tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2642487990389061066.post7005985397246835009..comments2023-10-18T05:48:26.606-04:00Comments on blissful deviations: Living in an Instant Messaging WorldBlissful Deviationshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10235957829293086036noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2642487990389061066.post-29636055669401724432011-09-01T18:33:23.394-04:002011-09-01T18:33:23.394-04:00I had never used IM before my current job because ...I had never used IM before my current job because it seemed silly and was turned off by all the shortened language crap that you mentioned above. However, I use it all day long at my current job (we use Yahoo! Messenger, naturally) and it is soooooo handy. But I did have to get used to all the crazy language stuff. I also like to write full sentences, but I have found places where I can compromise in order to be slightly faster and appear a little less stuffy (such as not capitalizing beginnings of sentences and leaving off final periods, etc). I have also discovered that emoticons are not stupid - they can be crucial in clarifying statements that might otherwise be ambiguous in such a terse form of communication as IM.Brianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11188649483803472105noreply@blogger.com