up to date with the new releases but the problems seem to be persistent, so in the end I decided to move to other, more robust tools in my case, like the ones I mentioned over in my weblog. And so far I haven’t encountered a single problem. Maybe it is the time again to give another try to Gizmo Project. Hopefully, this time around it will work as it is supposed to. And as such it would be added to my current list of VoIP tools.

]]> By: Dumping IM -- Alec Saunders .LOG http://www.elsua.net/2005/11/11/giving-up-on-instant-messagin/comment-page-1/#comment-78 Dumping IM -- Alec Saunders .LOG Mon, 14 Nov 2005 19:16:50 +0000 http://www.elsua.net/2005/11/11/giving-up-on-instant-messagin/#comment-78 [...] In Giving up on Instant Messaging, long time Instant Messaging user Luis Suarez notices that his IM usage has shifted from AOL, Yahoo, MSN to Skype, Google Talk, and Damaka.   I’ve noticed the same.  I rarely message people on MSN Messenger anymore, but choose Skype or Gizmo Project instead.  [...] [...] In Giving up on Instant Messaging, long time Instant Messaging user Luis Suarez notices that his IM usage has shifted from AOL, Yahoo, MSN to Skype, Google Talk, and Damaka.   I’ve noticed the same.  I rarely message people on MSN Messenger anymore, but choose Skype or Gizmo Project instead.  [...]

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