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Title: 2010: The Year Instant Messaging Finally Died?
Post by: sam on May 25, 2010, 03:27

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Has Twitter killed instant messaging? That’s one possible explanation for the sudden and precipitous drop in instant message traffic in the past few years. A recent study shows that Britons spent an entire 14 percent of the online-time instant messaging back in 2007. Now? That number is a paltry 5 percent. Is IM dead, dying, or merely going through growing pains?

http://techcrunch.com/2010/05/24/2010-the-year-instant-messaging-finally-died

Title: Re: 2010: The Year Instant Messaging Finally Died?
Post by: Clive on May 25, 2010, 08:03

I haven't used IM in 5 years.   :dunno:

Title: Re: 2010: The Year Instant Messaging Finally Died?
Post by: Rik on May 25, 2010, 09:11

IM not a user either. ;)

Title: Re: 2010: The Year Instant Messaging Finally Died?
Post by: Simon on May 25, 2010, 10:47

I think it's affecting forums too.  :(

Title: Re: 2010: The Year Instant Messaging Finally Died?
Post by: Rik on May 25, 2010, 10:52

I tend to agree, Simon. While we're keeping our figures up reasonably well, there's definitely less 'busyness' these days. Perhaps it's just the economic climate?  :dunno:

Title: Re: 2010: The Year Instant Messaging Finally Died?
Post by: Simon on May 25, 2010, 10:58

But we're free!  ;D

Title: Re: 2010: The Year Instant Messaging Finally Died?
Post by: Rik on May 25, 2010, 11:03

I was thinking more that we see less people logging in from work these days.

Title: Re: 2010: The Year Instant Messaging Finally Died?
Post by: Simon on May 25, 2010, 11:11

True. 

Title: Re: 2010: The Year Instant Messaging Finally Died?
Post by: Rik on May 25, 2010, 11:35

Except you, of course.  ;D

Title: Re: 2010: The Year Instant Messaging Finally Died?
Post by: Simon on May 25, 2010, 12:02

;D

Title: Re: 2010: The Year Instant Messaging Finally Died?
Post by: sam on May 25, 2010, 13:47

Quote from: Clive on May 25, 2010, 08:03

I haven't used IM in 5 years.   :dunno:

I moved to Google chat.... why not have my email open and my chat window, why have a second program running  :dunno:

Really the only person I IM with is Lizzie anyway.

Title: Re: 2010: The Year Instant Messaging Finally Died?
Post by: Rik on May 25, 2010, 16:22

Phew.  :devil:

Title: Re: 2010: The Year Instant Messaging Finally Died?
Post by: sam on May 26, 2010, 02:55

 ;)